Chuck Vandenberg

Visiting Taylor in New York City for a spell. I made the snap decision to go because I’m getting cabin fever and, quite frankly, exhausted with the coming election, workloads, losing weight, depression, grief, people, and why it costs more to eat healthy than poorly. Shouldn’t that be the exact opposite? I mean seriously, in a small digression, shouldn’t we impose an unhealthy tax on foods that are bad for us like we do oh, for cigarettes and illicit drugs? Wouldn’t that generate revenue while making us all thinner. Kale, berries, avocado should be what we’re subsidizing. Wouldn’t the subsidy be offset by the savings in health care in this country? Anyway.

Bloodhounds wrap the season Friday at home vs. Washington

Getting older sucks. I know the old adage, ‘It’s better than the alternative’. Welp, yeah. But I went to a football game Friday night and it was 48 degrees out. That’s not bad. That is still shorts weather. Just ask Josh Wykert who ambled up and down the sideline of the Hounds’ game in shorts. That used to be me just three years ago.

Sydney McEntee tries to block a scoring attempt earlier this year against Central Lee. McEntee was selected honorable mention this year in the Southeast Conference.

Sophomore Adalyn Kruse gets some altitude on her attack from the middle last week in West LIberty. The Crusaders open state tournament play Tuesday at 8:25 at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Vandenberg wins hotly contested sheriff's race. I know how this county ticks. I know, the department heads.

Suspect tried to trick officers into thinking neighbors were to blame

I was looking down at my hands while doing some typing this week and noticed something stark. They look old. Old hands. Old mind. As you can tell from the outset, I’m doing a lot of reflecting this week. Reflecting of what was easily the most emotional general election campaign this country has ever put itself through. At least in my opinion anyway. Promises.

First responders find Chris Rule pinned underneath a vehicle

In my life of good, bad, and really, really bad decisions, a couple things came to light this week that made me laugh as things you really shouldn’t do. These are not things that require heavy lifting, but an easy Sunday morning diatribe may just be in order.