After writing a strong defense of Iowa's nonpartisan judicial system for last week's NSP and urging the retention of all judges, I decided to check out Sioux City activist Bob Vander Plaats' Family … [Read more...]

The governor of a state known for its corruption – where justice is bought and sold to the highest bidder – has no business telling my state, which is known for its clean politics and nonpartisan … [Read more...]

As soon as last week's paper was out, I was on the road to Mackinac Island, Mich., to receive training to serve as a delegate on Rotary International's Council on Legislation next spring. The training … [Read more...]

Unless you have totally not been paying attention, there will be an election at North Scott next Tuesday, Sept. 11 (that's just 11 years after the fateful day in 2001, which also was a Tuesday). It's … [Read more...]

I tuned in to Iowa Public TV the evening of March 6 to watch my Rotary friends man the phones for IPTV's annual "Festival," and I couldn't change the channel. Not because of the Rotarians, but the … [Read more...]

I've never seen so much love between Eldridge and Davenport as at last week's railroad dedication (see p. 1A). Eldridge Mayor Marty O'Boyle and Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba might as well have been … [Read more...]

Dear Readers, Let me introduce myself. My name is Ava Mae Sleep and I am your guest columnist for this week. Actually, I couldn't have been your guest columnist last week because I hadn't … [Read more...]