“Rod Stewart Hair”
“I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.
Opinions
I know that many of the readers of my dad’s “Gasper’s Gabble” really enjoyed his ramblings and thoughts on subjects surrounding politics, local happenings, as well as personal experiences—and I know my dad strived for variety in his weekly musings. I am also aware, that so far in my own writings...
Hiring the right person
Dear Dave,
I own a small business with two employees, and I have a bit of a hiring conundrum. I’m looking at two candidates for a position, and on paper they’re evenly matched. I’ve interviewed each of them four times, and I’m still undecided. I was hoping you had an idea...
Dear Editor,
For awhile now, it’s seemed that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is doing everything in their power to make sure factory farm polluters can keep polluting our water.
Just last year, the DNR proposed to weaken E.coli rules to hide the fact that more and more Iowa...
BY CONRAD BASCOM
LAKE MILLS GRAPHIC
A few of my thoughts from before and after the World Cup final—a tense and mold-breaking football match that took place Sunday between Croatia and France’s national teams in Luzhniki Stadium in Russia. Here are some reasons why this iteration has been...
“You okay, budder?” are words that our dog, Lambeau, has heard many times in his life. Whether because of some foreign object that somehow found its way into his mouth, the aftermath of a strange animal encounter, or on the ride home from each visit to the vet, Lambeau has been the subject of our...
Some issues permeate society without regard to who you are or where you come from. Opioid addiction is one of those issues.
Chances are that you or someone close to you is personally affected by this epidemic. Opioid addiction is bringing unlikely allies together in the fight against it. With...
Keep it simple and safe
Dear Dave,
My husband and I finally have our full emergency fund in place. Like you recommend, we’ve kept it in a money market account with check writing privileges for easy accessibility. Recently, we heard about short-term bond funds with a higher interest rate than our...
You may have seen my first column as the new writer of the Gasper Gabble in last week’s edition. Since then, everything and nothing has changed. The alternate reality myself and my family are living in will never be fully settled into. As many grieve and mourn and return to their comfortable...
Editor,
We in Iowa are facing ever-increasing threats of water and air pollution from factory farms. The industry knows it; our governor knows it; our legislators know it; the Department of Natural Resources knows it—but nobody seems to have a spine anymore. I love Iowa, and it is very hard to...
In the past week, I have entered an alternate reality.
In the past week I heard my dad sneeze through the ceiling of the basement and I jumped like I always have—like I still do . . . but now the sound comes from another reality. In the past week my parents finally persuaded me to be on their...
