Opinion
How Can I Be Smart About Poverty?
Poverty has a world-wide grip. We are concerned for those living in poverty in the United States and we wonder, what about poor people in the rest of world? Have you ever stopped to think how poverty...
233,499 ways to fight workplace violence
Danger-Workplace! Enter at your own risk!
"...a very real, clear and present danger lurks just beyond the consciousness of people who work together eight to ten hours a day, fiv...
Jazz Band Memories
Hi,
Just wanted to send in a few comments about the Vinton-Shellsburg Jazz Band playing at the Iowa Jazz Championships yesterday.
Back in 2000, I was a member of V-S Jazz I. We worked hard all year...
Remembering the original Patriot's Day, April 19; and Iowans who fought British
Many of them were farmers. Most were fathers of several children. Some had wives who were about to give birth. Some, like Ebenezer Burgess, were as old as 60.
They were the first to fight for ... The favorite but geometrically misunderstood sanctuary is open again
"What's the big deal? It's just a baseball field next to a corn field. We've got that here in Vinton."
My wife is not at all a Kevin Costner fan, so she does n...
No fooling: April brings some interesting holidays
“I’m just a fool for April.”
Thus begins what I believe to be the only country song dedicated to a month.
But Colin Raye’s song is more than a sentimental tribute to th...
Sitting to death: Get up.. but first sit down to read this
Sit down to read this column.
But hurry.
I don't you want to be sitting for long. And when you read this, you may decide to destroy your chair.
The people who count American jobs...
The rule of law vs. the law of ever-increasing rules
The rules were broken at the University of Alabama from 2005 to 2007.
Nobody disputes that.
In fact, the University of Alabama reported the violations itself, to the NCAA, after school officials di...
Pettengill explains amendment on IBSSS future as a 'school'
In the Statehouse
Iowa House Dist. 39 Rep. Dawn Pettengill March 28, 2010 On a Saturday evening, after two caucuses I'm sitting in the House Chamber and waiting for the Appropriati...
A day that bring both sad good-byes and exciting new changes
“A good player plays where the puck is. A great player plays were the puck is going to be.”
I am not a hockey fan, but I understand completely what “The Great One,&rdq...