Where are the great issues this presidential year? The great questions and the big ideas?
Sixty days until the 2020 election and I find myself hitting the wall every day.
"Here’s a memory I’ll not soon forget: I woke in a hotel room, sunlight on my face. Where was I? Why was I there? Slowly, it started coming ba…
"To some, the rooms of photos might seem a bit excessive, but to me, it’s like having my own museum of moments."
While “zombie ideas” isn’t a phrase you often see in farm publications, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has popularized it.
"As a long-time registered Republican, I was so concerned about our country under President Trump’s leadership that I felt compelled to switch…
"We all ought to have a code of ethics on which we judge ourselves from time to time."
"It’s often hard for people to believe it’s happening in their own community."
Those of us who work in the soil and water conservation arena often wonder what will be required to get the majority of landowners to adopt ev…
Six months before The National Civic League named Mason City finalist for the All-America City Award, they asked about “civic infrastructure.”
While “zombie ideas” isn’t a phrase you often see in farm publications, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has popularized it.
We are living in an age in which name-calling and espousing conspiracy theories have become a popular sport.
In October 2011, Gov. Terry Branstad led a "Start Somewhere Walk" outside of the Iowa Capitol and invited communities across the state to do t…
A recent Pew Research Center survey cited by fellow columnist Steve Corbin on Aug. 26 has me wondering about polls.
Who knew that an impulse buy of a few gazanias this summer would turn out to teach me more about life than about the actual upkeep of flowers?
President Trump says that voters who want tax hikes, underfunded police, open borders, firearms confiscated and illegal aliens harbored -- and…
While “zombie ideas” isn’t a phrase you often see in farm publications, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has popularized it.
Sometimes, when the road ahead is littered with our fears, the best we can do is to keep moving.
Sixty days until the 2020 election and I find myself hitting the wall every day.
As an independent, it’s refreshing to see so many Republicans backing Joe Biden. Listening to former Ohio Governor and 2016 Republican preside…
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Yes, this summer will be very different than expected. But indeed, there will still be a summer very much worth enjoying.
While “zombie ideas” isn’t a phrase you often see in farm publications, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has popularized it.
Doesn’t it just seem like one thing after another?
We are living in an age in which name-calling and espousing conspiracy theories have become a popular sport.
We are living in an age in which name-calling and espousing conspiracy theories have become a popular sport.
It seemed like a typical family gathering with the usual chatter and teasing and laughter.
COVID-19 has expanded my reading options and opportunities and that enticed me with escapism to think about things that would not have come to…
