The U.S. Supreme Court got something right (for a change) when they ruled that California can refuse to buy pork from another state if such pork is not raised to their demands.
The State Journal on March 15 reported that legislative Republicans tried to introduce a bill that would give women even fewer rights and freedoms on abortion than they had before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
There’s a great economics lesson to be learned in the front page article, “For Sale, U.S. crops find buyers despite fewer deals.” (February 11, 2023)
Republicans are working hard to make Wisconsin like Mississippi -- one of the worst educated and poorest state in the nation.
So former President Donald Trump wants us to protest and get arrested?
I have a strong comment for voters who plan to vote Republican. In Iowa, they are Gov. Kim Reynolds, Charles Grassley, Ashley Hinson and Dr. Mariannette Miller Meeks. All four of them will work to let Trump free of all charges against him.
My Iowa U.S. Senator needs to take “political action,” but I’m concerned about which PACs (Political Action Committees) influence Chuck Grassley. He’s received over $2.5 million from over 1,100 large companies like drug, oil and retail businesses. What influence are they buying? Retired thre…
Over the last years the Iowa Legislature has automatically given hunters whatever they want. More seasons, longer seasons, use of silencers so they can shoot into private property without the resident knowing it, can have loaded and un-cased guns in vehicles so they can quickly shoot out the…
I see that President Joe Biden is taking credit for gas prices coming down a minuscule 40 cents per gallon. That's like your landlord doubling your rent and, after complaining about it for months, he drops it $10.
Pete Coret’s letter calling for more promotion of ethanol (May 7) brings to mind the one aspect of our country that could finally bring us down.
I recently read your article in the March 26 edition about the sustained corn price due to growing ethanol demand. I, myself, am a strong supporter for the E-85 blend, which is a widely popular fuel for performance-oriented individuals because of its 106 octane rating and engine intake-cooli…
Your article dated Feb. 19 titled “Beef giant JBS to pay $52.5 M to settle price-fixing lawsuit” was no surprise.
Ethanol, an industry responsible for consuming 53% of Iowa’s corn crop, is an incredibly efficient, innovative fuel. While it already burns cleaner than traditional fossil fuels, new investments in carbon capture could make Iowa ethanol plants even more sustainable, competitive and successfu…
A case can be made that the “crisis” in “climate crisis” refers to a growing number of people using fear as a manipulation tool for personal gain. Manufacturing and construction of everything carbon-neutralizing seek profit by riding the coat-tails of climate fear-mongering.
The Feb. 12 article about the dichotomy of high residue making corn farming difficult raises some serious issues.
I wanted to believe it wasn’t true. The news was shocking, and it happened just a few weeks ago in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Eight hundred baby pigs were starved to death on a factory farm just west of Cedar Falls.
I don’t know of anyone in today’s modern world that would starve or freeze to death if so-called “sport hunting and trapping” were stopped. It’s a misnomer to call it sport when one side has semi-auto firepower, scopes, camouflage, is schooled in the lifestyle and habits of intended victims,…
Chuck Quimbach's article in the Dec. 20 State Journal, "Lab offers job training for inmates near release," was about training for those who are soon to be released back into the community. The article and Kevin Carr, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, conveniently overlook…
Like Ahmaud Arbery, I have stopped to check out home construction sites several times. Like Arbery, I have walked on a site with no construction occurring, without permission and with no discernible identification that I belonged there. Both of us are technically guilty of trespassing.
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If you go bird watching you take binoculars. If you go mushroom hunting you take a sack or two. To go deer hunting you take a gun.
Monday's State Journal article "Verdict won't end enduring debate" was wrong to put "guns" center stage in the Kenosha riots situation that led to Kyle Rittenhouse shooting several people.
I agree with the Wisconsin State Journal's editorial last Sunday, “Madison needs to get a homeless shelter done." We are long past the time when church basements and city parks would substitute for a humane and sufficient means of meeting the needs of homeless residents.
I drive a short distance on gravel roads to go check pastured cattle each day. I often stop to pick up a beer can tossed out either to avoid the open container law or just for lack of respect for our environment.
I appreciate the effort people like Matt Russell (executive director of Interfaith Power and Light) put into a conversation on improving our world. But it reminds me of a recent campaign by former Representative Jim Leach promoting “civil dialogue.” As I listened to him on the radio it was a…
Our Iowa and U.S. lawmakers are going to shove another repugnant thing down our throats — Daylight Savings Time (DST) all year long. It’s being pushed by Big Money/Big Business and well-paid lobbyists and the ultra rich.
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