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There’s something about being back at home after a weekend away. I don’t know if…
There’s something about being back at home after a weekend away. I don’t know if…
I just don’t get it. If someone would have asked me a month ago if…
It’s been an interesting past several days. The wife went to Nawlins with the daughter…
Life is the prize. Sometimes we ask ourselves, unfortunate as it may seem, why we…
I wanted to write this week about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ spitting match with Disney…
The buds are out again on the sugar maple out my front window. It’s a…
They say it’s not good juju to talk about your competition, but I don’t give…
Close to 300 animals were taken from a home in rural Lee County over the…
Bohannon didn’t call glass on that 23-footer, but that didn’t keep me from backwards somersaulting…
A good portion of my morning was spent writing replies on Facebook to people who…
We just went through an emotional reaction to the Back the Blue law and the…
Lee County is in a fish bowl when it comes to the Back the Blue…
A firefighter stood guard over a large silver bell and LeeComm called out a final…
One of the rights and responsibilities of the general public is to challenge the philosophies,…
If nothing else was learned from Tuesday’s Condition of the State address, it’s this –…
Family to donate close to eight acres valued at about $117,000 BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
This holiday was a short one. It seems like it came and went very fast….
Another Christmas has come and gone and the New Year greeted us with fresh hope…
This marina project really is a neat thing. That’s kinda simple for someone who likes…
I’ve jumped on a train before. I like the smooth ride of the rails and…
I sat in a meeting last week that was a source of frustration for me…
Taylor was in town for a couple days and she likes to walk through the…
This week was a weird week of news. It started with a grandmother who, despite…
I thought about wearing shorts to the Iowa game on Saturday. My friend, Noah, got…
Fort Madison took a punch in the face Wednesday. And for someone who knows what…
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – A Lee County panel working through the distribution of…
It’s election time again, and as with every other election that’s been held in the…
I sat through a marathon school board meeting Monday night. I’m serious, this thing was,…
Harvest time allergies racked me for the past three weeks, but Saturday I got up…
Walking into Shottenkirk Gymnasium Thursday night for the WACO v. No. 5 Holy Trinity Catholic…
I have a very “Squirrel!!!” mind. My wife was chuckling at me the other day…
Space Tourists? Did yoouuu seee thaaaat? Elon Musk is a whack job and a total…
Golf. It’s a beautiful sport, and sorry, Mayor Mohrfeld, it has a ball. I don’t…
Sitting at my desk on a sleepy Saturday, and looking over the top of my…
It seems as though everyone has the bug to work outside, despite the wicked heat…
Well, if Iowa isn’t in fact heaven, Thursday night’s first-ever Major League Baseball game in…
Typically, this editorial is about something on the lighter side of life. Like say Javy…
The summer is flyin’ by. It’s flyin’ by so fast I’m three hours late with…
Jamie Mesecher, a descendant of the storied Prado family, wants a red, white, and green…
I have a headache. I think it’s oxygen induced. I’ve spent the last four days…
I think this weekend may have been the most beautiful July weather I’ve experienced in…
I bought a new pair of shoes this weekend. I have two other pairs –…
My father died when I was six years old. I only remember a powder blue…
It’s been two years since I’ve thought about a vacation. It’s been longer since my…
Stepping into the historic Hesse building again on the northeast corner of 7th and Avenue…
Back in college, we used to watch a lot of David Letterman. As a matter…
It’s the season for graduations. A time typically reserved for celebration, family, a small cash…
Well, I for one, feel better. The European Space Agency has determined that 100-foot, 22-ton…
After a lengthy, but lovable rant last week on the comedy of errors resulting from…
Things are a little crazy in the world right now. My brother and I were…