It’s where everyone went
It’s where everyone went By Arvid Huisman There are few memories of long-ago farm days that bring as many reactions as recollections of old outhouses. One mention of the little b…
Lawmakers wag their fingers with new Ian Roberts Resume Fraud law
By Randy Evans Come July, Iowa employers may want to add an ominous warning on their job application forms: tell a lie and you could go to jail. That’s right — no more puffin…
GUEST COLUMN: Report from the Capitol: Tax reform, budget talks continue in Des Moines
GUEST COLUMN Report from the Capitol: Tax reform, budget talks continue in Des Moines By Rep. Cindy Golding, District 83 On Thursday morning of Holy Week, many of us participat…
Sam’s father had the right idea
Sam’s father had the right idea By Arvid Huisman In the early 1980s I attended a one-week newspaper advertising sales training program in Rochester, New York. I was an invited gu…
My battle with quicksand; well sort of
My battle with quicksand; well sort of By Arvid Huisman Everything I knew about quicksand was what I had learned from action programs on television. As a young boy I experienced …
Guest Column: No anchors, no soul
Guest Column: No anchors, no soul By Dave Busiek If I were still anchoring a local TV newscast, I’d be watching closely what’s unfolding at KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids. The CBS affil…
Paying respect and supporting the family
Paying respect and supporting the family By Arvid Huisman As I have grown older I have witnessed an increasing frequency of funerals. In a recent five-day period I attended thre…
Respectful or not, America enables criticism and dissent
Respectful or not, America enables criticism and dissent By Randy Evans Noah Petersen and Priscilla Villarreal live 1,200 miles from each other, Petersen in Newton, Iowa; Villarr…
A rose by any other name
A rose by any other name By Arvid Huisman Four centuries ago William Shakespeare wrote, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” This line from Romeo and Juliet is valid …
Guest Column: If the Midwest is hot, why isn't Iowa?
Guest Column: If the Midwest is hot, why isn't Iowa? The affordability crisis isn't helping the Hawkeye State By Ed Tibbetts The Midwest is hot. That’s not a sentence I expecte…
Des Moines’ costly badge of secrecy
Des Moines’ costly badge of secrecy By Randy Evans City leaders in Des Moines are making it difficult to understand why they selected the new police chief, considering how they h…