When Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to a “biblical storm surge,” he was assessing Hurricane Ian’s damage and, unknowingly, prophesying what’s to come in future years and decades in Florida.
Nearly every member of my family has ties to Mississippi. During school breaks, we would load up the Aerostar and head out from Detroit, down I-75 south to our grandparents' home in Cruger, a small town nestled somewhere between where Emmett Till's body was found and where Medgar Evers was a…
SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. — There was no time to waste. As Hurricane Ian lashed southwest Florida, Bryan Stern, a veteran of the U.S. military, and others began gathering crews, boats and even crowbars for the urgent task that would soon be at hand: rescuing hundreds of people who might get trapp…
“Fentanyl killed 22-month-old.” That’s today’s lead headline in the Dispatch-Argus and Quad-City Times.
Folks in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas are in for a treat this weekend when the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, directed by Maestro Mark Russell Smith, opens its 108th season with Ode to Joy, which features John Bailey Holland’s Ode and Ludwig van Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. There is sti…
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Ranked choice voting is gaining ground across America. In August, Alaska ran its first election using the method, joining Maine, New York City and many smaller communities.
Ranked choice voting has been in vogue across the nation, with many cities and some states changing their elections to incorporate it.
Something noticeably different this year at Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
Through its heinous human rights record,
theocracy has defiled religion it's based on
Commentary: What if the reason is not that things are getting worse but that we are getting worse at thinking about things in constructive ways?
🎧 The hosts debate the causes of the crisis at the border and what can be done to help fix this long-term problem.
The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill to reform how Congress certifies electors after a presidential election. That bill (or a similar but slightly weaker Senate one) needs to pass the Senate now.
Is there no end to the mighty powers of our former President Donald Trump?
Youth program had a busy month!
The COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, yet the federal government took over a year to direct financial relief to municipalities through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The pandemic hit local communities across Iowa hard, but our governments survived the pandemic with little lasting …
I’ve been farming in rural Iowa for more than 50 years. In that time, I have seen the important role Iowa agriculture plays both regionally and nationally. For example, Iowa leads the nation in ethanol production with 57% of corn grown in the state purchased by ethanol plants, which create n…
STATE JOURNAL VIEW: Congress should allow fair negotiations with Google and Facebook
When Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to a “biblical storm surge,” he was assessing Hurricane Ian’s damage and, unknowingly, prophesying what’s to come in future years and decades in Florida.
Nearly every member of my family has ties to Mississippi. During school breaks, we would load up the Aerostar and head out from Detroit, down I-75 south to our grandparents' home in Cruger, a small town nestled somewhere between where Emmett Till's body was found and where Medgar Evers was assassinated.
SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. — There was no time to waste. As Hurricane Ian lashed southwest Florida, Bryan Stern, a veteran of the U.S. military, and others began gathering crews, boats and even crowbars for the urgent task that would soon be at hand: rescuing hundreds of people who might get trapped by floodwaters.
“Fentanyl killed 22-month-old.” That’s today’s lead headline in the Dispatch-Argus and Quad-City Times.
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Majority rules
AG Miller has helped Iowa, despite restrictionsIn (a recent) Sunday paper there an article was printed regarding Iowa’s Republican nominee for Attorney General Brenna Bird saying if elected she would challenge the Biden administration on various rules.
Honoring Bob NeumannOn Thursday, July 28, we celebrated someone very special in the Council Bluffs community. We honored Bob Neumann of Council Bluffs who officially “retired” from his volunteer service with Connections Area Agency on Aging. Bob has volunteered for the agency for 28 years! H…