Everybody has a day he or she can remember as the worst day of their life. Some unfortunate people have endless days they call the worst day of their life. As I think back, most of these times were …

The Iowa Department of Education today released new spring 2025 assessment results from the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress for students in grades 3-11. The state-level results show …

The corn looks record-setting, but Iowa State Extension figures it a loser because of falling prices. The heck, you say. We should be kings out here. The black soil, rain at the right time, …

President Trump gave Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., marching orders: Go wild on health. That’s just what RFK2 is doing at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services. His order to cancel …

Now Trump wants to send military troops into Chicago because he thinks the Windy City is overrun with crime that only he can control. He ought to know about crime, convicted felon that he is. I …

Even the best salesman would struggle explaining away the reasons for the latest contradiction from the president of the United States. He believes crime in Washington, D.C., is so out of …

This is a tough time for truth. Politics, as I’ve mentioned before, is a dirty game, and all administrations lie, but eventually history will own the lies if the truth emerges. These days that …

College football is here once again, and fans are geared up to cheer on their treasured favorite(s). What stokes such ferocious lifetime loyalty to a bunch of guys playing a game for a few weeks …

Now that President Trump has single-handedly destroyed the biggest market for U.S. soybeans (China), and a bumper crop is on the way, the White House has come up with a big, beautiful plan to save …

I commend columnists who publish research-based and value-added (versus “my opinion”) op-eds on a daily or frequent basis. Submitting an occasional essay gives me time to ponder …

A recent change in climate policy by the Trump Administration threatens to change everything on earth — from the fast-warming planet itself to all the life on it. On July 29, Lee Zeldin, …

The challenges facing Iowa’s higher education system have been building for many years, and the impact on students is becoming increasingly severe. For far too long, we have seen a mission …

Tuition is too damn high. Higher education is so expensive that many Iowa students end up buried in debt before they even start working. More than 400,000 Iowans are still carrying student loan debt, …

The earth beneath Iowa politics shifted last week as Democrat Catelin Drey of Sioux City flipped a red Iowa Senate district, and word leaked that Republican US Sen. Joni Ernst of Red Oak would not …

We live in a militarized police state. Los Angeles is occupied by National Guard troops and Marines, against the wishes of local authorities and the duly elected governor of California (whose …

This weekend we celebrate Labor Day. It’s supposed to honor the hard-working men and women who empower America, but mostly it’s a day that marks the end of summer. Meanwhile, a lot of our …

A few weeks ago, journalist Phoebe Wall Howard reported about car buyers’ tech fatigue. It recalled a news article I had read a couple of months ago about a stripped-down drab gray pickup that …

Government regulates business to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. That is the theory behind enacting and enforcing regulations, and it is a commendable mission. But, too …

Public libraries provide immeasurable benefits to their communities and are therefore a worthy investment for Alta. They not only enhance children’s reading skills, social skills and literacy …

A year ago this month, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, introduced the No Kings Act with 36 co-sponsors. With the Senate under Republican control, the bill did not …