Curiosity has led me to contemplate events like the Civil War, the growing tensions in Europe and America before World War II, the lynching of black people by vigilantes in the South during the first half of the 20th Century, the internment of Japanese-Americans in the Western United States during t
I sometimes think government officials overlook the important role the public plays in our system of government.
That was my takeaway last week from the monthly meeting of the Iowa
I’m sure you have heard the old tale about Iowa’s bountiful cornfields — about closing your eyes in the summer, listening carefully at night and being able to hear
My role as executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council has taken me from border to border in our state.
The message I’ve preached at each stop
The executives at Wells Fargo & Co., nation’s third-largest bank, should send a nice sympathy card and a big bouquet of flowers to former president Bush.
I have spent 50 years as a journalist asking questions, listening to the responses, and closely observing the people and events around me.
Somewhere along the way, my observational skills
The ink is barely dry on the check taxpayers of Iowa had to write last fall to settle a sexual-harassment lawsuit won by an employee of the Iowa Senate Republican staff. Then this.
There was noteworthy news coming out of the Iowa Legislature last week.
This may surprise you, but I am not referring to the headlines about Bill Dix, the Iowa Senate’
Mr. President, may I have a few minutes of your time? I would like to suggest an alternative to the big Veterans Day parade in Washington, D.C., that you
That priest in Australia nailed it with his message on the Anglican church sign last week:
“When Will They Love Their Kids More Than Their Guns.”
The sign was a
