Breaking News

Opinion

ISU's Lake LaVerne: A Time Capsule of Emotions

Columnists

I see where Iowa State's Lake LaVerne has been drained and they are dredging it to make it deeper. (I don't know why they call it a lake. Being from rural Iowa, I would call it a pond.) In the process of dredging Lake Laverne they have found all kinds of odds-and-ends of stuff like it was a time capsule of Iowa State University. They found an old cannon, bicycles, a bowling ball and enough junk to fill a scrapyard. The cannon they surmise may have been used to celebrate touchdowns at nearby Clyde Williams' Field, and then stolen from Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity in the early seventies. The ...

Candace Owens undermines Charlie Kirk's life's work

Columnists

Societies, like individuals, can become sick. And, as with individuals, the symptoms point to the pathology. The shocking acceleration of antisemitism in our country is a sign that something is very wrong. Antisemitism is a classic symptom of a society that has problems and is looking ...

To Mark Rohde

Your View

This response is for Mark Rohde. Hello Mark, I know you from days gone by but you may not remember me. I read your articles in the T.R. "More names and titles for God." Would it be right to classify those Old testament sayings merely as actions taken by God on behalf of his people, and not additional, personal names? In Exodus 3:13-15 God tells Moses that his ministry will be to God's people-the Jews. He instructs Moses to tell the people that "I am who I am". By His own authority, He names Himself. God only has one name and it is forever the same. He was in the beginning with ...

RAGBRAI: An Iowa appreciation

Your View

What better time than RAGBRAI to take a moment to appreciate Iowa? Let’s take a moment to be grateful we are Iowans, a moment to knowledge our bounty, our beauty, our history, and our “Iowa nice!” Thousands come from all over the world and for a week a community grows while feasting on sweet corn and pies of all kinds made by local church people. It’s a chance for Iowa to show the country, the world, our best. It’s a time to reflect on the past, question the present and dream of a future Iowa. Will we continue to watch cancer rates soar? Will we wonder about the education ...

It’s time to end temporary fixes for E15

Columnists

Economic development is often viewed through the lens of attracting new businesses, but growth also depends on supporting the industries that built our communities and will drive them for generations. Few industries demonstrate this more clearly than ethanol. Iowa leads the nation in ethanol ...

Graham was the best kind of 'operator'

Columnists

On Feb. 22, 2022, two days before Vladimir Putin sent his tanks rumbling toward Ukraine's capital, Donald Trump said of the Russian leader: "This is genius. ... Here's a guy who's very savvy." Eight days later, Lindsey Graham offered a starkly different sentiment: "The only way this ends is ...