This is not about Charlie Kirk. He was admirable as a debater and as a conservative who welcomed debate. Some of his utterances were reprehensible, but no one should die because of opinions. This is about the 22-year-old who apparently shot and killed Kirk from a rooftop — and also the ...
Once the shock of Charlie Kirk’s murder began to wear off, it became easier to notice how today’s “news” media routinely fail to live up to their own pompous prattle about their work. They don’t “hold people accountable,” they don’t “uphold democracy,” and they aren’t ...
Years ago, I chose a defining fork in the road and applied to graduate school. As I anxiously awaited acceptance in the University of Missouri-Columbia’s School of Journalism, it was my good fortune to snag a summer job at the State Historical Society of Iowa in Iowa City. As a northwestern ...
What a difference half a decade makes. This summer’s prevailing ethos, zeitgeist, vibe — call it any fancy name you want — was sharply different from the summer, just five years ago, of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. Such sudden changes in the moral atmosphere seem to occur every so ...
In 1961, the United States Congress passed the first National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Then, and in every conflict since, our brave men and women at home and overseas relied on Congress to authorize new programs, procure advanced weapons, and make quality-of-life improvements for ...
Marshalltown Community College (MCC) and Ellsworth Community College (ECC) are celebrating a successful launch to the fall term, marked by energy, optimism, and a renewed sense of community across both campuses. Students returned to campus in late August and were greeted with a series of ...