Nebraska’s reputation for warm welcomes and hospitality is known nationally, but it’s taken an increasingly international flavor over the years.
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I enjoyed the editorial by Cal Thomas on climate change in the July 3 edition. It reminded me of the prediction of climate change Guru Al Gore…
There are over 7.6 billion people in the world now. That is an increase of 1.6 billion in just 18 years. It took all of human history to reach…
Those who enter the country illegally and those who employ them disrespect the law. They show disregard for those who are following the law. W…
What were those silly twits thinking when they allowed fireworks to be sold in mid-June and expected people to save them until the third and f…
I am trying with all my might and brain power to try to figure out why Jeremy Taylor is raising such a fuss about Sioux Rivers Regional Mental…
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Everyone knows that feeling of an empty stomach. However, the feeling of running on empty without a way to resolve it is a reality for many in…
In what otherwise is a busy, productive legislative session, Iowa lawmakers this year have failed to address what should be the important prio…
It didn't get headlines, but creation of a 24/7 sobriety program is a winner for Iowa, including Woodbury County.
On this, we couldn't agree more with Sioux City Board of Education member Jackie Warnstadt: The public is largely "uninformed" about the local…
Just five months after voters re-elected Steve King to his U.S. House seat, the 4th District race is under way again.
Properly, Woodbury County supervisors in 2011 banned guns in the courthouse, then in 2014 the board put some teeth in the ban by restricting c…
Iowa's election system will be stronger as a result of a bill advancing through the Legislature.
Governor Dennis Daugaard last month made the right call when he vetoed a bill to allow guns at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre (thankfully,…
We hope this session marks the last time we hear and read about traffic camera debate in the Iowa Statehouse. We have lost count of how many s…
Mayor Bob Scott raised eyebrows, including ours, at a March 20 City Council meeting when he suggested converting the downtown Convention Cente…
Use of cellphones by drivers is so common it's almost a surprise to see someone behind the wheel who isn't holding one.
2016 was the year of “fake news.” It dominated the election cycle, it took over Facebook feeds and even caused crime.
Add ours to the growing list of voices calling for a special prosecutor, or special counsel, to probe ties between Russia and President Trump …
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Is it just us, or does this city study itself a lot?
Painful as we understand it will be, we are all for cutting federal spending.
When a onetime Klan imperial wizard and neo-Nazis are singing your praises, it's time for self-reflection.
If U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, doesn't schedule public meetings, commonly known as town halls, and doesn't tell everyone about them in publi…
Vibrant quality of life translates to a diverse spectrum of attributes, including culture. One significant local cultural attribute is the Sio…
We understand the essential need for repair of local streets and bridges, but at the same time we sympathize with private businesses negativel…
In what has become, for us, an annual editorial tradition, we again this year welcome teams and fans to Sioux City for our local version of "M…
