We’re Going Home
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Faith Wilmot died on Jan. 10, 2026 in Coralville, and her Celebration of Life was on Saturday, May 25, at the Unitarian Universalist Society. Faith was one of our small gang of locals who did politics. We met during the 2004 John Kerry campaign for president. Faith was for Howard Dean. She was a lot… Read more
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Three things of note in my life happened in the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport. My father met John F. Kennedy in this building. When I was coming of age, I had dinner here with Father and a union organizer named Clarence Skinner. My spouse and I spent our wedding night here. All were memorable events.… Read more
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The deal for private equity firm Sycamore Partners to buy Walgreens closed on Aug. 28. We know what that means. Private equity will restructure the company, sell off what parts it can, restructure real estate holdings, close stores, layoff employees, and increase company debt, while making their executives an obscene amount of money. Walgreens bankruptcy… Read more
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We were at home talking about some of my Army buddies and turned to my friend Larry Pippins. I Googled him and found he died on Dec. 2, 2017, after an 18-month battle with ALS. I hadn’t known. May he rest in peace. Larry was born three days before me in 1951. I picked this… Read more
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On Jan. 22, 1977, two days after being sworn into office, President Jimmy Carter called on all Americans to turn down their thermostats to 65 degrees during the day and cooler at night. We were in an energy crisis and using less natural gas and electricity was part of his plan to deal with it.… Read more
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On Friday I put the cost of printing 25 copies of my memoir on my credit card and uploaded my manuscript and photo. My team contact said it will take about eight days to get the copyright and printing will follow soon thereafter. The cost included copyright, International Standard Book Number and Library of Congress… Read more
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Like it or not, the demise of my handheld device on Thursday marked the end of an era. I procured my first smart phone — that’s what we called them then — to work on a political campaign in 2012. When the technician told me last week he could not recover my files or contacts… Read more
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On Wednesday I finished formatting part one of my autobiography for printing. The story ends with finishing my education as I turned 30 years old. Not all of my education was formal schooling by design. I accumulated many experiences in diverse social settings, including work, military service, and travel. With formatting done, I must go… Read more
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When there is a high school class reunion after 54 years, one never knows if there will be another. In discussions with classmates, we debated whether we should make up for the 50th class reunion lost in the coronavirus pandemic at the 55-year mark. A majority said we should do it now. There was a… Read more
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Katie Tritt went to sleep on Sunday and didn’t wake up. Yesterday the family announced her remains were donated to the University of Iowa College of Medicine. There will be a gathering in late February. On Saturday she attended a sports event and was living her best life. Now, she’s gone. I didn’t know Katie… Read more
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