editorial

Deere & Co. earnings report John Deere laid off

Farm economy struggles

We were disappointed, but not surprised that Moline-based Deere & Co. recently announced more layoffs due to a weak farm economy and tariffs. The cuts include 115 workers at Harvester Works in East Moline, 52 workers at Seeding and Cylinder…

QC lawmaker fills Iowa’s No. 2 seat 

Jim Leach: ‘Last of a kind’

John May is our pick

Money's Best Colleges list Augustana

Augustana bucks higher ed woes

Editorial: Grow Clinton is the right approach

We were pleased to learn that Clinton consolidated its various economic development groups: the Clinton…

Editorial: Iowa Caucuses need Obama

We were disappointed that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) no longer guarantees that Iowa will…