My family and friends tell me they can always tell when I am angry or really passionate about a subject because I start talking faster than usual and I don’t complete my sentences. I will do my best to express my frustration to you, but fair warning — I’ve got a full head of steam on this issue.

The Year of the Woman page in today’s Sentinel-Press features stories on Alice Paul and the meaning of suffrage.

Schools across Iowa had been dark for more than a week because of winter vacation. But a Des Moines teacher still managed to teach a very important lesson during that time – but this lesson wasn’t aimed at the kids she normally works with. It was intended for adults.

While Maquoketa boasts a beautiful library, the same could not be said for our library website. In fact, I have rarely directed anyone to it until now. 

It has been 10 years since I retired as editor of the Bellevue Herald-Leader, the fastest decade of my life. That first week when deadline came and went and I did not have to worry about getting the paper out was like being shot at, and they missed!

A 70-year-old Clinton man is a victim of the popular Social Security scam. 

There I was; dipping my hand into a fresh bag of Lay’s dill pickle chips, binge watching Netflix shows, and sipping on a Mr. Pibb. I had been there pretty much the entire time since I had gotten home from work. 

In “The Merchant of Venice,” William Shakespeare reminded the world: “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.”  

There is something to be said for not having what you can’t afford. 

This column is not meant to make you sad or persuade you into a decision that may not be right for you. But ‘tis the season for giving so I will say this: I certainly don’t know what goes on in a dog or cat’s mind, but as a dual transplant recipient in January this year, I do know what it is…

Editor’s note: Duane “Dunes” Schroeder died Nov. 30 after battling pancreatic cancer. He wrote this letter to the community before his death, according to his brother, Al Schroeder, who brought the letter to the Sentinel-Press. He asked for it to be printed and shared with the many people wh…

We will be getting some new books at the library very soon thanks to grant from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and the University of Iowa. 

Iowa Attorney General offers tips to avoid a counterfeit Christmas

Mark Cady was right at home at the piano and was an occasional singer, too, maybe best known among family and friends for his rendition of “Easter Parade” each New Year’s Eve — a whimsical tidbit that widened the eyes of some people at his funeral last week.

I would stop at the small bookshop several times a week to get coffee, or meet a friend, or sit at a quiet table to write, or wander through the shelves of books. A visit there was never complete without a conversation with the proprietor.

Deer hunters continue to be the key to a successful Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance program in Iowa. 

Publishers Clearing House organized as a mail-order magazine subscription service in 1953 and started awarding its sweepstakes prizes in 1967. I’m willing to wager it wasn’t too long after 1967, that the first Publishers Clearing House scam popped up. 

Certainly, the holiday season that comes with the approach of Christmas and New Year’s following Thanksgiving is a special time of year.

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Before we race off to various shopping malls and department stores looking for the best deals, we usually gather around a table and pass delicious dishes from one to the other. 

I am hearing on a weekly basis from people receiving messages through Facebook from “friends” who try to convince the receiving party they are eligible for a big grant or prize. To receive said prize or grant, the receiver of the message must get in touch, through text messaging or email, wi…

I am a relatively newcomer to the territory — arrived in November of 1974. Whenever I enter discussions about Maquoketa’s history, it turns to Clinton Engines. Seems the town is fused at the hip to that 1950s era.

Though it’s now behind us, the season of spooky has left me inspired. 

Book clubs are kind of my thing. Back before I was a library director and the only work I did in a library was on a volunteer basis, I started a book club with some friends of mine in Cedar Rapids. I loved reading books and I loved talking about books, so it was a natural fit for me. When I …

I don’t recall just when I donated my first unit of blood. Despite handling news releases for years announcing a local blood drive hosted by a service organization, church or high school group, I put off the mission myself for years on grounds that between work and family I was too busy and …

Maquoketa’s city council members need to find their voice, and fast.

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