Author Archives: Tim Martin

On the Thursday, August 27, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Jonathan Jakubowski, author of “Bellwether Blues–A Conservative Awakening of the Millennial Soul” ...

CEDAR RAPIDS SCHOOL LEADERS AND STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS HAVE AGREED ON A PLAN TO BEGIN THE SCHOOL YEAR SEPTEMBER 21ST. DAMAGE TO MANY SCHOOL BUILDINGS CAUSED BY THIS MONTH'S DERECHO WILL REQUIRE WEE...

AS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS RETURN TO CLASS, THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ACCELERATING IN IOWA. ON WEDNESDAY, STATE OFFICIALS REPORTED 817 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES AND 13 DEATHS....

No Bounce Typically, a presidential candidate gets a bounce in the polls when announcing a vice presidential running mate. That did not happen for Joe Biden this year, perhaps because the choice was s...

On the Wednesday, August 26, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Tiffany O’Donnell of Women Lead Change TV9 Meteorologist Kaj O’Mara KXEL’s Tim Harwood with Brian...

IOWA GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS HAD A NATIONWIDE PLATFORM TO TALK ABOUT THE DERECHO, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE OVER A WIDE AREA OF THE STATE EARLIER THIS MONTH. LAST NIGHT, SHE SPOKE DURING THE VIRTUAL REPUBLICA...

He Needs His Team As you probably know, I’m a registered independent, and my ballot is typically pretty split…hardly a straight ticket vote for a single political party. For whatever reaso...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds addressed the Republican National Convention last night in a brief speech that focused on how Iowans have faced adversity from last year’s floods and this year's derecho, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS RESIDENTS CONSIDERING ONE TEMPTING SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF LINGERING STORM DEBRIS ARE BEING WARNED THAT BONFIRES IN COULD CAUSE BIGGER ISSUES. CEDAR RAPIDS FIRE CHIEF GREG SMITH NOTES ...

On the Tuesday, August 25, 2020 edition of KXEL Live & Local with Jeff Stein: Republican First District Congressional Candidate Ashley Hinson TV9 Meteorologist Kaj O’Mara Dustin Hoffmann of...