Orlan Love

For most of my 77 years, I have attended the Memorial Day ceremonies at our cemetery and listened proudly as the names of the more than 200 veterans buried here were spoken by a representative of our American Legion post. As a kid I was amazed that our ce... See more

For the first time in my 35 years as a newspaper writer and editor I am going to endorse a candidate for public office. Running for secretary of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship are two candidates who present a clear choice: The inc... See more

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Among proverbs with more than a kernel of truth: There’s no fool like an old fool. Fraudsters know we may be in cognitive decline, that we tend toward credulit... See more

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The smallmouth bass has established itself as America’s fish. Makes me proud to be an American since it has been my favorite fish for as long as I can remember... See more

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Many people — in Scandinavia, especially — live by a saying that sounds like a slogan dreamt up by an ad agency representing North Face sportswear: “There is n... See more