Brad Heald is at it again.  He has an old 1948 Chevy Dump Truck sitting alongside Hwy 34, at the east entrance/exit to New London, filled and overflowing with marigolds.  Yup.  It started in 2018 …

I love a blank computer screen... and I hate it at the same time. On one hand it's full of promise and challenge, on the other hand is frustration and impatience. There …

Middle ground seems to have disappeared in the United States, and that’s unfortunate.  These days, there’s no appetite for the give-and-take that leads to compromise. …

He's had two great pleasures in his life.  Most people only have one, but Paul Mohrfeld of Ft. Madison, has had two.  The first one was his wife, Rita.  Her name was La Rita, but …

Dear Editor On Memorial Day I had the honor of attending the ceremony at the Keokuk National Cemetery. It was a beautiful day,  the sun was out and a breeze rippled the flags as …

I'm not a fan of getting older. I know the old saying that it's better than the alternative. I think somewhere deep in the recesses of my mind I thought I might be …

Mariia, Olena and Sviatoslav (or Sviat, pronounced “Fiat”) were in a quandary.  All three are excellent students and college bound, but because of the war, their lives are torn apart.  Their …

Guns. Boy, I don't know. I'm torn on the social discussion, as guns are almost like the third rail. You start talking gun control and you can really create some …

Officially, bishops and archbishops in the Roman Catholic Church have one boss, the pope. Of course, their ultimate authority figure is Jesus.  That’s why many Catholics and …

Dear Editor, At its April meeting, the Central Lee Board of Education approved the district’s tax levy for the 2022-23 school year. The district was able to drop the tax rate another …

It started when the internet went down.  We live in the country so we have our own satellite internet provider.  The internet has gone down before, in storms and so-on, and it was just a matter of …

There's something about being back at home after a weekend away. I don't know if it's just age (yep!) or expanding the work week for a full weekend at Drake, but there's something …