About: Margaret Vander Weerdt

I once had a journalism professor who said to write columns and news about what people are talking about. So, I suppose I could write about how all the media much bigger than your weekly newspaper are all hyped about next week’s first-in-the-nation caucuses here in Iowa. I could write about the attack ads that are...

A reader shared this email with me. Someone added at the beginning, “This is right on the nose. Read it slowly. I don’t know who wrote it, but I am guessing it was a senior! I first started reading this and was reading fast until I reached the third sentence. I stopped and started over...

When the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, another new year was entering history. Writers write, singers sing, and financial pundits fill the airwaves, columns, and blogs with what the average person should do and be in the year ahead. I’m not into resolutions much, but it seems I’m always in the organizing and planning mode,...

Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy once said, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” Our world today is changing rapidly. From the environment to politics to families to business, our day-to-day lives are evolving and transforming. A new year...

Wouldn’t you think by now that the fat man in the funny red suit would realize he no longer fits with today’s world? By modern standards, he’s just way out of date. In our modern age, he still runs around in an antiquated sleigh. And that “Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!” is the same old corny...

Is it holiday time already? The years keep moving along at a faster and faster pace! It’s hard to believe that it was a year ago already the last time our home was decorated, the tree was trimmed, goodies were made, presents were purchased and wrapped, and, of course, holiday cards were mailed to friends...