Did you know that even if Rob Sand becomes governor of Iowa, we could still be stuck with the tax policy that has caused our state to drop from 25th to 50th in the nation for economic growth in the last year?

Letter: Bohannan, Turek will keep eye on Trump
Opinions/Editorials · September 04, 2026
I see ads popping up from Miller-Meeks, and emails from her and Grassley about fighting waste and fraud in our government.

Letter: Will you stand by and watch chaos, cruelty?
Opinions/Editorials · September 04, 2026
Chaos, cruelty, corruption, conflict — History has not been kind to presidents and administrations that have been characterized by these labels, nor will it be in the future no matter efforts to whitewash it.

82nd Indivisible: Trust but verify candidate records before voting
Opinions/Editorials · August 13, 2026
“Trust but verify.”

82nd Indivisible Group: Times are hard right now, prices are up
Opinions/Editorials · August 06, 2026
Join us Saturday for the Hoover’s Hometown Days Parade! Meet at 9:30 am, Saturday, 101 Crestview in West Branch to load up. Then we’ll be collecting food and paper goods at Jack and Jill, 11 am – 1 pm.

Letter: Sand doesn’t just happen to live in Iowa
Opinions/Editorials · August 06, 2026
It’s time to bring public service, not politics, back to our state.

82nd Indivisible Group: AI data centers face growing opposition here
Opinions/Editorials · July 31, 2026
She cofounded Women For Trump, Women for America First, supported ‘Stop the Steal,’ planned and organized the January 6th Trump Rally (but not the riot that followed), but Amy Kremer’s latest venture, Humans First, is not one that Donald Trump is likely to approve of.

82nd Indivisible Group: Outbreak reveals big gaps in food safety net
Opinions/Editorials · July 22, 2026
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.