I amazingly received many calls, emails and even a few texts about my comments on our Iowa Hawkeye Basketball Coach, Fran McCaffery. I mentioned that (to me), he is an embarrassment to the University of Iowa and should be fired from coaching the Hawkeyes. But, hey, that's just my opinion. ...
This week we entered into the Debate phase of the session, sending bills to the Senate and a few to the governor’s desk. This week, Iowa House Republicans passed Senate File 75 to establish licensure in Iowa for Rural Emergency Hospitals. This bill was a priority bill for the Republican ...
Turning the world upside down - one two-ply at a time There are some things in life that you just take for granted - no question asked. The beauty of a sunset. Syrup on pancakes. Turkey on Thanksgiving. Taco Tuesday. The yummy factor of pizza leftovers. Tighty righty, lefty loosey. The ...
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 ...
“Just the facts, ma’am,” was the infamous introductory phrase Sgt. Joe Friday would use this when interrogating a witness in the whodunit TV series Dragnet. Jack Webb (1920-1982) played Sgt. Friday during Dragnet’s 1951-1959 lifespan. Dragnet’s civil servant show often dealt with ...
First is the best! I remember the first time I learned to tie my shoes. After my dad showed me how I kept untying them and retying those (what my grandmother called) “clodhoppers.” Or there’s the first time I saw a movie in a theater (The Ten Commandments). I had no idea Moses was so ...
Representative Fisher, Grassley, et al. are intending to push a transgender bill through the Iowa legislature. Similarly, Women for Liberty are zeroing in on the LGBTQ abuses that target our children in schools. The electorate see's that several psychological associations say this will ...
Toledo PEO Chapter DF is proud to sponsor Opera Iowa’s Beauty and the Beast by Andre Gretry Friday, March 10, at 7:00 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre and would like to invite the community to this event. Opera Iowa uses a more traditional version of the story of Beauty and the Beast. Belle and ...
Do you remember the movie, "Good Will Hunting?" Towards the end of the movie, the psychiatrist, played by Robin Williams, repeats to his patient, Matt Damon, "It's not your fault; it's not your fault; it's not your fault." Notice to all referees and umpires from Little League, Junior High, ...
In the last two years I’ve had step out of my comfort zone. Then again, I’ve stepped right into it. There’s both, and it’s all mostly good. In stepping out, I’ve sold and bought houses and cars. I’ve negotiated with air conditioner technicians and auto mechanics. I’ve tackled ...