College football is a mess. Talent is not worse, but something about the game feels off with where the sport is heading. The façade of being on scholarship was all which mattered did not make sense in comparison to when coaches started making lucrative salaries and athletic conferences began ...
As we wind down the year, America is winding up to celebrate an important milestone in our nation’s history. On July 4, 2026, the United States of America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. When the clock strikes midnight on December 31, America inches closer ...
2025 was arduous and is good to have behind us. The fever might have broken. Trump was raving mad on TV last week, almost spitting into the camera. This just days after saying that he doesn’t want Somalis living here because they are garbage. It was astonishing to hear even this president ...
WOODPECKERS have unique habits that place them into a category of avian critters who conduct their life and food gathering abilities in similar fashion. Scientists place them in the family named Picidae. All have strong claws, short legs, strong stiff tail feathers to help them climb trees and ...
Iowa is a national leader in wind production, and that leadership has brought real benefits to rural counties like Adair and Howard. As local governments work to stretch limited budgets to keep roads drivable, bridges safe, and parks well-maintained, wind energy tax revenue has become a ...
Can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Farm subsidies, that is. They distort markets, suppress diversity, and create winners and losers. We can’t get by without them. Nearly 70% of farmers surveyed in the 2025 Iowa State University Farm and Rural Life Poll agree that ...
As we wrap up another year in Dysart, I want to extend my heartfelt thank you to every member, volunteer, sponsor, and community partner who supported the Dysart Chamber of Commerce in 2025. Your involvement made a year of growth, new ideas, and renewed traditions possible. From celebrating ...
When it comes to grocery stores, every town needs one. Not traveling long distances to have access to food is vital. Unfortunately, food deserts have become more prevalent since the 1980s. This was not the natural endgame of the free market, but it was a policy choice. One of the reasons ...
I asked last month for questions you might have about faith, the Bible, theology, etc. And the question that hit me the hardest came from an unexpected place. A elderly friend of mine has children who no longer share his Christian religion. His grandchildren were never baptized, and were not ...
One of the issues the Iowa House Republicans have been working on for several years now is the issue of school and public libraries providing material, mostly books, that rational people would consider pornographic. In past years we have passed legislation barring our public schools from ...