Opinion
Ode to The State Fair Butter Cow Battle
From: 2011 State Fair-goer
To: The person or persons who put the "Go vegan" message on the Butter Cow at the State Fair.
Congratulations! Your feat ...
The Iowa State Fair: Why we go
When it's time to confess your most serious flaws, you need to find someone who's been in your shoes, someone who can relate to how you feel, and why you hav...
\'Gender\' balancing act
Today I feel like we entered a new era.
Thanks to the folks that create our laws,the city of Vinton now has to follow what I think is the most insulting law...the one REQUIRING that every team ...
Beware the danger of allergy-related grumpinesss
I can tell you exactly when I became a critic of television news.
I can't tell you exactly what year, (sometime around 1975) but I ca...
On my day off...
...I went to my Great Aunt Ruth's funeral.
She lived in the metropolis of Marathon. A 3 hour drive away.
I'm a wimp.
After an hour my brother-in-law with started hea... Pastor's Blog - DEATH -- NO!
DEATH -- NO!
Romans 8:31-39
Some of my church folks and I were standing around talking at a wedding reception. In a year that seemed to be centered aroun... The \'first\', \'best\' and \'only\' in the age of Internet-first news
"How did they write that story?"
"Where did they get that information?"
"To whom did they spea...
Understanding that far away look
I often used to find my mother sitting outside on her swing.
It was a sturdy white swing that hung from the tree just outside the back door of the house.
Whenever mom wa...
IRS: 2 + 1 = 4
I am, I guess, perhaps the only American who goes to the mailbox every day, hoping for a letter from the IRS.
I hope that this time, the ...
Tweets from Walden Pond
Anyone who lives in this world where the number of phones in America (cell phones and land lines outnumbers actual Americans by a 5:3 ratio can understand Nate...