Opinion
Letter to the Editor: The electric utility’s $8M cash reserve
A municipal utility board is arguably the most powerful city board under Iowa law. The power comes from:1. Board members are appointed not elected2. They serve long terms – 6 years3. There is no reg...
Letter to the Editor: Great Sound and Fury
Editor:Great Sound and Fury meaning nothing: that is what I hear from the Judiciary Committee Impeachment hearings. Three years of wrangling hearsay twice or more times removed, ...
Letter to the Editor: It Just Never Seems to Be the Right Time for Equality
Women are a majority of Iowa’s population in 90 of 99 counties and volunteer more than men do. Iowa law* clearly states that no person shall be appointed or reappointed to a gender-imbalanced board ...
A Man's Divorce: A Feeling of Waiting
It was when I surrendered my life to Christ—about 45 years ago –
that I first began to understand that I am complete in Jesus.And I am. I do believe that.But please allow me to put an asterisk so...
Calling all Secret Santas
There are several projects happening around town at this time of the year. Mostly toy drives for the kids to make sure that parents who have fallen on hard times have something under the tree for the ...
A Man's Divorce: The Deeper Magic
It would be a lie if I said I was all good. Over the last several days I have discovered just how untrue that is.I would suppose this is no surprise to most anyone who knows me. Maybe it deserves a l...
Letter to the Editor: Is there hard evidence of treason, bribery or high crime?
Editor,Of the Democrat “wanna bees” five seem to be toward the top: Joe “We believe in truth over facts” Biden, Bernie “the communist – hear me roar” Sanders, Elizabeth “I h...
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to Eastern Iowa Honor Flights
I just received a nice surprise, a beautiful well-done book about the trip. Thanks to all who had part in making this possible. I have been on trips over the last few years, none have been o...
Letter to the Editor: Where's the Evidence?
Editor To the critics wheres the evidence? It does no good to only criticize me show me proof. At the end of Sondlands testimony he stated he had a direct conversation with the...
A Man's Divorce: Walking It Off
It was a tough battle back in the early 1970s. As a teenager, I would often hang out in my bedroom and listen to music. The question was always what kind of a mood was I in? Would I play Grand Funk R...