For me, as an artist, ideas are fascinating. For all the books, paintings, articles, and other projects that I’ve done in my life so far, there have been a million that never got past my frontal lobe. But that rare case when an idea ya had so long ago comes to fruition, well, there’s ...

Baskin-Robbins made popular their new tagline, “Seize the Yay” in 2022 to highlight that each day should be enjoyable. They established themselves as the place to go, for 31 flavors, one for each day of the month. The idea was to seize the moment and enjoy life. As a kid walking home from ...

I like my job, dare I say it. In working for the newspaper since 2023 I don’t really feel like I’ve been working all that much. Before I started with the paper I had a great interest in what was happening around us, and that hasn’t ever changed. This week’s collection of stories and ...

I recall my college statistics professor telling the class that you can prove anything with statistics, meaning also that statistics can lie! For years, we have been told that people only use 10% of their brain. While this may be true about your boss, certain neighbors, and congress, think this ...

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 ...

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 ...