“Rod Stewart Hair”
“I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.
Opinions
Q: How is Iowa integral to Thanksgiving?
A: As Iowa’s senior U.S. Senator and lifelong family farmer, I take pride in our state’s bountiful harvest and the work put in year round by Iowa farm families and workers along the supply chain to put food on the table. At Thanksgiving time, it’s...
If you were a woman
And I was a man
Would it be so hard to understand
That a heart’s a heart
And we do what we can
If you were a woman
And I was a man
—”If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man),”
Bonnie Tyler
Our lives on this earth are brief, chaotic, and individually unique; and if my...
If you followed this year’s elections, at some point the question probably occurred to you: Why do people do this? The endless campaign events, the constant scrutiny . . . and increasingly, the very real and alarming threat of political violence. What drives someone to put up with it all?
I...
While the Nov. 8 midterm election has passed, several ballot tabulations, recounts and court challenges are in-the-works. Should election results show that Republicans control an abundance of state legislatures, don’t be surprised if GOP’s next move will be to call for a U.S. Constitutional...
“Loved and Lost”
We thought we would miss the festivities, which just shows how much we still have to learn about Mexico.
My husband, Peter, and I arrived in San Miguel de Allende on the 2nd of November.
“It’s too bad we’ll miss the Day of the Dead,” I told Peter when he made reservations. I...
I could use this space to wax poetic about the concept of time and unpredictability of the future—for what would likely feel like the hundredth time since taking over this column in 2018—but regular readers of this column are no doubt tired of the repetition on such dismal subjects.
The last...
I don’t know about you, but personally, I have a love-hate relationship with Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
I mean, don’t get me wrong—it seems pretty great at first: belly full of stuffing, new fall trends on sale, Christmas shopping done early, decompressing after too much time with that one...
Letter to the Editor,
There are, of course, nut cases on both sides of the political aisle who advocate or commit violence, but there is NO legitimate “both sides” argument about political violence. Threats against members of Congress have increased ten-fold since Donald Trump’s election, mainly...
“Flu season” has become such a commonplace turn of phrase that it’s easy to overlook just how big a threat the flu can pose. But estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that as many as 41 million illnesses and 52,000 deaths each year can be attributed to the flu...
“Stubby’s Chance”
I am delighted to report that my mother has come around.
I have been lobbying my mother for months to take pity on a little red squirrel who had acquired a great fondness for her, demonstrating his devotion by digging up all her flowerpots and gazing at her for minutes at a time...
