A month ago, my 87-year-old neighbor Donna had a stroke in my yard. I was down on my hands and knees working in my garden. I glanced up to see Donna standing calmly above me. “We need to go to the emergency room,” Donna said, leaning on a cane, her leg stiff, the right side of her face ...
Just a few weeks ago, it was widely thought that Israel and the terrorist group Hamas were nearing a deal to end the war in Gaza. In that deal, Hamas leadership would agree to go into exile, Israeli hostages would be freed from their hellish captivity and surrounding Arab nations could help ...
rac·ist /rāsest/ adjective: characterized by or showing prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized. As Kevin Lewis insinuates a “fear of ...
Recently, I wrote to Representative Hinson urging her to vote no on an appropriations bill that would provide protection for chemical manufacturers like Bayer. I have lived in Iowa for the last 40 years and have raised my family here in a beautiful small town. However, two of my three family ...
All the pretty balloons reminds me of the title of Cormac McCarthy’s book, “All the Pretty Horses.” Going to the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Indianola was never a bucket list item, but when Ginnie and I were trying to decide what to do on my birthday, going to the balloon festival seemed ...
August 22 is World Plant Milk Day — a perfect time to try something new and kind! Most people don’t know how cruel the dairy industry is to cows. Baby calves are taken from their mothers, and cows are forced to make milk until they can’t anymore. It’s sad and unfair. But the good ...