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Polarization brings out the worst in all of us
This is starting to get ridiculous.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Myhre: Big O: King of the alphabet plugs
I’d like to have a penny for every time I’ve cast out a Big O crankbait.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Iowans on Medicare should embrace health care reform
During the last few weeks, I’ve spent a lot of time talking with my Dad about health care reform. He is a Medicare senior and takes care of my Mom, who is suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. He’s a thoughtful and intelligent man.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Zerschling: New museum to showcase Mill Creek Culture artifacts
To farm their crops of corn, squash or pumpkin, people living along the Big and Little Sioux rivers in Northwest Iowa used hoes made from the shoulder blades of elk, bison or deer.
Nov 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Civilian trial for 9/11 co-conspirators: A 'very bad idea'
The Obama administration has chosen the wrong New York venue to try five co-conspirators in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Instead of a Manhattan courtroom less than a mile from the site of where the World Trade Center stood, the government should have chosen …
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Boy Scout sheds light -- and paint -- on historic school
At 611 Seventh St., near Sioux City's downtown, a bright green house seems a bit out of place. A mural faces the hilly street from the home's south side.
Nov 16, 2009 | 10:15 pm | Loading…
Health care legislation: How will we pay for all the promises?
WASHINGTON -- While the House Democrats spent the week congratulating themselves for squeezing out the midnight passage of their version of health care reform, neutral observers were reminding them: You've left the job half done.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
From the Archives: South Dakota named most healthy state
125 years ago
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Do Americans really want to be more civil?
WASHINGTON -- Growing concern about incivility is one of America's more appealing trends. Increasingly, individuals and institutions are seeking ways to burnish the Golden Rule.
Nov 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Shootings at Fort Hood: 'Tragedy' ... or terrorism?
It's somewhat disconcerting, but the Obama administration continues to dance around the terrorism question. While a new Rasmussen poll shows 60 percent of Americans want the Fort Hood massacre investigated as a terrorist act, the president sees the mass murder as a "tragedy" and a violent…
Nov 14, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Get your Monday morning started with a 'Briefing'
Trust me, I've heard the jokes.
Nov 14, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Myhre: Red River monster 'eyes
SELKIRK, Manitoba -- The mighty Red River spills out of the Lockport Dam and rushes north to massive Lake Winnipeg, about 14 miles away.
Nov 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
'Horrific abuse of women' continues in China
WASHINGTON -- One of the few incontrovertible assertions one can reasonably make is that no one supports forced abortion.
Nov 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Zerschling: Councilman Rixner's election loss attributed to several causes
The weather a week ago Tuesday was cool, but not bad for a November day.
Nov 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
From the Archives: Sioux City elects its first female City Council member
125 years ago
Nov 08, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Wildcat Wheels gives Wayne students a safe ride
Jessie Baxter just wanted to be involved, maybe find an activity in which she could make a difference at Wayne State College.
Nov 06, 2009 | 10:45 pm | Loading…
From the Archives: Cathedral Catholic elementary school in Sioux City will be demolished
125 years ago
Nov 06, 2009 | 3:15 pm | Loading…
Hersom: Future bright for BC frosh center Collison
Rumor has it that living in the shadows of a famous sibling or parent can be a bit of a burden.
Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
A search for truth and justice in Chicago
Anthony McKinney got a life sentence for running down the street.
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Myhre: Pheasants on the high plains
GREGORY, S.D. - Rows of milo and corn seem somehow out of place in the foothills below the Butte Mountains.
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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