Opinion

Sometimes I still have to laugh at our lack of common sense. As I've admitted before, we are city folks, just living in the country.

So Valentines Day has come and gone. And, just like every other year, I heard several complaints, rants, and rages against the whole idea.

The astronauts and other experts in that field are currently testing new hi-tech communication devices, which will soon be deployed on the International Space Station.

Is it too late to avert children dying? There is a "crisis threatening the lives of thousands of American children," according to ABC news.

From the very earliest days of the Catholic Church and its doctrine we believe that life begins when the sperm and egg are united.

On Feb. 2, a big event happened in a little town in Pennsylvania. At 7:25 a.m., Punxsutawney Phil (a groundhog) saw his shadow amongst partly cloudy skies.

Sooner or later it was bound to happen. After two years of blissful, virtually stress-free grandparenthood, I had a bad day yesterday.

Dear Editor, The legislature convened in January and should give serious consideration to the unanimous, bi-partisan recommendations of Governor Branstad's Transportation 2020 Commission regarding highway funding.

It has happened so often that it’s practically part of the ecclesiastical calendar. Each January, the pastors of churches (and at times the leaders of some non-church organizations) receive menacing letters from the lawyers representing the...

Preface to a book Report on The Housing Boom and Bust by Dr. Thomas Sowell Bio of Thomas Sowell author of The Housing Boom and Bust Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and autho...