I was giving  Buster a tour of SE Iowa.  Out on the edge of Mt. Pleasant there was an old tumbled down shack, made of logs.  Buster looked at it and said, “I could take something …

I’ve been watching and reading the political circus lately, and I gotta say, this thing people call Trump Derangement Syndrome is real—and it’s getting old. Look, I get it: Donald …

Last Sunday I talked about chocolate chips that mysteriously won’t melt in 180-degree cake batter but will start to dissolve in about five seconds in your hand. That was just too much for my …

To the Editor: Blaine Watkins is running for public office in the Iowa House of Representatives. I do not know Blaine Watkins, but I’ve read many glowing opinions of him. My issues with …

Dear Editor: I like many citizens in Lee County was shocked and heartbroken to hear of Representative Martin Graber’s sudden passing at the end of January. I spent many years serving in …

Dear Editor: We are writing in support of Nannette Griffin, candidate for Iowa House District #100 in the special election next Tuesday, March 11th. ...  Nannette, being a …

Dear Editor: A private Catholic school in Dubuque recently announced a 58% tuition increase. Tuition is now $11,100 per year K-12. What student from a poor or middle-class family will be able to …

Don't taunt, trash talk or jeer.  It's never worked for me, in fact it usually backfires.  I found the best approach, especially in sports, when someone trash talked me, was to just be …

Something weird is going on at my house. I bought this wonderful home about 20 years ago but no one told me that it may very well be haunted. Now, Anne Chapman lives across the street, and I’ve …

Iowa taxpayers provided about $104 million last school year directly to parents choosing to send their K-12 children to private schools.  The price tag for these education savings accounts, or …

Dear Editor: I'm writing with urgent concern about Senate File 347, legislation that would dramatically restrict our library's ability to serve as an anchor institution of learning and discovery for …

I, like many citizens in Lee County, was shocked and heartbroken to hear of Representative Martin Graber’s sudden passing at the end of January. I spent many years serving in the Iowa Army …