Thoughts on Campaign Junk Mail and the 2nd Iowa Congressional District Race

Getting sick of getting campaign junk mail? So am I. But, I want to point out one thing that two candidates hasn’t addressed.

A Governor For All Seasons

He will always be “Governor Ray” to a generations of Iowans.

A Tiger’s Roar: Pat Mitchell (1939-2015)

Pat Mitchell was the head football coach at Cedar Falls for so long, I thought he was the only football coach the Tigers ever had.

Mitchell’s passing last week not only an end of a great era for Cedar Falls athletics, but a major loss of one of the most iconic sports figures in Cedar Valley and Iowa prep history.

“March Madness” Finally Comes to Des Moines

Remember when Wells Fargo Arena and the Iowa Events Center opened in 2005? Remember when people complained about paying $6 for a beer at Wells Fargo? Remember when the Polk County Board of Supervisors had that ridiculous iron-clad contract to put an AHL team inside Wells Fargo? Remember when people expected Wells Fargo and Des…

“There’s No Use Complaining…It’s Here”: A Guide to District Football Part 1

It was going to happen. The question was “when”, “how”, and “who”? No matter how much kicking-and-screaming there was from the eastern side of the state, they were going to be corralled with the west and finally be under one system, with the rest of everyone else. Now, it’s here. It’s time to get acquainted….