“Rod Stewart Hair”
“I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.
Opinions
“Apple Empanadas”
Usually, just as I am getting close to leaving Mexico, I find some absolutely irresistible treat and have to eat it every single day until I leave.
I arrive back in the U.S. a few pounds heavier, wondering how I ever got so carried away. I return to my more or less normal eating...
Q: What comes to your mind with the start of a new school year?
A: Like harvest season, a new school year brings a hectic change of pace as parents attend back to school programs, drop off kids at college and rev up for the hustle and bustle of homework, extra-curricular activities and new...
Access to reliable, affordable, high-speed internet continues to be a challenge in rural Iowa, and its absence denies residents, industries, and small businesses a vital service.
Without broadband access, rural residents are often excluded from online educational opportunities, the ability to...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
This Saturday, Aug. 26, is Women’s Equality Day 2023. The U.S. Congress designated Aug. 26 as Women’s Equality Day in 1973 in order to commemorate the 19th Amendment. Celebrated every Aug. 26, the day celebrates U.S. women’s right to vote and reminds us of the...
Economic hardship caused, in large part, by President Biden’s wasteful spending policies and misguided attacks on American energy production recently broke another record. For the first time in over two decades, mortgage rates rose to 7.12 percent as the Federal Reserve continues its rate hikes to...
Betting on political contests is prohibited in America. Yet, gambling organizations throughout the world strongly predict Joe Biden (D) and Donald Trump (R) will be the 2024 presidential election contenders.
One would think card carrying Democrats would be all in to support Biden’s re-election...
“Hola Hour”
Every day, whether here in Mexico or in the US, I take a walk. Walking in the morning would be nice, but that’s when I write, so, in the afternoon, I head out to see what the world looks like.
I always greet a lot of people on my walk, no matter which country I am in. I talk to dogs...
On Marion, Kansas, Friday morning, four local police officers and three sheriff’s deputies raided the office of the Marion County Record newspaper; the home of its co-owners, Eric Meyer and his 98-year-old mother, Joan Meyer; and the home of Marion vice mayor, Ruth Herbel, 80. They seized computers...
Q: What do you look forward to every year at the Iowa State Fair?
A: Like many Iowans, I look forward to the Iowa State Fair every year. For 11 days, the fair showcases the best of Iowa’s heritage, history and industry, featuring one of the world’s largest livestock shows and the iconic butter...
“Summer Cold”
So, I got a cold.
If you catch a cold in the winter, everyone is sympathetic. They tell you to drink hot tea and put on another sweater. A cold in the winter just seems like part of the season, and I can turn the thermostat up and wait it out.
A summer cold is totally different.
A...
