Well, the political landscape is becoming very active. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in town Saturday getting a Wallyburger at the Fort Diner. A bunch of people gathered around the iconic …

AI’s starting to bust my buttons. Not A1, I kind like that savory sauce with hints of raisin and orange on steak when I break down and eat beef. But AI – Artificial Intelligence - …

Is it just me or is life just hazy right now? I had to put a new taillight assembly in my truck and paid close to $200 for it. I asked what the markup was and they told me it was one of the …

America is a crooked road, man. From our seat as a local news publisher, it’s been extremely interesting talking to people over the past several years about where this crooked road is …

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Tri-State Rodeo’s C. E. “Eddie” Richards so full as it was Friday night for Alabama. What a tribute to so many. I’m not sure …

Fort Madison Mayor Matt Mohrfeld and I have a love-hate relationship. We’ve squawked at each other over philosophy, principal, prose, and polls. And what actually constitutes a legitimate …

The forest through the trees. It’s an old idiom that says we're not seeing what’s right in front of our face because… well, it’s right in front of our face. It’s …

The sun is about to set on the summer. We’ve had a drought, a derecho, and downpours. The sounds of locusts and music running through the east side streets near Old Settlers Park on Friday …

This week I want to talk about something a bit more important than my subconscious, or sleep patterns, or why the Reds blow since the All-Star break. I think we need to talk a bit more about the …

Is it something with aging that makes your eyes feel like an evil mini Bob Villa snuck in and scoured your eyes with 20-grade sandpaper while you were in REM mode? I’ve always just thought …

I have a Charlie Brown complex. Actually, all the girls in my family would say I have a Lucy complex, but let’s not open that can of worms on a Sunday morning. I get in these moods. I suppose …

I found my milk. I just want to put this to bed. Apparently, some jackwad thought it would be funny to go to Fareway and stick it in the dairy counter right next to a bunch of other …