“Rod Stewart Hair”
“I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.
Opinions
Basic economic theory tells us that when too many dollars chase too few goods, the result is inflation. Americans don’t need to take a course in economics to understand this concept because President Biden personally delivered a real-world example. By wasting trillions of dollars—approved by...
Steve Corbin, Professor Emeritus of Marketing
University of Northern Iowa
Martin Niemoller (1892-1984), a German Lutheran pastor, composed a 1946 post-World War II confessional titled “First they came for the Socialists . . ..” The four-line composition explains, in straight-forward language, how...
Q: What’s the 10-year forecast for the federal budget and its impact on the economy?
A: According to projections released in February by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), dark clouds loom on the federal government’s fiscal horizon. The CBO crunches numbers for a 10-year window to...
“A Piece of Cake”
My husband, Peter, and I landed in Mexico again, and we did what we have done in the past. We bought an enormous cake.
It’s nice to have a cake in the house. I have discovered it is not necessarily a good idea to eat cake every day, as it eventually makes my clothes too small....
Dear Editor
Q: What do you call 53 millionaires around a TV watching the Super Bowl?
A: The Minnesota Vikings.
I’m not a millionaire, but I’m a Vikings fan, and a KC Chiefs fan. Last year I even picked up a third team favorite—the SF 49er’s. It’s all about QB Purdy. Sorry, Packer fans. Green Bay...
With two kids now in their early twenties, I‘ve spent a lot of time wondering if my kids will end up living in Iowa as they wrap up their education and start their careers. My husband and I spent a year away before returning to Iowa to build our lives, so I know it’s a rite of passage to try...
Q: Why did the Senate Judiciary Committee bring Big Tech executives to testify before Congress?
A: When it comes to the safety of children on the internet, parents across our country want action, answers and accountability. Moms and dads across America are raising the next generation who are...
“Enough”
My husband, Peter, and I are headed out to Mexico again, and before we do, I thought it was a good time of year to check in with some folks I care about, to see how 2024 had been treating them so far.
First, I had dinner with my oldest friend, Andrew. He told me about his mother, who...
I was recently having a discussion with my friends—a discussion that quickly morphed into a debate—regarding the ethics of AI engines such as ChatGPT/OpenAI.
Now, my feelings on Artificial Intelligence are complicated. In general, I suppose, they could be summed up by saying that IN THEORY I am...
Dear Editor,
How much longer can we wait for our elected officials to act?
Please don’t let them continue to ignore you and the mandate that Iowa voters overwhelmingly gave them in 2010.
In 2010, 63 percent of Iowa’s voters approved this constitutional amendment.
That’s a rather resounding...
