Category Archives: Jeff Stein

Down on the Farm Today is National Agriculture Day...a day set aside for Americans to thank our farmers, who feed the world quite literally. Obviously, when that two percent of citizens provides food ...

Meet the Candidates Friday, March 13 was the deadline by which Republicans and Democrats had to file nomination papers with the Iowa Secretary of State in order to be on the ballot in the June 2nd pri...

Devil in the Details The "SAVE America Act" is mired in the U.S. Senate and its passage is far from certain. Both sides have engaged in partisan spin and spouted talking points, taking us far from the...

Tote Board Record   For decades, I'd watch the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. They'd make a big show of a new number on the tote board, and you'd ro...

A Costly Holiday   If you've even driven by a gas station lately, much less filled up your tank, you know that gas prices are dangerously close to a dollar more per gallon than they were before t...

Bigger Refunds   Your federal income tax return is not due for another month. But if you have filed early, you may already have gotten a refund...and that refund may be larger than in the recent ...

Swing Voters We like to think that elections are broadly focused affairs, where candidates speak to all voters about their plans if elected to office. But the reality is that we are so split...and so ...

The Will of the People Tea Party Patriots Action released new polling yesterday from McLaughlin & Associates on two key topics in the news--showing voters strong support for the SAVE America Act, ...

Context Matters It's true, since the War on Iran broke out, the price for crude oil has jumped, now around $100 per barrel. To hear some analysts, these are sky-high rates that should not be tolerated...

A Captive Audience   Let's face it...there's not much to do in your car. That's really good, since you're supposed to be driving and not doing other things.   I'm going to have plenty of win...