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Opinion

Consumer Connection: Talk to your family about scams

Columnists

The holidays are among us, and while many Iowans will take time off to be with family and friends, scammers unfortunately will work through the holidays trying to separate you from your savings. The Iowa Insurance Division has received reports of Iowans being targeted with letters regarding ...

The ugly American

Your View

The Dec. 12 T.R. article “Trump Leads America Boldly into Decline” by syndicated writer Froma Harrop was just a scratch on the moral decadence, the corruption of Democracy and the unraveling of the rule law spewing from America’s highest office. Watching Trump’s ...

Looking back with gratitude

Columnists

It’s the end of the year. The days are short, nights long, and memories in full abundance. Looking back, I’ve got a lot to be thankful for this year. I remember back in the spring a multinational corporation worth billions of dollars didn’t get its way at our statehouse. Bayer, the ...

Pop stars: Keep denouncing ICE!

Columnists

On December 8th, the White House posted a video showcasing ICE’s cruelty set to the track of grammy-award winning artist SZA’s “Big Boys.” The video was captioned, “WE HEARD IT’S CUFFING SZN. Bad news for criminal illegal aliens. Great news for America.” SZA herself promptly ...

Honoring our fallen Iowa National Guardsmen

Columnists

On Dec. 13, while conducting a routine patrol in Palmyra, Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, two members of the Iowa National Guard and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed, and three other soldiers from Iowa were injured, by a lone ISIS gunman. This despicable terrorist act was ...

Merry Christmas 2025

Columnists

Another year has passed quicker than we can say “Where did time go?” Over the past 12 months, I have brought you an assortment of natural history notes about the observations from the real world. All those stories touched on a brief glimpse into the workings of nature. It was fun to bring ...