When dealing with the Iowa Public Information Board, being a mind-reader helps. That is one takeaway from the board’s dismissal last week of a public-records complaint against Attorney General Brenna Bird’s office. The request was made on December 4, 2024 by Chad Brewbaker, who asked ...
If "The Golden Thread," the new two-volume history of the Western tradition, landed with a thud, it's a matter of sheer weight. Altogether, about 12 pounds of book and 1,968 pages of text, "The Golden Thread" is a prodigious product -- and an even more prodigious achievement. At a time ...
This is not another opinion article about Lindsay Clancy. Well, not really. I'm not qualified to discuss the woman's actions or the validity of her insanity defense in a murder trial for several million reasons at least. I've learned over the last few weeks that I'm one of the 10 people ...
he midterm elections are right around the corner, and both parties are about as popular as a Monday-morning visit to the DMV. The time-tested solution? Find a scapegoat, go negative, and blame the other side. This year the weaponized bogeyman is artificial intelligence. Many Americans ...
On the Sunday evening of Labor Day weekend, after a delightful dinner with close friends, I tripped over one of those ubiquitous electric rent-a-scooters. I went down hard, landing on my knee and arm, though luckily not hitting my head. At home that night, I couldn't even bend my left elbow ...
In Marshalltown, we understand how important it is to have quality health care close to home. When someone has a heart attack, suffers a serious injury or receives a cancer diagnosis, the distance between a patient and the care they need matters. So does having enough doctors, nurses and ...
