Jul 25, 2025 | Publisher's Column
With all the rainy and hot weather as of late, we know what often accompanies it — mosquitoes. Now there may be someone reading this who actually likes mosquitoes, but I don’t. I don’t like the buzzing, and, as a fair-skinned Irishman, I don’t like the biting. They...
Jul 22, 2025 | Publisher's Column
A popular adage says the best things in life are free. But are they? A few decades back, I was in a staff meeting about truth in advertising with a representative from the Iowa Attorney General’s office. We were told no advertising should publish that promotes...
Jul 17, 2025 | Publisher's Column
This column is dedicated to all the painters out there. Not the Pablo Picasso types. You are great, too, but this one is for those of you with the paint rollers, the 4-inch brushes, the power sprayers and the dozens of drop cloths. You have my respect and admiration. ...