Category Archives: Jeff Stein

Mask Whiplash One could be excused for a bit of confusion. In the same daily news feed from the Associated Press are two stories regarding Iowa's new law limiting issuance of mask mandates at the loca...

Could It Happen Today? Last Friday, I noted the 9/12 effect...the feeling of solidarity and cooperation Americans felt in the wake of the devastating Attack on America on September 11, 2001. And I sug...

The Spirit of 9/12 Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America, on September 11th, 2001. The most commonly expressed view this week is, "wow, how has 20 years gone by so quick...

Rally in Iowa We here in Iowa are used to big political rallies in early October. Well, of election years, that is. This is not a state or federal election year, although in many areas, those municipa...

Reconciliation and the Three Bears You know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears...where the little girl tries out a variety of things, including finding one bowl of porridge too hot, the other...

Parents Should Parent Last week, the governor held a news conference to announce that there would be more frequent reporting of COVID information...up from one to three times per week. She was hit by ...

More Numbers Yesterday I shared information from a new Morning Consult/Politico poll, focusing on sliding popularity for President Biden. Today, some more data from the survey conducted earlier this w...

The Numbers Have Shifted A new Morning Consult/Politico poll released yesterday shows that the handling of the withdrawal in Afghanistan has had serious impact on President Biden's job approval rating...

News to Us One more item about some changes here on the radio station, if you'll permit me. This one is about some new voices to the radio...but not at all new to you. Soon you'll be hearing radio new...

Another Change One week from today, the KXEL Morning News with Tim Harwood returns, weekdays from 6 to 8 a.m. We already told you about that, and we told you that at that same time, KXEL is increasing...