All right, fine I’ll admit it. I covered the Winding Stair Festival Parade. In my time as a reporter, I’ve taken my commitment to our two towns that start with the letter T, Tama and Toledo, very seriously. I’m not sure I have what it takes to add a third T in the mix. I’m sorry Traer, ...
Voters of Tama County! On Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Tama County Republican delegates voted against the results of the June primary vote. For 250 years in America, it has been the person with the most votes who wins. Not in Tama County! It is obvious that the delegates only care about their own ...
There’s been a lot of talk lately about election integrity, especially from the Trump administration. What’s disturbing is that the rhetoric doesn’t seem to be lining up with his administration’s actions. Take for example the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Created in 2002 after ...
The 2026 session is long over, the legislature adjourned in early May, and Governor Reynolds had signed the bills into law by early June. In previous newsletters during session I talked about the property tax reform, and now I want to update everyone on what was finally passed and signed into ...
Well, Sunday was Ma’s birthday. I won’t tell ya how old she turned, but let's just say she's north of ten and south of a hundred. And like every day in the Davis household, the whole thing seemed fraught with ridiculousness. Everything started a few days before when my Father, the Old ...
I hope everyone stayed cool with the hot weather we experienced in July. County roads were one of the main topics of discussion during Supervisor meetings in July. E29 still has an embargo on it due to the West Bridge Approach being damaged. We’ve approved a quote for these repairs, but ...
Sometimes, you just gotta wonder about some folks. Why would authorities find Civil War cannonballs in a passenger’s suitcase at an airport? Don’t tell me he was going deer hunting. Or why would you “paint” a museum floor with peanut butter? Why do people run in races with high heels? ...
Something that’s been on my mind this week has been more of a philosophical question: the balance between being principled and holding strong ideological views versus being adaptive and responsive to the world around you. By no means am I an expert in philosophy, nor do I have the life ...
The 2026-27 hunting and trapping seasons will soon be upon us. There are several regulation changes heading into the upcoming seasons that I want to highlight in this article. Deer hunting licenses will now go on sale at 9 a.m. on Aug. 15, 2026. Online deer and turkey licenses sales will stop ...
My wife wore a cute multicolored shirt with Tweetie Bird, a small, innocent and sweet canary printed on it. It came from the cartoon featuring Sylvester the cat, who used to chase Tweety Bird. It began with Tweetie Bird’s catchy expression, “I tawt I taw a puddy tat!” followed by ...