We need law enforcement all the time. But every department should be purged of the "Chauvin" (the man who murdered Floyd) type of cop. There are people in every occupation that shouldn't be in their job. They're in law enforcement, too many in trucking, I even found two bear cats in ...
Every Iowa member of the U.S. House voted to keep McCarthy as speaker. It was Trump people who brought it to the floor to oust McCarthy. Will Governor Reynolds and Iowa Republicans endorse Trump in the Republican primaries for president? Me being a Democrat, I hope so. Fact: Trump ran twice ...
The oldest ploy in the political handbag: find an enemy (or better yet, create one) to pile blame on to scare voters into voting for you. Desperate politicians always need a boogeyman, the current tact of Republican leadership. Create a frenzy, by all means! “Watch out!!! The Chinese ...
Recently, a lawsuit was filed in the Iowa Courts alleging that Governor Kim Reynolds had violated Open Records Law when she purposely disregarded formal requests to view her office’s public records between 4/2020 – 4/2021. In many cases, such a serious breach of law has led to removal of ...
With Iowa being the first in the nation to pick a Republican candidate for president, the Republican governor wants to be fair and welcome all the candidates to Iowa. That makes Trump mad so he knocks the governor for not coming out for him. In my opinion, Trump acts like a child who pouts ...
The city of Tama is in danger of losing a recreational gem. As our 100+ year-old Paper Mill closed, Cherry Lake no longer has a water supply. The Rec Trail has established a groomed trail all around the lake. The lake section completes our six miles of trails. There are picnic tables and ...
After the disastrous collapse of the apartment building in Davenport, our Republican Governor whined that our state hadn’t the financial capacity to deal with this collapse and made a plea to Joe Biden for federal financial aid to help with the resulting mayhem. Let’s look at past ...
I heard Ashley Hinson and Miller-Meeks knock president Biden and say how Donald Trump was a great president. When Trump was president, the Iowa State Fair was canceled, NCAA basketball tournament canceled, what sporting events we had were shortened when Trump was president. With Biden ...
Please be aware of the fact that easements have been signed by the absentee landowner of the farmland directly north, south and east of West Union Cemetery in Perry Township just east of Traer, with TED Renewables Land LLC, to build an Industrial Solar Complex. Just these two parcels alone ...
Recently, a small group of concerned parents met with state legislators about the books available in public schools. They said schools had treated them shabbily when they presented their concerns, and they also pointed out books that they found objectionable. I am sorry and surprised that ...