Need something to listen to this week? Check out some recent episodes from various podcasts from around the country.
There are politicians and commentators claim that immigrants, and unauthorized immigrants in particular, commit a lot of crime. Are these claims true? The topic is discussed in this week's episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast.
Things certainly feel off right now. There are less cars on the road, less people in public places. As employees, we are asked to work remotely from home. Many campuses will remain closed after spring break, as students will be attending their classes online. Community religious services hav…
We are slowly making headway with the end of the corn harvest. Not quite done yet, but a little closer every day. The weather has not been ideal, but there are periods of mainly dry weather where we scurry out into the fields and get busy. Then it starts to drizzle again, and we’re back waiting.
If you are paying attention to the Washington circus that is the impeachment inquiry into President Trump's handling of the much maligned Ukraine call, this is what real collusion looks like: a media largely committed to advancing the goal of Democrats to severely damage or remove him from o…
Why are we suddenly having snow days before Thanksgiving? When does that even happen? I hope we have K-12 students in this area who are looking forward to June classes.
As we celebrate Muscatine Junior College/Muscatine Community College’s 90th anniversary, it allows us time to reminisce about the community connections that have made Muscatine Community College what it is today. Today we highlight the relationship with the Muscatine Civic Chorale.
As we celebrate Muscatine Junior College/Muscatine Community College’s 90th anniversary, it allows us time to reminisce about the community connections that have made Muscatine Community College what it is today. Today we highlight the relationship with the Muscatine Civic Chorale.
From what I can tell, I’m slowly but surely settling into my new job at the Muscatine Journal.
Only extreme partisans intent on denying President Trump any credit for any success would be critical of the operation he ordered that resulted in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. These extreme partisans include Speaker Nancy Pelosi who, while praising the "heroism" of…
Harvest has started — and stopped, and started and stopped. The little rain showers every few days have been playing havoc with getting the soybeans harvested. We have managed to do little bits here and there — one field at a time. So far, the soybean yields have been average, so we are glad…
Terry Hogenson, principal at Muscatine High School (MHS), has a short phrase to describe the mission of the school: “We can get you there.”
Depending on the polls you read and how you read them, nearly half of those surveyed want the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump to continue. That is not the same as wanting him impeached, much less convicted by the Senate and removed from office, but it represents a momentum the p…
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Authorities say one person was killed and another four people were shot in Chicago on Thursday. Police spokesperson Tom Ahern says the shooting occurred at about 10:40 p.m. on the Near North Side. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that one person died and the other four were taken to local hospitals in conditions ranging from serious to critical. Police did not release their names or ages. No additional details about the circumstances behind the shooting or any suspects has been released. An investigation is ongoing.
How do you woo Iowa Republican voters to ditch a seven-term incumbent endorsed by former President Trump? Apparently, by leaning into false claims of voter fraud and painting yourself a firewall to anything Democrats propose.
Illinois fuel retailers argued in a lawsuit that a requirement to post signs alerting consumers about a six-month freeze in the state motor-fuel tax unconstitutionally compels them to promote Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reelection campaign. The Illinois Fuel & Retail Association and others filed the lawsuit in Sangamon County Circuit Court against the Illinois Department of Revenue. At issue is a sign retailers must post on each fuel pump beginning July 1 as a result of the General Assembly and Pritzker freezing the motor fuel tax for six months. The lawsuit says it violates the First Amendment by compelling political speech.
Community leaders say the city of Chicago pursues a “two-faced” strategy of acknowledging an ugly history of police brutality in public while directing its lawyers to deny that legacy in court when victims sue. That allegation came in a filing in Chicago’s U.S. District Court on behalf of nearly 50 civic, business and religious leaders. They say the city's approach delays just payouts and costs the city tens of millions in legal fees that could otherwise go to social programs or reducing taxes. The filing is in a lawsuit by James Gibson, who freed after 29 years when courts agreed officers under then-police commander Jon Burge tortured him into implicating himself in the 1989 slayings of two men. Gibson was later granted a certificate of innocence.
A Davenport man whom police say punched a woman in the face while trying to steal her purse offered arresting officers a $1 million bribe to let him go.
Judges of the Iowa Court of Appeals say that politics never enter their deliberations despite the judges each having diverse political leanings. The answers came in response to a question from the public on maintaining the credibility of the court and happened during a question and answer se…
The next, roughly $8.2 billion state budget is being crafted as state lawmakers returned to work Wednesday for the first time in more than two weeks.
The incumbent publicly stated his opposition to Reynolds’ proposed legislation that would create taxpayer-funded scholarships for private school tuition assistance.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Republican from Iowa, condemned the shooting, which authorities say was motivated by hateful ideology. Grassley said he'd push for a piece of legislation he sponsors that would add training for identifying warning signs in teenagers and get them help. Grassley said the accused shooter's name "should have been in the databank not to be able to buy a gun and he was able to get a gun."
Advocates say the requirements do not go nearly far enough to add protections for mobile homeowners and do little to address the proliferation of companies that have purchased mobile home lots and increased rent and fees on tenants.