It is difficult for many of us to muster empathy for people accused of crimes who have complaints about the way police treated them.This lack of empathy probably occurs because ordinary folks do not …
We have a yellow trumpet vine. Not the standard orange trumpet vine that you see a lot of, but yellow. There was a huge growth of it just west of New London a few years ago. It was …
Surprise, surprise.Exxon reported record profit sales for the past quarter. According to CNN Exxon made $2,254 per second over the past quarter.That's per second.President Biden waived off recession …
To the Editor: Working for southeast Iowa in the Legislature is something to which I am wholly committed. I want Lee County to have a representative voice that reflects working families, …
Ginnie and I went to Yellowstone again this year for vacation. Last year we were there and saw actual wolves in the wild feeding on a bison carcass. Not only that, but we were treated to …
I had planned on writing today's piece on a baseball player named Juan Soto who last week turned down $441 million to play baseball for the next 15 years in Washington. I just get around …
In my day job, I wear the hat of the executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council. This nonprofit, nonpartisan organization has been around for 40+ years.We advocate on behalf of the …
I turn 74 this month. I'll take and tell you, what Ginnie and I went through with COVID 19, I could see the end, and it wasn't pretty. It made me realize that life is so …
Transparency is the cornerstone of trust and accountability. That’s why I’ve worked hard to maintain a high standard of transparency as your senator, including by holding meetings in all …
I did a time warp this weekend. Seemed like everything on the radio was 80's hair band. I even went to Putt-A-Round and played around and ate an ice cream. I came home and watched Black …
It was not in the menu, but there was a heaping helping of irony served up one evening last week at a restaurant in Washington, D.C.U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was dining at …
LEE COUNTY - The Lee County Board of Supervisors will decide on Monday whether to give American Rescue Plan Act funding to the marina project in Fort Madison. Fort Madison Mayor Matt Mohrfeld had …
