I’ll probably get back to politics later, but I wanted to give the American Bald Eagle a little publicity to start this week. This inclination came from two events last week.

First: Nancy and I make our share of trips to Hastings every week for medical visits and other reasons. It doesn’t happen every trip, but we do see eagles (usually near the Little Blue River) every once in a while. See them is usually a surprise and by the time we come to the conclusion that bird was actually an eagle, it is gone out of sight.

During a warm day last week, while Nancy was doing physical therapy, t...