Joshua Van Ryswyk

#The pandemic is going to impact the birth rate. Some demographers expect a baby-bust to result as fewer couples will choose to expand families as a result of the health…

# I was a little surprised to hear people express delight in how the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade was at least some “example of normalcy.” I understand where they were…

#One additional noteworthy number in the monthly Creighton Main Street Economic report was that the banks were flush with money. The checking-deposit index soared to 87.1, a record high, from…

#Our turkey did not get pardoned and it was exceptionally moist and flavorful this year. Good Job Turkey Industry! This Thanksgiving will make the next one even better when we…

Please have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving. The only good thing about having fewer here for in person Thanksgiving dinner is that I will have left-over turkey to eat for…

#When up in Northern MN last month, we drove into a large lumber mill that looked like a very growing concern that said on the sign that it had been…

#A University football team is only as good as its last Covid-19 test that determines their ability to put players on the field. That means that the first job of…

#One comment that I have repeatedly heard that irks me like chalk screeching on a chalk-board is when people say, “but there was conflicting information” as to the facts on…

#Covid-19 broke another long-standing record. IA Senator Chuck Grassley held the record for the longest streak for consecutive votes in the Senate by a far measure of 8927 votes over…

Here is part of the newsletter that my granddaughter got from the administration of the Des Moines hospital that she works in, sent to the staff. It gives a picture…