“Rod Stewart Hair”
“I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.
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“A Letter to Krissy”
A couple of days ago, a friend of mine posted something written by a friend of his on Facebook. This is what she had to say:
“I’ve been contemplating what I really miss in life. Why do I feel this empty space? I have not felt completely full in a very long time. I miss the...
As we gather with family and friends this holiday season and consider resolutions in anticipation of the new year, it’s also a time to reflect upon the past year. For Iowa agriculture, 2022 was a year of both unprecedented and historic challenges and yet many reasons to be very optimistic about our...
The Hartford Courant is the oldest US newspaper in continuous publication with its Oct. 29, 1764 issue. Most likely it was the first newspaper to publish a year-in-review article.
What has become a year-in-review newspaper industry tradition, Dec. 15’s Wall Street Journal 26-page special edition...
Recipe for Christmas
I don’t consider myself a person bound by tradition.
Usually, I’m all about change, encouraging people to change and looking for ways to change myself. I generally think that new experiences make life both more memorable and meaningful.
Except for Christmas. I want Christmas...
For the past year, my sweetheart and I have been eagerly planning a trip for the Spring of 2023—our first international excursion together and the first time we’ll both be on the same side of the gates from the get-go.
I am sure it comes as no surprise to any regular readers of this column, when I...
Q: How is waste, fraud and abuse weakening Medicare for current and future generations?
A: Seniors and people with disabilities depend on Medicare for their health care coverage, including more than 650,000 Iowans. Every dollar lost to waste, fraud and abuse rips off the taxpayer and skims...
“Feet on the Floor”
I put my feet on the floor, first thing in the morning, and take a look at them.
They are not the most attractive feet, that’s just a fact.
I have big feet and skinny ankles and it doesn’t take a lot of imagination to see how much they resemble duck feet, but I try not to...
Q: What’s in store for the new Farm Bill?
A: As a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee and a lifelong family farmer, I bring real world experience to the policymaking table on behalf of the farm families who feed and fuel the world. As Congress begins its work on the...
Thankfully, we are five weeks past the 2022 midterm election. I can hear many voters exuding a sigh of relief and shouting, after $17 billion was spent on disinformation, misinformation and the occasional truthful political ad, “yes, finally, the election is over.”
Normal life—I think—is back and...
Maybe that little reminder just popped up on your phone letting you know that the Secret Santa exchange with your coworkers is actually tonight, not next week, and you have no idea what to get for Craig in HR. Maybe you had every intention of doing your Christmas shopping like three weekends ago,...
