With it now being October, we’ve officially entered the “holiday season.” Whether it’s for treats, a big holiday dinner, costumes, decorations…
This week is the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a notable anniversary for sure. I was only 6 years old on that day, so I don’t remember the actual …
A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to the movie theater with my parents and younger cousin. As nice as it’s been watching movies …
"Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo cannot survive in office," writes The News' Editorial Board.
Growing up, my family never went to the Muscatine County Fair. That’s not to say we wouldn’t sometimes go to fair-like places.
July 7 is a ordinary day for most. Not very special or noteworthy, although in Japan it’s apparently the start of the Star Festival, also know…
Last Sunday, Tulsa World reporter Corey Jones showed that 18 people died in 15 OHP pursuits in the past five years, but that none of the chase…
MUSCATINE -- Between the fireworks tents in the Hy-Vee and Muscatine Mall parking lots and the occasional booms I’ve been hearing outside my a…
It really is hard to believe how far we’ve come.
People just aren’t getting it.
According to the 2019 census, Muscatine County has an Asian population of less than 400. But while Asian-Americans may be a minority in our co…
A lot of people, my dad included, like to say that technology is great… but only when it works.
MUSCATINE – Now, I don’t want to say anything to jinx us ... but I think spring may be just around the corner.
Well … it’s been an interesting first week of the year, hasn’t it?
At the end of this week, it will be the start of 2021, and like many other people, I’m more than happy to kick 2020 to the curb. It's an under…
It isn’t always easy to take the extra time or effort to make it to a certain event, especially if you’re an introvert or if the weather is ch…
A little over a year ago, I began my job as the newest reporter for the Muscatine Journal. …I think it’s safe to say that this has been a VERY…
In 2016, the year I turned 21, I was able to vote for the first time.
Last week, it was announced that the much anticipated sequel to Wonder Woman, "Wonder Woman 1984," is delayed yet again. Originally the film w…
Since the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, there have been protests across the country seeking reform. Reform of p…
Gov. Phil Murphy repeatedly has claimed that his decisions about when to allow what parts of New Jersey’s economy to resume are predominantly …
The spread of the coronavirus and the response to it are almost unique among modern challenges in putting a burden on all the people of Earth.…
Thumbs Up … to attorneys general from 20 states, including Iowa and Illinois, for urging 3M, major manufacturer of N95 masks, to try to get pr…
Illinois voters went to the polls last Tuesday in noticeably smaller numbers than four years ago.
"If you move, I'll blow your (expletive) head off."
Cheers ... to Joy Boruff, the longtime CEO of the Moline Foundation, who is retiring. A native of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Boruff has worked to make …
There's something off when somebody who doesn't live here can run for a local office and, yet, can't even fully participate in the election pr…
