Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller called Tuesday to express his dissatisfaction with our editorial from Sept. 13 suggesting that he should retire. We expressed the opinion that, after 28 years [...]
Read More →Jimmy Carter came out of Georgia in the political campaign season of 1975 to run for president. This unknown (to Iowans) Georgia governor could relate to Iowa farmers, being one [...]
Read More →My most vivid memories of my paternal grandmother date from my childhood, when my family and I visited Grandma and Grandpa Kirsch at their home in Fairmont, Minn. I remember [...]
Read More →Yes, the Iowa precinct caucuses for the 2016 presidential election are still some 30 months away — January 2016. But the zaniness of the caucus process and zealotry of the [...]
Read More →Des Moines leaders have shown great foresight when it comes to downtown. One in particular is John Forsyth, the chief executive officer of Wellmark. It’s been great to watch the [...]
Read More →The New York Times is at it again, just as it should be. David Leonhardt wrote a column entitled “Why abortion is not like other issues” (July 14). Seemingly, both [...]
Read More →“Iowans don’t want a governor and Branstad is as close as they can get.” That characterization of Gov. Terry Branstad was offered decades ago by then Des Moines Register columnist [...]
Read More →With all the great races enjoyed by the folks who journeyed to Drake Stadium for the USA Track and Field championships, maybe it’s to be expected that they should have [...]
Read More →Since the scandal broke, the story has been on TV, radio and all over social media. The decision was apparently made by someone high in rank within the bureaucracy. Within [...]
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All about Alice in (Iowa’s) Wonderland
“I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.” That’s the opening line of a song sung by Alice in the musical about her Wonderland adventures. It [...]
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