I own an embarrassment of tools. Kim and I have done quite a bit of remodeling over the years (it’s my excuse to buy ANOTHER tool). A couple of months back, I had the opportunity to tour Miller Middle School, and was shocked at the condition of the building. Our daughter (Lexi) had ...
I have worked with our elected officials at Marshall County for 14 years and call many of them my friends. That is why writing this is one of the most difficult things I have done. When service to the people is declining, it is the duty of leadership to communicate what is going on, no matter ...
In the spring of 1999, young people across the country began to prepare for that singular teenage right of passage: prom. For Diamond Stylz, this time included not just finding the right dress and corsage but fighting for her right to attend prom at all. School administrators had told the ...
When Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in 2016, the Ku Klux Klan held a parade and celebrated his presidency. In the next four years, here in America, the crime wave reached new heights. I don’t believe we want Donald Trump as President of the United States, when it ...
The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Both Ken Madden and his son Sean, of rural Crawfordsville, graduated from the University of Iowa, and both participated in ROTC—Reserve Officer Training Corps. In 2002, Colonel Ken Madden had the honor of commissioning his son Sean, upon ...
Both major presidential candidates have called for eliminating taxes on tips. But that won’t help most restaurant workers. What will? Replacing the subminimum wages that tipped workers make with one fair wage nationwide. The federal minimum wage for most workers is just $7.25. But for ...