Opinion
Six Sense: My corona – How we’re weathering the shutdown
Has it only been a couple of days? It’s been pointed out while quarantined during the plague Shakespeare wrote King Lear and Macbeth. True or [Read More]
Opinion
Opinion
Preventing elder abuse: A plea for justice
By Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Barbara’s voice deserves to be heard by every Iowan who cares about protecting seniors. Barbara was a low-income, older [Read More]
Opinion
Jerry’s Outdoors: Know your bait, know your season
By Jerry Purviance After almost 10 years in the bait biz one fact is an ever constant, most folks don’t realize that live baits/cutbaits/and prepared [Read More]
Lifestyles
Kindness Corner: The Kinder Option
By Randy McNeely We’ve all seen the infomercials where someone is selling a product and then they say, “but wait, there’s more!” This is one [Read More]
Opinion
Roseanne Cash plays Hancher Auditorium
By Rod Peck Johnny Cash was my first musical hero. At about age 4 or 5, I would come to the breakfast table and tell [Read More]
Opinion
Kindness Corner: Why do they do it?
By Randy McNeely Why are people kind? What is it that drives people to want to help other people? Why would someone who is in [Read More]
Opinion
Six Sense: Signs of spring are all around
By Chris Six Spring is here! Well, nearly. I’m not saying that simply because Pennsylvania’s most famous prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted an early spring — [Read More]
Opinion
Iowa school superintendents: Small increases won’t do
Iowa lawmakers kicked off the 2020 legislative session this week and already, school funding has become a key topic. The state has increased spending for [Read More]
Opinion
Nothing trivial about this trove of knowledge
I’ve often thought if I hadn’t filled my brain with useless facts and song lyrics, I’d probably made a pretty decent brain surgeon. As it [Read More]
Opinion
Six Sense: The calm before the storm
By Chris Six This week, I’m a temporary bachelor. Not like those exciting guys on “reality” television. In truth, reality is far more… mundane. My [Read More]