As of late I feel like people don’t seem as interested in getting “deep”. Very few want to dive into the meat and potatoes. Does anyone reflect on ideas shared? It is my belief young people (from my generation) have struggled in learning how to communicate with others. In a world of ...
A week or so ago, my Ma came into the room and said, “There's a dead rat in the garbage.” There wasn't. I had shaved though, and left several inches of beard hair in the trash. I guess I could see the resemblance. I never wanted a beard growing up. None of the heroes I worshipped had one. ...
After the February 24 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting, it is clear that Supervisor Curt Hilmer does not want to be bothered with calls on his COUNTY cell phone even if you are an employee of the county. He will only answer calls from his district and does not care about any other area. ...
This was Week 7 of the session. We are quickly coming up on the funnel date when individually filed policy bills must be through committee to remain eligible for debate. Thursday, the Iowa House and Senate passed Senate File 418, a return to common sense by removing “gender identity” as a ...
=Former Board of Supervisor, Bill Faircloth, is complaining about a problem that will not exist once the new supervisors get the already approved, livestreaming system up and running, which should be soon. Presently, I can log on to the Tama Livestock Auction and watch my cattle being ...
What? Iowa, Miller Meeks was on house floor praising Trump for keeping us safe from illegals. Miller Meeks should tell that to Mollie Tibbetts family. Mollie got murdered by illegal who work for republican farmer when Trump was president. Miller Meeks when are you going to get your head out ...
I am fortunate to have a great team of deputies, jailers, and office staff, but I want to take a moment to emphasize just how vital Chief Deputy Joe Quandt has been during these initial weeks of my time as Sheriff. There’s so much that happens behind the scenes at the Sheriff’s Office that ...
Many times I have shared my infatuation with facial hair. Albeit sometimes strange, how you look is part of your identity. From the time I could grow the thinnest of mustaches and have a little bit of peach fuzz on my chin I was a happy guy. It amazes me to think that I've had some amount of ...
I feel it is important to let Tama County citizens know some of the things going on with the new Board of Supervisors. As part of a Feb. 14 Sun Courier newspaper article titled “Tama County HR manager fired; supervisors confront ‘budget crisis’” summarizing the Feb. 3, 2025 board ...
Well, here we are, the end of February! The winter blahs, right? The holidays are over, Lent, (means we gotta deprive ourselves, a little bit), spring is still a long ways off. The ONLY excitement we have is finding out whether March will come in like a lion or a lamb. Guess we'll know by ...