More politics is not what Iowa courts need
Harold Hill, that smooth-talking con artist in “The Music Man,” persuaded gullible Iowans that “ya got trouble, my friend, right here in River City.” He arrived in town to sell [...]
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January 30, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
January 22, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Making laws should not be about lawmakers’ convenience
One of the biggest contrasts in public access to state and local governments in Iowa came into focus last week, and Iowans should be concerned by what occurred. A bit [...]
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January 14, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
You don’t solve problems by taking hostages
I’m not sure you can get Republicans and Democrats to agree on many things these days — not even on motherhood and apple pie. Some people believe a wall along [...]
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January 09, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Some boards neglecting their duty to taxpayers
During most of my career at the Des Moines Register, all purchases for the news staff and all expense reimbursement claims went through the newsroom’s business manager. Through the years, [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
A judge should not prohibit publishing facts
On the morning of Aug. 31, shortly after 8:30, a 12-year-old boy pulled out a gun in his seventh-grade classroom in Eldridge, a community just north of Davenport. In an [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Wasted
Lack of demand and consumer confusion are endangering recycling. Learn what you can do to help. Officials will consider removing glass from curbside recycling, building a new processing facility and doing away with [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
Winter Arts & Entertainment
Don’t get too cozy; central Iowa has many fun things to do this winter. Iowa’s winter weather is predictably unpredictable, but, sooner or later, arctic winds eventually deliver freezing temps. Be that [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
Food pride soared in 2018
Harbinger is our choice for restaurant of the year again, as is Joe Tripp for chef of the year. Iowa has always been identified with food, not always in a flattering way. Yet [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
More Register buyouts. Drake got $300,000 for ISU game. Beating patsies earned Ferentz $500,000 bonus in 2018.
Iowa State University paid Drake University $300,000 to play that football game in Ames on Dec. 1. The figure apparently has not been reported. Drake also got 300 free tickets [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
Ro Khanna is rural Iowa’s real congressman
There’s a software revolution in America today, and rural Americans need to be armed. It’s possible Ro Khanna did more for Greene County, Iowa, in 16 hours on a past [...]
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