By CHUCK OFFENBURGER CARROLL, Iowa, April 19, 2019 – After U.S. Senator Cory Booker, of New Jersey, one of the score of Democrats seeking the presidency, had generously spent nearly 90 minutes with local voters here Tuesday afternoon, I had a chance for my own question to him. Booker, 49, is in his seventh year…
By CHUCK OFFENBURGER COOPER, Iowa, April 8, 2019 — It was a wonderful way to spend a springtime Saturday morning — going “birding” at Dunbar Slough Wildlife Management Area in the southwest part of our Greene County. A group of about 20 of us were led by Matt Wetrich, the naturalist for the conservation board…
By CHUCK OFFENBURGER CHURDAN, Iowa, March 27, 2019 — In this 2020 presidential election cycle, on the Democrats’ side of things, there are some candidates who are what I’ll call “No Deal Democrats” — the ones way older than I am (71) that I flat refuse to vote for. There are also some “Green New…
By CHUCK OFFENBURGER PERRY, Iowa, March 29, 2019 — Guess what presidential candidate was campaigning in west central Iowa on Friday? Oh, I guess the “Persist” cookies give it away. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the 69-year-old Oklahoma native who now serves Massachusetts, brought her “Dream Big, Fight Hard” campaign to La Poste reception hall in…
By CARLA OFFENBURGER COOPER, Iowa, March 12, 2019 — I was happy to see that “best books of 2018” lists are still floating around as “new news,” even now in mid-March, because I haven’t taken the opportunity to write my year end synopsis of what I read in 2018. This is always a fun column…