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Opinion

Chaos in the kichen!

Editorials

My wife is a great cook, but her health has limited her, so I thought I'd help make breakfast. Immediately, there's a case for concern. Grabbing her old, standby cookbook, I thought, "This cannot be that hard. After all, I know how to make popcorn, heat water and fix stoves." But the cookbook ...

Questions Billionaires Buying National Elections

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor:Billionaires Buying National ElectionsMichael Bloomberg, a former Republican, announced his candidacy for the Democratic election late in the game. Why? Because he could make money whether winning or losing.Bloomberg has a personal fortune worth $52 billion. Trump won the ...

The expanding news desert:The loss of newspapers and readers

Editorials

Vanishing Newspapers: The United States has lost almost 1,800 papers since 2004, including more than 60 dailies and 1,700 weeklies. Roughly half of the remaining 7,112 in the country 1,283 dailies and 5,829 weeklies are located in small and rural communities. The vast majority around 5,500 ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

Local Columns

It is time to reflect on the happenings this past year at the Wieting.Some of the happenings in 2019 have been; trivia night, bus tours, special dinner show with an entertainer from the midwest, Camp Creamery school and performance by the students, open house for the new addition, use of the ...

Urges support for South Tama bond issue

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor:I am writing as a concerned parent and member of the South Tama County Community School District. Our middle school building, which is 104 years old, is quickly deteriorating and we need to do something about it. The average age of use of a school building in Iowa is 70 years, so we ...

10 Doctor-recommended health tips for the new year

Editorials

(StatePoint) Four in 10 adults in the U.S. have two or more chronic diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While certain conditions and risk factors are beyond one's control, the new year is the perfect time to consider the many lifestyle choices you can make for ...

A decade of making a difference: Senate Caucus on Foster Youth

Editorials

Ten years ago this month, Sen. Mary Landrieu and I founded the bipartisan Senate Caucus on Foster Youth. We launched this caucus a decade ago to give voice to the thousands of young people in America who deserved a platform to break the silence on the challenges and success stories of foster ...

Out with the old; In with the new

Editorials

Every year has its ups and downs and 2019 was no different. Probably for each one of you, there were times of celebration and times of sadness and disappointment. Life is life and whatever happens, we have to decide how we're going to react to it. And when one year ends and another begins, the ...

What is electronic media doing to our health?

Editorials

"Switching off" and turning to print is better for your health and it may also be the answer to a good night's sleep.The prevalence and use of electronics in all aspects of daily life is steadily increasing with the average U.S. adult spending 6.3 hours each day with digital media, over half of ...