Sitting at my desk on a sleepy Saturday, and looking over the top of my Mac, I see a bookshelf full of Lee Child books that I haven't touched yet. I'm an avid reader... well I used to be. Now I just …

The news out of Afghanistan last week about the terrorist bombing at the airport in Kabul brought fresh heartache — and old memories — to Iowa.A native of Red Oak, Marine Cpl. Daegan Page, 23, …

Art takes many forms. Quite often it’s the 2D variety that hangs on a wall that people most associate as fine art. Paintings or prints livening an otherwise blank space. Or a piece of sculpture …

It happened on August 5th. 82-year old Dale Netherton, of rural Farmington, shot an 80 at Green Acres Country Club in Donnellson. Then again, the next day, he shot a 77. He was on a roll. Green Acres …

It seems as though everyone has the bug to work outside, despite the wicked heat of the past few weeks. In moving about the community my eyes are drawn now to the work going on throughout Fort …

To the Editor; Over the past year, there has been a lot of noise regarding the Joint Education Center in Lee County. You have likely read that Central Lee is back at the table for continued …

Iowa’s three state universities made a U-turn this summer, and they now are headed down the road toward secrecy with some hiring decisions.The about-face should trouble taxpayers of this state. It …

When I saw the artwork of Bisa Butler advertised I knew we had to see her exhibit at the Chicago Art Institute. I've seen a lot of art in my day, but never art like this. An Afro American woman, …

The man who answered the door at a farm house west of Bloomfield one afternoon in the early 1970s was an imposing figure, even without that thick beard on his chin.Gideon Yutzy was a member of the …

Well, if Iowa isn't in fact heaven, Thursday night's first-ever Major League Baseball game in Iowa, sure provided an atmosphere befitting of the theatrical analogy. There's been much written and …

Here is one of the persistent questions rattling around in my head: Why are some well-educated people seemingly so lacking in common sense and good judgment?I’m thinking about Andrew Cuomo, New …

It's not unusual for a church to have a 75th Anniversary, but for the pastor to have been there over 50 years (56 years to be precise), now that's unusual.  (In fact, I've never heard of …