Editor's Note: Dr. James Merchant wrote the following essay on research into Iowa's lung cancer incidence. It was published in the Storm Lake Times Pilot. The issue is so critical we publish it here, as well. Art Cullen's Notebook is a reader-supported pu... See more
Chris Jones says he is not measuring for drapes in the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture's office at the state capitol just yet. The Democratic challenger to Republican incumbent Mike Naig is, however, thinking seriously about assembling a staff of 'high-prof... See more
Posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 11:57 am We met a sharp farmer from North Central Iowa who works for an ag manufacturer, conservative politically and agriculturally. He's into reduced tillage and cover crops. He loathes regulation, which is one of his a... See more
Gulls floated against a blue autumnal sky just off Storm Lake. Finally, combines are in the fields sweeping up corn and beans as if they might be worth the effort amid the trade bluster. It's always something, never easy out here against the wind. An elec... See more
The Republicans running things announced last week that they are locating a $15 billion steel mill in Southeast Iowa, near Keokuk and Fort Madison in hard-pressed Lee County. Knowing next to nothing except that they are facing a drubbing in November, the ... See more
