Category Archives: Jeff Stein

What Time Is It?   Here it is Tuesday, and I may have finally gotten all the clocks at home and at the radio station switched to daylight saving time.   Not the clock in my car, of course......

The Filing Deadline Candidates for federal or statewide offices, and the Iowa legislature, who intend to run as a Republican or Democrat have to have their petitions on file with the Secretary of Stat...

Thanks for Stopping   We just wrapped up three days at the Hawkeye Farm Show in Cedar Falls. I always enjoy the time there, because as I point out, usually I'm just in this room talking to myself...

Potty Mouths We're a lot freer with language these days; words that used to get you grounded or get your mouth washed out with soap are now used regularly by national political figures. I am known to ...

Top Issues Scott Rasmussen recently conducted a national poll of registered voters for Napolitan News on what issues folks thought were most important going into the midterm elections. The poll was ta...

On the Farm The 39th annual Hawkeye Farm Show begins today in Cedar Falls...running through Thursday. We'll be there each day of the show again this year. Last year, there was a great deal of optimism...

A New Day...Like The Old Day My first job in radio was as a teenager at KFJB in Marshalltown. Back then, before computers, if the station was on the air, it was because a human was sitting there. The ...

Good-for-You Snacks   We have a lot of important issues in the world today...so many that it's hard to know which to discuss.   So let's talk about Doritos Protein snacks.   As USA TODA...

Moving the Needle   I've been pretty clear about my belief that the State of the Union Address-regardless of which party is in the White House, or which president is at the podium-has gotten out ...

A Salute to Iowa Farm Families   Mark the date...four weeks from today, Wednesday, March 25...that's the date for the first Farmer Appreciation Luncheon, sponsored by News/Talk 1540 KXEL and our ...