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Editorials

Slices of Life – Buying a car

I remember the day we bought her first car. It was promoted as being the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. that year and came complete with a flashy red body and a yellow roof. We brought it home and it sat on the driveway prinstinely clean, with that new car smell and all. It was a cute little ...

The Dengler Domain: Batman vs. Star Trek

I love television. Growing up, I spent nights watching the next great show on the tube. At my heart, I am a comedy aficionado. Scrubs, The Office, and The '70s Show are still my favorite television shows. The idea of network television dying to the booming streaming content services is true, ...

Explore Our History & Culture This Summer

Iowans and out-of-state visitors looking for interesting things to do this summer have lots of choices.One way to discover places to explore locally and throughout the state is to use the Iowa Culture App. You'll find more than 3,500 arts, history and culture, and science and nature ...

The Dengler Domain: Short Shorts, Long Shorts

As I have mentioned in previous articles, fads come and go. Fads can be looked back upon and analyzed to find out why it became a fad. For the life of me, there is one fad that existed in the great history of the amazing blue marble, I cannot understand. I am going to make it short, real short, ...

Slices of Life – Gardening with the boys

We spent most of the weekend gardening, and I've come to an important conclusion. Some people are born with green thumbs. Others, including the guys I live with, are simply all thumbs - and not a one of them is green.I needed help with mulching. I consider it a heavy task and was hoping to put ...

Explore Our History & Culture This Summer

Iowans and out-of-state visitors looking for interesting things to do this summer have lots of choices.One way to discover places to explore locally and throughout the state is to use the Iowa Culture App. You'll find more than 3,500 arts, history and culture, and science and nature ...

Q&A: Red Tape

Q: Why does red tape harm economic growth?A: The crown jewel of our system of free enterprise is America's entrepreneurial spirit. Jumping through regulatory hoops and red tape make it hard to open a business and keep its doors open. The twin combination of a crushing regulatory and tax ...

The Dengler Domain: Short Shorts, Long Shorts

As I have mentioned in previous articles, fads come and go. Fads can be looked back upon and analyzed to find out why it became a fad. For the life of me, there is one fad that existed in the great history of the amazing blue marble, I cannot understand. I am going to make it short, real short, ...

Slices of Life – Gardening with the boys

We spent most of the weekend gardening, and I've come to an important conclusion. Some people are born with green thumbs. Others, including the guys I live with, are simply all thumbs - and not a one of them is green.I needed help with mulching. I consider it a heavy task and was hoping to put ...

Q&A: Red Tape

Q: Why does red tape harm economic growth?A: The crown jewel of our system of free enterprise is America's entrepreneurial spirit. Jumping through regulatory hoops and red tape make it hard to open a business and keep its doors open. The twin combination of a crushing regulatory and tax ...