I was watching a television show the other day and I really can’t even remember which program it was. Most of the time, my television is on a news channel or sports channel as background noise in …

When I was younger, I used to watch the Six Million Dollar Man with Lee Majors. Many may know, many may not, but the government spent $6 million rebuilding parts of his body after he crashed a …

This week, we learned there are kangaroos among us. A Lee County resident said she has permits and required documentation to keep the animals that would likely be considered exotic to Iowa. Theresa …

The wait may have been worth it. I made four trips down to the historic Steven J. Ireland Train Depot on Friday, missing two softball games and a baseball game, and some much-needed down time with …

 “As long as I leave something for those behind me, these times don’t really matter.” A profound statement from a kid who just finished his final senior athletic event in a four-year, …

Caps and gowns. It starts this weekend with Central Lee’s graduation in Donnellson. Holy Trinity’s graduation is the following Sunday, and Fort Madison’s is Saturday, May 30. I thought maybe …

We should pay tribute to all the mothers out there today. Female…and male. I’ve had two moms - one by birth and the other by marriage. They both are gone now, which, in the great realm of time, …

AI is literally eating our world. I have to admit to using chatbots and AI for some recreational things including sharp money trends in major league baseball and some structural things, but I don’t …

Spring has sprung. I had my yard treated for dandelions and grubs and the purple stuff that I kinda like because it’s Viking purple. If I had some other Viking decorations in my yard and ask the …

One of the most fun days of chasing news last year was following the Central Lee boys' golf team at the state golf meet at Gates Park Golf Course in Waterloo. We’re looking for a repeat of that …

What happens in Lake of the Ozarks stays in Missouri. Last week was the annual trip of about a dozen of us four hours south to the resort area built around the lake created when the Bagnell Dam …

I sat in my living room with the surround sound precisely set up with extra subwoofer and a center room balance on April 1. A massive Space Launch system sat quietly on the Florida coast, …