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Current Events; March 10, 2026, Rich Dwyer Topics: 2026 Iran War, Iowa Tax Legislation, Tow Head Island 2026 Iran War On a quiet Sunday morning, well before most folks around here were starting their day, phones started buzzing with the kind of alerts you hope never to see: coordinated U.S.–Israeli strikes inside Iran, shipping slowing through the Strait of Hormuz, and oil futures jumping before breakfast. For those who’ve lived through the oil shocks of the 70’s or watched D

March 10 th , 2026 Patrick Walsh Soccer, or football, as it is known elsewhere, is the world’s most popular game. It is has over 3.5 billion fans globally. Needing only a ball, and something that counts as goal, the game is easily accessible to all and requires little to no money. The simplicity of the game, yet the intensity of emotions around it, lead to its nickname… “The beautiful game” In a little over 90 days a whistle will blow at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City,

Jim Wester When Paul Kraushaar, longtime member of 33 Club presented a paper two years ago on underground railroads in Iowa, with a focus on Muscatine, it captured my attention, sparking my curiosity about lesser-known local history . That intrigue led me to jump ahead a couple of wars to World War 11, exploring the POW camps in Iowa and the stories of the men who lived and worked in them, particularly those in our area. Before we begin it's important to highlight a few key

Nathan Peterson Friends, Gentleman, good evening. I am your back-up pinch hitter for current events, subbing in for John Krieger. For those I have not met, I am relatively new, I am Nathan Peterson, I am the clinical pharmacy manager for UnityPoint Health in the QC but also encompassing Muscatine as well. New to the area but have been here since 2018. Tonight, I have current events, and the theme tonight for me is going to be, ‘military conflict in which the US is not dir