Hailstorms can cause significant damage to homes, vehicles, and other property, leading to costly repairs. Understanding how to handle an insurance claim after a hail storm can make the process smoother....

Some of you may have seen my interview with Iowa PBS for the Iowa Life program that released April 1. It’s still available on Iowa PBS website if you haven’t, or on YouTube at this point as well. Not...

Spring has once again returned to the area, with March going out just as much like a lion as it did entering. We’ve already had a number of spring storms roll through the area. And as temperatures...

I hate washing windows. Well, I don’t really hate washing windows—it’s just that there are other things I like more. Like almost anything. But now that it’s spring, I notice that I can barely...

Lisbon City Council is taking the lessons learned in the past to help the new Lisbon Sporting Complex get off on the right feet by setting up no parking zones along Jefferson Street and Third Avenue. With...

When “The Blue Marble” photo of Earth was taken by the crew of Apollo 17 from the surface of the moon on December 7, 1972, it showed us just how vulnerable and precious our planet, that little droplet...

One of the exciting parts for me of starting first grade was getting to eat lunch at school in the cafeteria. We had just moved to Boise, Idaho from Cleveland, Ohio, so I was starting at a brand new school...

On Friday, Wartburg Choir will be coming to town to perform with the Mount Vernon High School Choir. It’s a day after Wartburg hosts its UKnight Day fundraising event, where I’m already remembering...

Last week, many citizens received notices of what proposed levy rates will be for city, county, and school districts, as has been the case over the last two years. A table on the back page of that publication,...

This morning, I opened the refrigerator and I couldn’t believe what I saw—or rather what I didn’t see. Somehow, as incredible as it was—in defiance of all logic and precedent and...and decency—there...

Lately, I have been feeling uneasy about St. Patrick’s Day. When I was a kid, I was so proud of being Irish. I would tell perfect strangers that my family came from Ireland. On St. Patrick’s Day,...

One of the things that has irked me in this current legislative session has been the state house trying to overstep local control or even parental controls in their legislative decisions. Especially...