We’re tired of waiting on leaders to lead – Randy Evans
Aaron Salter Jr., 55, was on duty at the security job that supplemented his retirement…
Aaron Salter Jr., 55, was on duty at the security job that supplemented his retirement…
Linda and Kevin Ross live on the Skunk River near Augusta on the Lee County…
I just don’t get it. If someone would have asked me a month ago if…
Irony has been so deep in recent days that we shouldn’t be surprised if people…
It’s been an interesting past several days. The wife went to Nawlins with the daughter…
The legendary U.S. Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis once observed, “Sunlight is said to be…
Ginnie and I participated in the First Annual Walk for Nohema in Chautauqua Park in…
Life is the prize. Sometimes we ask ourselves, unfortunate as it may seem, why we…
Lorrilee McCall-Miller heard something outside their door as she was getting ready for bed. It…
I’m confused. Some of our political leaders seemed to be talking out of both sides of…
I wanted to write this week about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ spitting match with Disney…
A common refrain from Democrats during Donald Trump’s years in the presidency was that he…
Gracie’s mother prostituted her when she was 11. At 13 she stabbed a kid in…
The buds are out again on the sugar maple out my front window. It’s a…
This is one of those times when people who have little appetite for politics need…
Easter-egg hunts at our house when I was a kid were conducted on Easter Sunday…
The assault was streamed live.It was a play at home plate in a youth baseball…
Erin Merryn is an Illinois woman who was sexually abused as a child by two…
The House of Representatives has a big chore coming up. Those legislators are facing some…
Through history, some political leaders have been outstanding orators. Boy, could they talk. They knew how…
In restaurants or public places he sits in a corner with his back to the…
They say it’s not good juju to talk about your competition, but I don’t give…
I’ve suffered from tinnitus (ringing, buzzing in the ears) for over 20 years. I had…
Close to 300 animals were taken from a home in rural Lee County over the…
Many years ago, I sat at the kitchen table of a pots-n-pans salesman from Pleasant…
“I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right…
Bohannon didn’t call glass on that 23-footer, but that didn’t keep me from backwards somersaulting…
Des Moines Superintendent Thomas Ahart has been a lightning rod during the past three years…
I was asked to be a reader at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library—me, an ex-drunk…
A good portion of my morning was spent writing replies on Facebook to people who…
With the Pandemic, we’ve been doing a lot of Zoom church attendance. Ginnie still showers…
What exactly is eminent domain and why should Iowan’s be concerned? Eminent domain refers to…
During the flood of 1947, 17-year old Jack Dorothy was swimming in the flooded waters…
Eric Robbins, in his late 40’s and 100 pounds over weight, sat in the doctor’s…
Lee County is in a fish bowl when it comes to the Back the Blue…
He started as a dishwasher-busboy at Pizza Hut and rose to be a regional manager. …
A firefighter stood guard over a large silver bell and LeeComm called out a final…
A seat at the table. Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver provided that succinct explanation last…
The call came while Ginnie and I were eating supper. It was from a lady…
In honor of the Winter Olympics, I fashioned the Olympic Rings out of old wagon…
One of the rights and responsibilities of the general public is to challenge the philosophies,…
I stumbled across a statistical tidbit the other day that probably will surprise many people….
On a table in front of Dr. Joel Brown’s picture window is a large Nativity…
If nothing else was learned from Tuesday’s Condition of the State address, it’s this –…
Typically, in the days leading up to the start of a new session of the…
Sharon Bortz of Mt. Pleasant, formerly Sharon Smith of Ottumwa, watched the Miss America pageant…
This holiday was a short one. It seems like it came and went very fast….
Minnesota and its government officials delivered an important lesson recently on how to provide justice…
BY SARAH CLENDINENGFort Madison Public Library Director FORT MADISON – Providing library services to the…
Another Christmas has come and gone and the New Year greeted us with fresh hope…