Irony doesn’t begin to explain why pro-choice activists chose Mother’s Day weekend to picket the homes of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts, who appear ready to overturn Roe v. Wade.
So spring is in the air and it is time for rebirth, renewal, anticipation and optimism for the warm days and weeks ahead. It is also a time for hope and progress toward positive goals in our lives, our communities and the world. However, the events of the last few years and the current state…
Food is actually the spice of life - and the greater the variety the better. As I have mentioned in previous columns, I grew up in a mixed ethnic neighborhood of Pittsburgh in the 1950’s. We rarely dined out, but the homemade meals passed down through generations were delicious. We ate Polis…
Last Sunday, the Journal published on its Opinion page a column by the Washington Post's George Will on the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. Mr. Will is one of my favorite national columnists. He is intelligent, fair minded and a classic American conservative in the mold of one of h…
We live in troubled times in this great land and, at times, the bad news can be terribly overwhelming. Don’t worry, I am not about to offer up a catalog of what ails us as a country. Rather, I want to share the truly remarkable reduction in poverty rates that have occurred over the past year.
When past presidents have seen their approval numbers take a dive, they went on foreign trips. Sometimes this works, but more often it doesn’t, because failure at home often follows them abroad. World leaders can sense failure and its twin, weakness.
"Let Poland be Poland!"
"Let Poland be Poland!"
Vice President Kamala Harris, who appears to be in the witness protection program when it comes to her assigned role of restoring our southern border, has re-surfaced in a video she sent to 300 Black churches in Virginia. In it, she calls on congregants to vote for Democratic candidate for g…
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” So wrote Albert Camus, my favorite French novelist-philosopher. I think it wonderfully characterizes this season of the year. I don’t really have a favorite season, but this fall has been special for me.
Recently, the Journal editorial board endorsed the decision of the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors to use $15.6 million dollars in federal COVID relief funds to cover the higher than expected cost to construct a new jail. I strongly disagree with both the endorsement and the use of thos…
As President Lyndon Johnson and the best and brightest of the 1960s were broken on the wheel of Vietnam, the Biden presidency may well be broken on the wheel of the Taliban's triumph in Afghanistan.
So Joe Biden has completed the first six months of his presidency and what a refreshing, heartening difference. A sense of normalcy, decency and calmness now characterizes the state of our beloved country. We do not have to be exposed to the lies, vicious personal attacks and out right incom…
Firefighters work to put out a fire at Sioux Laundry, 510 Centennial Dr., in North Sioux City City, South Dakota. Tuesday morning, May 17, 2022. Fire was reported at the commercial laundry building in the early morning hours.
Firefighters work to put out a fire at Sioux Laundry, 510 Centennial Dr., in North Sioux City City, South Dakota. Tuesday morning, May 17, 2022. Fire was reported at the commercial laundry building in the early morning hours.
Friends of bride and groom Grace Markovich and Jack Dunn have organized a fundraiser for Younes Dayekh. He was severely injured in a crash in Davenport on Friday, where he was visiting to serve as an usher in the wedding.
The Sioux City Musketeers play the Madison Capitols in USHL Clark Cup championship hockey action played Monday, May 16, 2022, at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City.
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana and the ACLU of Nebraska said requiring petitions to obtain the signature of 5% of voters in 38 of the state’s 93 counties diluted the votes of residents in the more densely populated urban areas.
Several new “prairie ambassadors” are frolicking at the Crane Trust. Small and adorable baby bison will keep arriving through May at the habitat conservation area in central Nebraska.
Friends of bride and groom Grace Markovich and Jack Dunn have organized a fundraiser for Younes Dayekh. He was severely injured in a crash in Davenport on Friday, where he was visiting to serve as an usher in the wedding.
Jury Commissioner Troy Hawk said they've always had people here or there not show up. But in the past three to six months more people have been ignoring the summons they're required by law to fill out.
NORTH SIOUX CITY -- Emergency crews battled an early morning blaze at a North Sioux City business on Tuesday.
Before Judge Steven Andreasen
Per a release from the Iowa Department of Corrections: The Walthill, Neb. resident was admitted to the Sioux City Residential Treatment Facility on Feb. 11, 2022 and failed to report on Friday.
"When officers arrived on scene they did not locate any victims or involved persons but did locate evidence of a shooting."
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana and the ACLU of Nebraska said requiring petitions to obtain the signature of 5% of voters in 38 of the state’s 93 counties diluted the votes of residents in the more densely populated urban areas.
Hundreds of newly released court exhibits pull back the curtain on how the Rams left St. Louis.
SIOUX CITY -- A nonprofit group is no longer considering the former Sioux City YMCA as a potential site for a faith-based restoration ministry for individuals struggling with addiction.
SIOUX CITY -- Sioux City Police Chief Rex Mueller told Sioux City councilmembers that two mobile speed kiosks will be operational in Sioux City beginning Tuesday.