So, last year, two idiots, me being one, had the idea to troll around town taking pics of all the bright lights and gloomy displays put out for halloween. We did the same for Christmas and the Fourth of July. A precedent was set. Then this Halloween came around. Firstly, last year, year one ...
When you do something enough times, you’ll start to notice patterns. Over my few years with the paper, I’ve come to understand some of my quirks. In keeping with the theme of elections, I’ll humor you with some of my patterns and quirks. To start with, I’m never in Tama County to ...
Life has a funny way of reminding you of where you come from. This week’s adventure in the world of Just Jonathan included a beautiful coming of age story wrapped in nostalgia from my freshman year of high school. In 2018, a young and less hairy version of myself stepped onto a bus in front ...
Life is one big, beautiful piece of B.S., and it will never make sense. The day can start out with crying and screaming and end in dancing like nothing ever happened. For me, that’s why I hold art so closely. It is the duct tape doing the Sisyphean task of holding my psyche together. Art is ...
Do you ever think about how serious the opinion page of the newspaper gets in October during an election year? As I looked through the newspaper folder before writing this column, I was suddenly given a burst of inspiration for what I should write about. Today’s column is about nothing ...
Sitting in Spanish class when I was a freshman in high school, I remember the teacher explaining to us what homecoming was really about. She put it quite bluntly, saying something along the lines of “it’s in the name”,and explaining that it’s about alumni coming back to enjoy where ...
September was a very wet month, and we are all very appreciative of a dry forecast for October. Harvest season could be interesting this year. The Board of Supervisors signed a contract to hire an Engineer in Tama County, with a start date of Oct. 5. Thanks to everyone who assisted during ...
Does it ever upset you hearing politicians dodge questions? Have you ever heard someone talk out both sides of their mouth? Does your boss try to keep everyone happy? Despite how unpopular these examples may be, it’s definitely a skill! Being media trained is oftentimes something that a ...
If you’ve read our paper, turned on your TV, been to a parade, attended the state fair, or performed any number of other everyday activities, you might know that elections are coming up very quickly. Seeing as you’re probably sick of this topic by now, I’ll make my comments brief. I ...
As I write this, at 6 am on a Wednesday morning, I have a dog lying on me in a tableau that seems to combine Norman Rockwell with Ren and Stimpy. Ya see, first of all, it was my dog, Dixie, here who decided an early morning fit of barking and running about was the way to wake everyone up, so I ...