A letter to the editor last week from Traer citizen Carolyn Adolphs mentioned an important comment I made during my debate with Rep. Dean Fisher as we are both seeking election to be the Representative for House District 53 on November 5th. During the debate on September 30th, I challenged Mr. ...
I like to remind Republicans like Dean Fisher abortion became legal in the year 1973 when Republican Nixon was president. It was a Republican supreme court that made abortion legal. Most of the judges on that court were appointed by Republican Nixon and Eisenhower when they were president. Who ...
After reading about the AAUW forum between Dean Fisher and Tommy Hexter, may I offer Mr. Hexter a few real life lessons. While maybe not the most important topics covered on Monday night, they offer a glimpse into the realities of the positions he takes. I challenge Mr. Hexter's thoughts that ...
Harvest has started across Iowa and throughout the Midwest. It is arguably the most important time of year for our farmers, bringing in the crop after a year of hard work facing challenges from mother nature and lower markets. As you travel to work, school, or play, know that safety is ...
Over the summer I found myself in quite the squirmish to get my hands on a copy of the Tama-Toledo News Chronicle. I admit I can be a bit particular with how I like things, routine is very important for me. A part of my morning routine is to pick up a copy of the paper from a local convenience ...
I am like a dead tooth when it comes to horror movies, almost completely desensitized. And there is a reason for that. So, between my parents, and not ever really enjoying the outdoors, I got a good movie education as a kid. I'm not sayin' we sat around talkin' Fellini or the themes of ...
One of my favorite living artists is Johnny Sampson. He's known as the "Last Idiot Standing," because he is pretty much the last artist creating original artwork for Mad Magazine. Mad started mainly reprinting their classic comics a few years back, but Sampson still creates a new fold-in for ...
Now, please take a moment and seriously ponder that question. If you could bask in just one month of any year, enjoying every single day of that month, which one would it be? Would it be a month with a special holiday in it, such as Christmas, 4th of July, Valentine's Day or perhaps ...
If you want to live in a state with the acrid stench of manure from brutal animal confinement factories wafting across fields into your homes and your children's lungs, then come to Iowa. If you want to fish in polluted waterways and encourage your children and dog to swim there, too, come to ...
With mere weeks remaining until the November 5th election, it is so very important that voters within District 4 vote Republican, and cast your ballot for Mark Doland, Supervisor. Mark is undoubtedly the strongest, most conservative and ethical candidate southern Tama County has ever had in any ...