Opinion
A vote for the question that raises countless more questions
I wish that people who write government documents would get in the habit of putting legal questions in a way that is more easy to understand.
For example: The Constitutional C...
Monday night philosophizing
Whether it’s a quirk or a benefit, a curse or a blessing, I often find myself thinking about things that would never occur to anyone else.
When I got my first job at a newspaper, I spent ...
Why it may be time to put the car in 'R'
Editor:
Have the radicals of the 60’s and their offspring finally won? We have a leadership ...
Letter to the Editor: Why replace judges who make own laws on marriage
Memo to R.S.: This is not an ouster, but a retention vote. What happens if they are not retained? --- someone else gets appointed. &nb...
Letter to the Editor: Vote against fear & hate on judicial retention issue
To The Editor,
Have those who are advocating the ouster of three Supreme Court Justices really thought through what happens if they are successful. How does this group plan to make sure ...
Letter to the Editor: Support Zaun for Congress
While Brad Zaun was mayor of Urbandale, the city enjoyed the lowest tax rates in the metro area because of Zaun's leadership.
Zaun cleared the way for businesses to grow and expand, growin...
New junk mail
Whatever the technology, people will try to find a way to use it to promote their products or business at as little cost to them as possible. Especially if it's possible to do so for free.
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The joys of junior journalism for the not-so junior journalist
Everyone once in a while, you hear an old song that is new to you, and it brings perspective to your life.
Like "Partners, Brothers and Friends."
The song is from 1985, and ...
Panel discussion demonstrates disappointing limitations of modern media
What I learned on a Press Panel:
I learned that radio guys are in the business for a reason, they love to talk, if you want a guy that loves to talk, look there. I already knew that ...
The Greatest Generation we never knew, at least not well enough
I was standing at the door of St. Elizabeth Church in Hiawatha, taking photos as the Honor Flight staff lined the hallway and applauded the World War II veterans leaving their orientation.
The ...