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Opinion

No sanctuary for secular conflicts in United Methodist Church

Editorials

The newest occupant making its home on Main Street in a former car dealership is the Global Methodist Church. No doubt you read or heard the recent news about the schism afflicting the United Methodist Church. It came to a head in 2016, with the crux of the conflict being the issue of ...

Dengler Domain: Plants

Local Columns

As I walk through the fields of corn and soybeans looking for any creature, leaf disease, or random imperfection, it is surprising how much each plant grows in a week. While humans do not grow at this exponential pace because humans have years to live and not a few months, these plants serve ...

A good-news story about Iowa newspapers

Editorials

DENISON — Gordon Wolf was everywhere in Denison. Until he wasn’t. A trusted newspaper editor, a 24-year veteran of the Denison Bulletin-Review, a bespectacled journalist fond of button-down short-sleeve shirts that date to an earlier time of ink-stained work when most newspapers had ...

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Editorials

June 15, 2023, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging is proud to join communities in the USA and all over the world to help raise awareness of this systemic social challenge. As Americans, we believe in justice for all. Yet we fail to live up to this ...

Lessons from other states can help Iowa advance its water goals

Editorials

In Iowa and other Midwest states, agricultural excellence, robust soils, and ample outdoor recreation are points of pride. All of these elements relate to water, and depend upon healthy watersheds. For more than a decade, local leaders in Iowa have worked to address water quality and ...

Higher Midwest humidity

Editorials

When we think of climate change, we think of weather events like heat waves, droughts, extreme weather, and rising sea levels. But another important and more insidious impact of climate change is higher humidity levels, especially for the Midwest. Humidity is how much water vapor is in the air. ...

Dengler Domain: War

Local Columns

When driving through Traer, there is a significant piece of the town’s history gracing one of its iconic landmarks, the Taylor Park arch. Built for $900 and dedicated on July 3, 1923, the arch has stood for almost 100 years in honor of the men who gave their lives to our country during ...