You know what a governor does, what a senator does, and maybe what a house representative does, but what does an attorney general do? The answer is, it depends a lot on who you elect and what they consider the job to be.

Letter: Constitution in crisis with Trump holding power
Opinions/Editorials · September 18, 2026
239 years ago on September 17, 1787, our great and the world’s longest surviving Constitution was completed and sent to the states for ratification.

Editorial: 25 years later, we will ‘Never Forget’
Opinions/Editorials · September 09, 2026
To those who belong to the latter part of Gen Z, or the current “Generation Alpha” (2010-2024), believe your parents and grandparents when they talk about the horrors of Sept. 11, 2001.

82nd Indivisible: Iowa needs new representation to better address water quality
Opinions/Editorials · September 09, 2026
Politicians like Governor Kim Reynolds and Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig have been reluctant to confront Big Ag by saying that binge drinking, obesity, smoking and sun exposure also cause cancer, but those problems are nation-wide.

Guest column: Window fan made hot summer days somewhat tolerable
by Martha Moore Davis · Opinions/Editorials · September 09, 2026
After making hay, we sat in the grass under the hickory tree on what had to have been the hottest day of the summer.

82nd Indivisible Group: Vote ‘no’ on tax policy bill, ‘Amendment One’
Opinions/Editorials · September 04, 2026
Did you know that even if Rob Sand becomes governor of Iowa, we could still be stuck with the tax policy that has caused our state to drop from 25th to 50th in the nation for economic growth in the last year?

Letter: Bohannan, Turek will keep eye on Trump
Opinions/Editorials · September 04, 2026
I see ads popping up from Miller-Meeks, and emails from her and Grassley about fighting waste and fraud in our government.

Letter: Will you stand by and watch chaos, cruelty?
Opinions/Editorials · September 04, 2026
Chaos, cruelty, corruption, conflict — History has not been kind to presidents and administrations that have been characterized by these labels, nor will it be in the future no matter efforts to whitewash it.

82nd Indivisible Gruop: If Iowa goes purple, it could shift balance of power
Opinions/Editorials · August 27, 2026
They say it every election.

Letter: Beware data centers that will go broke fast
Opinions/Editorials · August 27, 2026
As anyone who has followed the news knows, artificial intelligence (AI) and the construction of data centers to power AI have been hot topics.

82nd Indivisible: Trust but verify candidate records before voting
Opinions/Editorials · August 13, 2026
“Trust but verify.”

82nd Indivisible Group: Times are hard right now, prices are up
Opinions/Editorials · August 06, 2026
Join us Saturday for the Hoover’s Hometown Days Parade! Meet at 9:30 am, Saturday, 101 Crestview in West Branch to load up. Then we’ll be collecting food and paper goods at Jack and Jill, 11 am – 1 pm.