Iowa cannot survive another government that we have been living with. Grassley still getting a paycheck for governing must be an easy job. Healthcare — let’s demand what they have! Those responsible for meeting once a month with the resident council at IVH did not meet once and denied ...
I’ve shared many times that my sister and I have grown fairly close since I left high school a few years ago. I’ve had my own personal ups and downs, and she’s always been there for me. It’s been a rewarding experience as we both navigate new chapters of our lives, enjoying each ...
It could be two in the afternoon or two in the morning, eight am, noon, six, ten, or 4:47 Christmas morning. The time doesn’t matter. Whatever time it is, someone will be in the bathroom. For almost thirty long years now, I have lived in the same house with the same three other people with ...
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year’s! At least we got a break from all the snow we were getting in early December. I’m excited to have celebrated my 1-year anniversary since I took the oath of office as a County Supervisor. Thank you for the opportunity ...
This past year as Sheriff has been challenging, eye opening, and rewarding. Overall, I truly love being Sheriff. A portion of the year was spent preparing for and handling a full murder trial, while also preparing for a second. What many people do not see is how much work happens long before ...
Let’s get one thing straight: words and phrases don’t always make sense. Some of them are outdated, some of them feel completely made up, and some of them exist solely to make you feel like you missed a day of school that everyone else attended. Am I sometimes willfully ignorant of the ...
Being mindful of good health and food preparation during this season’s great flu exchange, I thought it might be good to “review” kitchen health standards since I do all the cooking now. (Actually, I was viewing this info for the first time.) I discovered that 1 out of every 6 Americans ...
2025 was arduous and is good to have behind us. The fever might have broken. Trump was raving mad on TV last week, almost spitting into the camera. This just days after saying that he doesn’t want Somalis living here because they are garbage. It was astonishing to hear even this president ...
Another year with the Tama-Toledo News Chronicle has passed us by, faster than anyone may want to admit. With the New Year fast approaching, I want to take this opportunity to give a rundown of my year. Ups and downs, leaps and bounds, late nights and early mornings — everything was on the ...
Well, this is my last column of the year, and believe me when I tell you, I am not going to forget 2025 anytime soon. Chances are, I will at some point, Alzheimer's and insanity run in the family, but until then, it shall be stuck in my head. This year has been complicated, crushing, exciting, ...