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Opinion

In support of Ted Switzer

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To the BCLUW Community, As a member of the BCLUW community, I am writing in strong support of Ted Switzer for the BCLUW School Board. Ted is only a few years removed from walking the same halls our students walk today, and that recent experience gives him a unique and valuable perspective. ...

The Normie Revolution

Columnists

Three weeks ago, The New York Times released a poll of Americans on the question of whether America’s political system could still solve the nation’s problems. The overwhelming response: no. In September 2020, 51 percent of Americans believed that America’s system could still address ...

Saddened, disappointed and just plain sick to my stomach

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The Fisher Foundation has decided to start selling pieces from the Fisher Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art collection. As a past director of the Central Iowa Art Association, I am saddened, disappointed and just plain sick to my stomach to their lack of foresight. For nearly eight ...

Halloween pranks

Columnists

Ah, Halloween. My memory flies back to small town Monroe where I grew up. The local yokels (me included) loved to go about town tipping over outhouses, moving farm machinery to the town square, tee-peeing teachers’ houses, soaping windows and generally causing harmless mayhem. Any fireworks ...

Pooping on the parade

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If he can do it, I can say it. But why did he do it? You know why? The same reason your kids would — ridicule; mockery. A visible showing of contempt for a significant percentage of what we used to call your fellow Americans. Can you imagine Ronald Reagan doing it? I remember speaking at ...