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Category: Opinion

The Francis effect on climate change

Posted on Nov 16, 2017Nov 15, 2017 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The Francis effect on climate change

By Fr. Bud Grant The last 115 years constitute “the warmest in the history of modern civilization” according to the …Read More

View “Food Chains” tonight

Posted on Nov 16, 2017Nov 15, 2017 in Letters, Opinion

Farm labor today remains one of the most difficult and most underpaid jobs in America. There are currently about 2 …Read More

Wise advice on tax reform

Posted on Nov 9, 2017Nov 8, 2017 in Editorials, Opinion

Reform of our country’s tax code is necessary, but prudence and not speed should govern the process. Congressional leaders vow …Read More

The church in a state of becoming

Posted on Nov 9, 2017Nov 8, 2017 in Guest Opinion, Opinion
The church in a state of becoming

(Editor’s note: Patrick Schmadeke, 26, is a graduate of St. Ambrose University (‘13) and a student in the Master of …Read More

Fr. Tad no ‘clerical’

Posted on Nov 9, 2017Nov 8, 2017 in Letters, Opinion

To the Editor: Just to balance Keith Soko, Ph.D., and Teresa Mottet’s distaste for the “clericalism” of Father Tad Pacholczyk, …Read More

CAFOs need regulation

Posted on Nov 9, 2017Nov 8, 2017 in Letters, Opinion

Dear Editor: I have retired to a small acreage and I worry that my property could become unlivable or lose …Read More

The refugee and migration crisis: take it one step at a time

Posted on Nov 2, 2017Nov 1, 2017 in Editorials, Opinion
The refugee and migration crisis: take it one step at a time

Famished members of the Rohingya ethnic group are fleeing Myanmar, whose government has taken revenge against them because an insurgent …Read More

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