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Opinion

Iowa Outdoors

Local Columns

Success during the 2023 pheasant season has Iowa hunters eagerly awaiting this year’s opening day and with bird population estimates similar to two years ago, hunters are expecting another great fall afield. Pheasant hunting has been an Iowa tradition spanning generations. This year, it ...

Letter to the Editor: ​​Mark Doland for Supervisor

Letters to the Editor

I worked with Mark Doland in Marshall County. I dispatched him on many calls for service. In the time I have known Mark, I can tell you he is a person for the people. He has genuine care and concern for the communities he is a part of. Mark is a person that looks for a solution to the problem ...

Letter to the Editor: Who’s Who in This Election

Letters to the Editor

For nearly three years a large group of Iowans have followed Tama County's struggle against China takeover. TCATT, Tama County Against Technology Takeover, was formed and has continued to follow city, county, state and midwest activities through news, weekly meetings, personal contacts and all ...

Just Jonathan: Single Day Speech

Local Columns

I have never understood people who get things done ahead of time. I’m sure as my editor Rob reads this, he’ll be thrilled to know my stance on working right up to a deadline. Outside of my work life I can assure the professors at my great institution, I will get my work done on time, and ...

Magic Mike 6XL: The rejection board

Local Columns

My first short story acceptance letter hangs framed by the back door. My first 100 or so rejection letters hung for the longest time in the living room, under a comic strip of Snoopy writing a letter on his typewriter. The letter that Snoopy writes reads, "Gentlemen, Regarding the recent ...