Category Archives: Opinion

Let’s have a raise of hands, who is happy the snow is mostly gone and the robins are back? I thought so, most people are very happy spring-like weather is here and the official first day of spring is tomorrow, Mar. 20. We’ve had much worse winters, but the winter just past seemed long, dark,...

In the last week, one of the famous Decorah Eaglets was killed on one of our poles in rural Keokuk County. It was about 150 miles from where it hatched and in a part of the state where we haven’t seen many eagles in the past. We want our customers and fellow Iowans to know that...

I noticed the ad featuring former Olympic diver Greg Louganis and his husband in the Mar. 5 issue of the Hometown Press and was pretty sure it would generate some controversy with some in the community. The Family Research Council (FRC) website that was used as research is a conservative organization founded by James Dobson in...

I had another great day this past week. My wife took me to Des Moines to buy a hassock. I have no idea what a hassock is. I haven’t been shopping with her for 10 years (and will not go in the next 10). The deal was if I would go with her, she would take me...

35 years ago (1980) During the 59th annual meeting of the Sully Cooperative Exchange, it was announced the past year had been another record with sales of $19,351,241, a 27.9 percent increase over the previous year and record savings of $1,137,634. The meeting was held at the Lynnville-Sully High School with the Sully First Reformed Church...

Are you bothered by the number 13 or when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday? If you are, you might suffer from triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number 13. Every year has at least one Friday the 13th, but some years have as many as three of them, like this year....

Daylight Saving Time is here again. I heard a couple of my grandchildren arguing over the weekend. My grandson is not as smart as my granddaughter. He is sure there are more hours of sun when Daylight Saving Time is in gear. I agree with my grandson (especially since he, like me, is wrong most of...