Opinions
We all have a general understanding of the word old. I have an old dining room table. My house is old. No one would dispute either of these facts. They are based on age and time.
But when it comes to people, the line blurs and there are innumerable shades of gray. There are many different ways to...
By Erin McCorderin@nwdanchor.com
Anchor readers may find it hard to believe that cranking out the hard hitting news of Worth County week after week is a stressful undertaking, but we're here to tell you, it has its moments. In response to the pressures of the job, the women of the Anchor office...
Echoes from the Loafers' Club Meeting
I wish I knew then what I know now.
What did you know then?
Nothing.
Then your wish has come true.
Driving by Bruce's drive
I have a wonderful neighbor, named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me, such as: I stopped at the clinic for a...
Harold Ross never acquired a taste for politics.
The founder of the Bettendorf Maid-Rite got so fed up with the campaigns in 1950 that he added baloney to the menu on Election Day because he said politicians were “full of it,” according to his daughter, Cynthia Freidhof.
“He would give speeches...
On January 20, the entire nation pauses in remembrance of a civil rights hero. At least, that’s the point of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday that takes place on the third Monday of each January. MLK day was designed to honor the activist and minister assassinated in 1968, whose...
This year will mark the 100th year since the 19th Amendment was ratified, guaranteeing the right of women in the United States to vote.
With caucuses on the way in less than a month and elections for county, state and national offices in November, the importance of every vote, regardless of gender...
As Iowa Public Television wraps up our 50th anniversary celebrations, we are preparing for the inevitable change the next 50 years will bring. On January 1, 2020, IPTV changed our name to Iowa PBS. Friends of IPTV Foundation will become Friends of Iowa PBS Foundation. We are changing our names and...
The origins of Baby New Year
Excitement for a new year abounds on January 1. Baby New Year is one of the more recognizable symbols of the New Year’s holiday, particularly in print advertisements and television commercials. Perhaps you’ve wondered what role Baby New Year plays in the celebration?...
Echoes from the Loafers' Club Meeting
I can't believe it's 2020.
Time flies. May all your troubles last only as long as your New Year's resolutions.
If this is 2020, that means it's been an entire year since I gave up trying to become a better person than I'd been in 2018.
Driving by Bruce's...
DEAR EDITOR:
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
Papa says, “If you see it in THE SUN it's so.”
Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?
VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET.
VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been...