Category Archives: Jeff Stein

Another Month The situation at our southern border continues...whether those in power want to call it a crisis or not...but we talked about that yesterday. The president appointed the vice-president t...

The Dreaded C Word You may have missed this with the other news of the week...but the White House had to scramble into damage control mode Monday after President Biden used the C word to describe the ...

Bad Facts Make Bad Law That's an adage I remember from law school...it essentially means that sometimes facts that are unique to a single case or situation are wrongly applied in a broad precedential ...

Win or Lose The trial of the former Minneapolis police office charged in connection with the death of George Floyd last May is now in the hands of the jury, and as is always the case, a verdict could ...

The Narrative Every morning, my clock radio alarm goes off, and I listen to the hourly news on KXEL. The news that greeted me and all of us when we woke up last Friday was of eight being killed in a w...

Trust Us Now You've no doubt heard this story already, how the White House press secretary showed how ignorant and biased people in the administration are when it comes to those who are politically co...

Facts About Radio You're hearing this segment likely because you like listening to the radio...and a new study shows you're not alone. Despite the pandemic and so much working from home, AM/FM radio r...

Words and Meaning The meaning of various words change a bit over time. The easiest example is the word gay, which used to mean merry and bright, and now refers to one's sexual orientation. Other words...

Who's Got The Mandate? The party out of power in a legislature or Congress always complains that the party in power is steamrolling things through without bipartisan consultation. And elections do hav...

In A Single Day As we told you here on KXEL, Friday began as a day of celebration for the Iowa Department of Public Safety. In the morning, a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the department's...