Here’s one for all the romantics and Facebook fanatics. My longtime friend Bonnie Phillips, 74, has been a lifelong resident of Storm Lake. One of her kindergarten classmates there in 1955 …

Donald Trump’s first term as president brought sweeping change to environmental regulations, trade policy and a host of issues that impact America’s agriculture sector. After winning his …

On this the morning after the most dynamic presidential election in our lifetime, we probably still don’t know who won between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Unless, that is, the Iowa Poll …

My friend has never voted in over 20 years. He is smart, socially engaged, follows the news closely, owns property and pays plenty in taxes. He has issues with government, for sure. He thinks …

Election Day, Nov. 5, will end the costliest, dirtiest American political campaign season in memory and it will likely also mark Opening Day for what could be the costliest, dirtiest post-election …

The series “Buena Vista Remembers...” is outstanding! Bravo to Phoebe Feis and her parents for their research — and specifically to Phoebe, her writing is top notch!   The most …

It doth restoreth my soul that Kamala Harris posted a three-percentage-point lead over Donald Trump in The Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll on Saturday night. Iowa has not lost its good …

The City of Storm Lake ignores the public interest by refusing to let us see invoices from the city’s Des Moines law firm for its prosecution of an ill-fated lawsuit against Buena Vista County …

This column may upset more people than our endorsement of Kamala Harris, but I’m willing to take that chance. Here goes: I don’t like the black uniforms that Iowa State University …

It’s a challenge, but not impossible, to find topics on which Republicans and Democrats share the same view these days. Here’s one: Election Day means we can all celebrate the end of …

Dear readers, When my dog, Hank, found out that John Cullen wrote about his granddog, Wrigley, he demanded equal time in print. I said no, but he whined and he howled until I gave in. My …

The main plank of the Democratic party seems to be about the right to an abortion, even though many states legalize it in some form, even Iowa. If this is the most important thing to liberals in …

This newspaper always has published institutional editorials that reflect the views of the owners and editors. Many believe that editorials are an anachronism, that you don’t need to interpret …

James Carville must be pretty smart, because he agrees with me. The Bill Clinton swamp strategist believes that Kamala Harris will win next week for many of the same reasons I do: mainly, money and …

Pundits are fond of saying that elections are about the economy, and people’s relationship to it. “It’s the economy, stupid” and all that. It may be true — but …

While we listen to the election   news, see it on TV and read about it, some of us live untouched and unaffected in Storm Lake, but we do our share of worrying. We try to imagine what would …

Sounds like Buena Vista County will take over the Storm Lake Marina from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The county conservation board and IDNR have come to terms, but the public is not to …

I’ve never seen a fat mail carrier. They must be among the fittest of all workers, walking eight or nine miles a day, every day. Regardless of the weather, they get their steps in. …

Numerous Republican-led audits, in-depth investigations and testimonies have proven that no voter fraud or machine rigging occurred in the 2020 presidential election. Even former president Donald …

“American children… can’t add five plus five, but they can tell you that there are 87 different genders.” Said vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance while speaking at an …