Between the Riverside Rumble Couples Golf Tournament and the OK Kids Coach Pitch State Baseball Tournament last weekend, things were hopping in Clinton!

The Hunter Biden story has always been a Joe Biden story. It has been clear all along that Hunter Biden, like some other relatives of high officeholders, spent years trying to cash in on his father's government position. And we've known for a while that Justice Department investigators are looking into whether Hunter paid taxes on the money he got from various overseas deals, and whether he fully complied with foreign agent requirements.

Perhaps it is the long, lonely winters; perhaps it is the isolation of the great farms. Whatever the reason, Iowa is a state of profound quiet. The first time the Southern novelist Allan Gurganus went to a dinner party there, he grew uncomfortable at the long silences around the table – two minutes, then three, then four, when the only sound he heard was "fresh corn being masticated by molars around the room."

DEAR HARRIETTE: An older employee is getting credit for my work. He and I are both regularly required to do extensive research for interview subjects, but his research is never up to par. This employee has seniority over me, so I'm afraid to speak up about what's going on. He doesn't ever take full credit for the work that the two of us do together, but the fact that he gets any credit for my work is disheartening. Should I speak to him about this, or go directly to our boss? – Taking Credit