One of the lessons I’ve picked up in my twenty-one years is that you can’t make everyone happy. What you can do, though, is stay true to yourself and focus on making a positive difference. Too often it feels like our culture leans toward division and quick criticism, where people are ...
Unlike almost every other story you’ve read or will read in this column, this one isn’t mine, but instead a friend’s. Jonathan Meyer, The Kid, or just Jonathan to those of you familiar with page four, has entrusted me to be the raconteur of his unfortunate series of awkward events. I hope ...
Last Friday, I made the executive decision to head home for the weekend. Between the homecoming game, family time, and a chance to soak in some Tama-Toledo air, I figured it was the right move. After finishing my cross-country workout, I hopped in the shower, tossed some things in a bag, and ...
Leading up to last year’s election, then candidate Donald Trump campaigned heavily on deporting immigrants on a massive scale. It’s something he’s followed through on, regularly claiming that his Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency would target “the worst of the worst.” ...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, accepted Growth Energy’s 2025 “Fueling Growth Award” for his efforts to support biofuel production. “Homegrown biofuels are good, good, good. They’re good for lowering prices, good ...
Last week we honored for the 24th time, the tragic events of September 11, 2001. We will never forget that day. But the violence keeps on keeping on. Last week, conservative activist, Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, leaving behind a wife and two young children. Regardless of how you stand ...
The world has a way of humbling a person. One minute you're falling through the air mad, sad, glad, then ya hit the ground and realize that your problems are minuscule compared to some. Let me tell ya what happened tonight. So, I already wasn’t feeling good, but I needed to get my writing ...
This weekend I ran a cross-country race, and I’ll be honest — I wasn’t happy with how I did. The heat was awful. Eighty degrees. Humid. The kind of weather that makes every breath feel heavy. That’s something I can’t control. All I can control is myself — my training, my mindset, my ...
Sean Roberts is no stranger to wind energy. Since the mid-1980s, he has overseen the construction of more than 4,000 wind turbines across the United States and around the world. His latest initiative, the Salt Creek Wind project in Iowa, continues to build on that legacy. Last year, Salt Creek ...
Iowa’s statewide pheasant population is at a 20-year high, and state wildlife experts are forecasting a banner year for hunters. “The mild winter really put us over the top this year,” said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife research biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural ...