The lucky thing about Cyclosporiasis is that it is unlikely to kill you.

Letter: County Board: Please record, stream meeting
Opinions/Editorials · July 22, 2026
Over the last couple of years, I’ve started paying closer attention to county government. Important decisions are made at the county level about budgets, roads, public safety, services, salaries, appointments, and taxpayer dollars.

82nd Indivisible: Institutionalization: Latest word on special ed
Opinions/Editorials · July 15, 2026
The June 16th announcement that Special Education would be moved from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services should come as no surprise.

Letter: ‘Death taxes’ do not wipe out family farms
Opinions/Editorials · July 15, 2026
As you may of seen on TV, the Ashley Hinson campaign is waving the bloody shirt calling the “death tax” a killer of small family farms.

82nd Indivisible: Immigration and affordability intertwined in Iowa
Opinions/Editorials · July 08, 2026
Iowa’s demographics are unique in that they have a dropping birth rate, an aging rural population, and a high number of college students who are leaving the state after graduation.

Editorial: 250 years of ‘Don’t be a George’
Opinions/Editorials · July 01, 2026
Yes, you can legislate morality.

Guest column: Hoover: Creator gave us rights, not government
by John Hendrickson · Opinions/Editorials · July 01, 2026
Herbert Hoover’s appreciation for the principles of the American founding was shaped from an early age.

82nd Indivisible Group
Opinions/Editorials · July 01, 2026
Iowa is soaked in Roundup, the herbicide made by Bayer.

Letter: Pledge to flag, republic, but not to an individual
Opinions/Editorials · July 01, 2026
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

Letter: US should not give more intel access to Israel
Opinions/Editorials · July 01, 2026
The US Congress is preparing to give Israel unprecedented privileges via the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Letter: Violence in women’s B-ball infecting game
Opinions/Editorials · July 01, 2026
Many a tear have to fall
But it’s all in the game
All in the wonderful game
That we know as love

Letter: Zoning Board thoughtful on data centers
Opinions/Editorials · July 01, 2026
Thanks to our Cedar County Zoning Commission Board, who hosted a very well-attended public meeting in the courthouse on June 18.