This past weekend I had three events I planned to attend. The first was the tour of our new UnityPoint hospital. I, along with my fellow citizens, was in awe of the well planned departments to heal our various ailments and restore our health. The second event was attending church. During ...

One Sunday afternoon we had a birthday dinner for our grandson. We had it at the south-side eatery, near Hobby Lobby. We were all in the back-forty of this cafe. There was a little tow-headed, 3-year-old girl running back and forth. I figured she was showing off for us so I held my arms ...

In less than a month early voting in this year’s primary elections begin. On June 7, Republican and Democrat voters can go to their polling place and vote. During the recent legislative sessions, a great deal of work has been done to preserve the way of life for rural Iowans. From increasing ...

While the T-R is not the cause of my gripe, I am, first of all, thanking you all for publishing this worm brained idea of a “tree fee!” And since I do not know where to air my gripe, I just want the powers that be to know that should this ludicrous idea become law, I — and from the ...

It is Holy Week, and Easter will soon be here. I wish to share this thought with you. It is the third day after the crucifixion of Jesus, and these two men, followers of Jesus, and they are discussing what has happened. They are sharing their grief about the terrible death of Jesus. A ...

To our state legislators, I will stray from a conservation topic a bit. Here are my thoughts on the bottle bill upgrade proposals. 1. Former Gov Robert Ray would be really mad at the whole lot of you for even considering the possibility of eliminating the bottle bill. He must be rolling ...