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Opinion

Iowa Caucuses Count

Editorials

I strongly suggest that all Iowans consider participating in the upcoming Iowa Caucuses on Monday, January 15, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Both Democrats and Republicans “caucus” separately in their local precincts to perform basic party functions. Although the 2024 Democratic caucuses have not ...

Ways to engage at the 2024 Iowa Republican Caucus

Editorials

Dear Tama County Voters, As Iowans, we have a unique opportunity to impact policy that governs our lives. The Iowa Caucuses will be held January 15, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. At the caucuses, there are many ways to make a difference. In Tama County, we will gather with our neighbors at precinct ...

Pastor’s Corner: Chocolate January!

Local Columns

January supposedly originated with the ancient Romans honoring their god, Janus. The Romans had only 10 months in their calendar year and the winter months were not named. Their calendar began with March, in honor of their god, Mars, the god of war and protector of agriculture. So, the winter ...

Magic Mike 6XL: Last story of the year

Local Columns

2023 is still on its deathbed, and everybody is changing the sheets already. New calendars are being hung up, fresh day planners are being bought, and some guy who thought Y2K was gonna be the end of the world stepped out of his bunker, looked around, said, "eh," and went back in. It's been ...

Pastor’s Corner: The easiest resolution!

Local Columns

No use pretending. Why resolve to lose weight? I guarantee you the dustiest item in our house is the bathroom scale. I eye it with contempt, imagine it as a compulsive liar and clean it up only when guests visit. So, all pretending aside, I decided this year NOT to do certain things ‘cause ...

Harnessing the power of the wind in Iowa

Editorials

The expansion of wind generation has been, and continues to be, a boon for rural development. Wind energy is one of the fastest-growing sources of electricity across the nation. Several Midwest states, including Iowa, are leading the charge in its development, according to recent reports from ...

Magic Mike 6XL: The Christmas Scream

Local Columns

For my family, Christmas, like everything else, never goes perfectly. It's never that Disney cartoon version. It's more like Scooby Doo. Velma and Daphne are in the kitchen. Fred is watching TV. Shaggy is eating everything in sight. The dog is on the couch. Then someone drops dead. It used ...

Letter to the Editor: Connecting the dots

Letters to the Editor

Since no local, state, national or international governing body has the backbone to stand up to the influence of Big Oil money, at least we need to call it out for what it is: filthy dirty money. Individuals or institutions who profit from such investments are either selfishly unwilling or ...

You’ll figure it out!

Local Columns

Dear Santa, I've been a pretty good boy. There may have been a few gitches along the way but to say much more, I probably will ask my lawyer to be present. Just in case! But on a grading system, an A- would be a realistic grade. Not too sure how Deb, other family members or friends might ...

Letter to the Editor: Brenna Bird’s big blunder

Letters to the Editor

Brenna Bird showed up at the Trump Rally in Coralville a few days ago and this is what she found. A candidate that though indicted four times and with 91 charges, saying he loves certain football players, e.g. Matt Whitaker, who served a whopping four months as Trump’s federal AG’s ...