Oh, it’s finger pointing. Why should we blame oil companies for high prices?

The U.S. has 286 million gas burning vehicles registered in 2020. On average 17 million gas burning vehicles sales per year. With 2 million electric vehicles being sold. At this rate we would only have 13% by 2035. I say yes we need investment and incentives from Congress.

Of revolving doors and the exceptionally adorables

By Molly MacDonald

The Land Remains, a plea for stewardship 

By MichaelTidemann

The Land Remains 

Neil D. Hamilton 

Ice Cube Press 

ISBN 978-1-948509-33-6 

$24.99 

What does it mean to be a steward of the land? Beyond that, what public policies would ensure land stewardship for rural America? 

An open invitation

Ancient cobblestone roads and elongated tomatoes

By Jim Sloter

Remember that....

By Shane Goodman

I recently read an article about things we once used that are now obsolete. I shared it with some friends, and we added several more. See how many of these you can recall.

For endurance, encouragement, and hope

By Rev. John Koopman

Pastor, Peace Lutheran Church, West Bend

Finger-pointing

By Brad Hicks

Oil company profits are through the roof. Natural gas prices are rapidly rising.

    CBS News reported last week that Exxon Mobil had $17.85 billion in profits in the second quarter of this year. Chevron made a record $11.62 billion. Shell also broke its profit record.

Leadership training sessions

By Maureen Elbert

K/PACEDC

K/PACEDC Leadership training sessions are back and we are ready to take registrations! We had great attendance and participation in our leadership sessions last year which offered a series of career and personal training that covered team building, communications skills, customer service and building better relationships. 

Evidence shows Pompeii was a wealthy city

By Jim Sloter

Walking toward nearby Pompeii ruins by 8:30, our first stop was to cash a Traveler’s Check for Italian lira. We did a little shopping on the way but only bought a guide book to the Pompeii ruins so we could take our time – we wanted to absorb and learn about what happened there without being rushed..

Thomas Edison’s half-sister lives in Algona

By Gene Miller

150 Years Ago

At a boarding house in Des Moines recently a man without hands and only a stub of an arm, was eating with a fork strapped to the stub. When asked, “Who do you vote for, sir?” he promptly replied: “It is not necessary to ask how a man will vote at this election when you know he has lost both arms in defense of his country. Soldiers will all vote for Grant.” 

To the Editor

To the Editor

The Iowa Legislature and Republican Governors have been starving our public schools financially for some time. When you see that the 2022 Iowa Legislature added $186 per pupil or 2.5% to Supplement State Aid for public schools, that may seem like a lot, but during the years from 2005-2011 under Democrat Governors, schools averaged 3.5 %.  During the latest Terry Branstad-Kim Reynolds era, schools have received anywhere from 0% to the current 2.5 %.  

Get a job

By Shane Goodman

Get a job. Those three words are often used in a condescending way, but they are maybe more important today than they have ever been.

Our nation’s unemployment rate in June was at 3.6 percent. In Iowa, it was 2.6 percent. Those are very low numbers, which means the pool of people to hire from is low, too.

What do you think?

By Rev. Chris Burtnett

Pastor, First
Congregational United
Church of Christ