John Cullen

Thunderstorms brought strong winds and heavy rain to Connecticut on Saturday evening , knocking out power to more than 3,500 Eversource customers as of 8 p.m., according to the electric company.

There were about 52,000 power outages across Connecticut Sunday evening after about 100,000 late Saturday night.

Have you ever noticed that whenever you do something nice for someone, it makes you feel good? Even little things, like holding the door at the Post Office for someone juggling an armful of mail.

Storm Lake’s Star Spangled Spectacular, Iowa’s biggest Fourth of July event, had another successful celebration of our nation’s birthday Saturday. The Big Day was kicked off by the Big Parade …

At 8:20 p.m., Eversource reported 1,516 customers without power, including 906 in Watertown and 324 in Waterbury.

At 9:50 p.m., Eversource reported 642 customers without power, including 323 in Waterbury and 96 in Norwalk.

“The Odyssey” is one of the most-hyped movies in years. We've been hearing about it for months, and it finally opened last weekend in Storm Lake and across the nation. The three-hour epic starred Matt Damon and was written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who has made some blockbuster movies in recent years, most recently “Oppenheimer,” the 2023 story of the development of the atom bomb.

We were bummed last week by the announcement that St. Mary's High School is ending its athletic program after a century of competition. Beginning this fall the former Panthers will compete as Tornadoes on Storm Lake High School sports teams.

Hey Boomers! How many of you remember Iowa's old-style license plates that began with the number for each county according to its alphabetical order?

The United States of America reached a milestone last week that didn't get the attention it deserves. Our national debt exceeded $40 trillion for the first time.