Category Archives: Opinion

To my adult daughters on Mother’s Day, A few years ago, I clipped an article a father wrote to his adult sons on Father’s Day, wrote at the top “Do for Mother’s Day some day,” and filed it away. I found it recently, and “some day” is here. I stole the idea because I really like...

Citizenship is defined as the character of an individual viewed as a member of society; behavior in terms of the duties, obligations, and functions of a citizen; the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen. The definition of a citizen is a native or naturalized member of a state...

My wife is having eight or 10 of her first cousins coming to our home this coming weekend. Some she hasn’t seen for decades. They are all women. She has kept me busier than a one-legged man at a butt-kicking contest! One of the nice jobs I was given was cleaning the venetian blinds with a brush....

Thanks to the editor of the “Hometown Press” in Sully, the “angels” I wrote about in an Apr. 20 letter have been identified. “Well, great!” said Bob Bancks on hearing the news. To refresh your memory, on Apr. 1, Bob and his wife Jane, retired Blue Grass farmers, were returning home from a winter stay in Tucson,...

The energy landscape is continually evolving across the country and the world at an unprecedented rate. No longer is our energy generation dependent on one or two fuel sources; instead, the possibilities continue to expand. Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) has been at the forefront of evolving energy for more than a decade. As we...

Who are the ‘Sully angels?’ Are there angels among us on Earth? Some people certainly think so. Guideposts, which publishes numerous magazines including “Angels On Earth Magazine,” writes at guideposts.org, “Many people believe that angels are God’s messengers at work in the world today. Angels come in many forms, from helpful animals to mysterious strangers. “Angels can come...

How many times have you been asked where you live? When you answer “Iowa,” you know the next question. “Is that the state with all the potatoes?” Or, “So you must really like corn?” Or the worst, “Where is that even at?” We’ve all learned to laugh at all these responses and sometimes even the people saying them, mainly...