“Rod Stewart Hair”
“I like your hair!” a woman at the party said.
Opinions
As regular readers may have noticed (or will notice upon publishing of this column), there has been a distinct lack of “new” on my end, in regards to the state of the public sphere and the current and onoing global crisis. While it is important to remind ourselves of the facts and remain aware and...
Dear Editor,
There are two reasons for this letter, but a foundation needs to be laid first.
As a native of Lake Mills and a 1970 graduate of LMCS, those early years were influenced by ‘The Greatest Generation,’ people who survived the Great Depression and WWII. They led by their example of hard...
By Gladys Godinez,
community organizer
Center for Rural Affairs
Meatpacking plants across the country have become COVID-19 hotspots, and the struggles faced by the people working inside are apparent and alarming.
Our friends and neighbors are being asked to risk their health, safety, and lives...
Congress passed a coronavirus stimulus bill (CARES Act) intended to put money in the hands of individuals and organizations. Two large programs are the Paycheck Protection Program (“Paycheck” or “PPP”) and the Main Street Lending Program (“Main Street”). We don’t yet know, officially, how these...
Q: What concerns do you have about nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic?
A: Protecting the health and safety of patients, residents and their care providers is the number one concern. That’s why the Trump administration in March issued a temporary ban restricting non-essential visitors...
“Raven Watch”
The ravens are back.
Last year they had a nest right on my hiking trail, but I didn’t notice them making it. I didn’t notice when they started guarding it, or when the female laid eggs. I didn’t notice a thing. I never saw the nest—which is almost five feet across—and I’m not...
This week will be personal. I think we can all relate to needing a breath with the regular influx of heavy news and issues, and this week—more than previous weeks since self-isolation began—I don’t want to think . . . not weighty, mentally draining thoughts, anyway. The only thing I want to think...
Iowans all across this state are going through a similar range of emotions together. COVID-19 haunts our communities like a dangerous ghost. The uncertainty of how we get through can feel daunting at times. But personally, every time I think how badly I want to sit down with friends for a game, or...
When Fox News reporters, Fortune 500 executives, Wall Street Journal conservative writers, former U.N. Ambassador and Gov. Nikki Haley (Rep.) and especially Center for Disease Control personnel repeatedly tell President Trump that massive COVID-19 testing and tracing of 328 million Americans is...
“A Little Stir-Crazy”
It’s safe to say everyone is getting a bit tired of it.
My parents, both in their 80s, were going a little stir-crazy in Florida. They missed their house in the woods and so they filled the RV with food and water, and drove 2,000 miles north. I was worried about them,...