Category Archives: Jeff Stein

Dangers of the World Come Home The news was bad enough Saturday-word that an ambush in Syria had killed two American service members and their interpreter, and seriously injured three other American s...

Lottery Fever   Here we go again...the jackpot for tomorrow's Powerball is at $1 billion. No doubt there will be lines of folks figuring it's worth $2 on a chance to win a billion.   But res...

Deficits Mount   The recent headlines are not encouraging. The Waterloo school district faces a $6.8 million budget deficit...while the Cedar Rapids school district has a deficit of nearly double...

Fill Up The Cart   On my to-do list today is "stop at the grocery store"-not for the holiday, just the normal weekly trip, but there's no way I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow.   For those...

A Penny Saved...Is No Longer Needed I stopped at a convenience store Saturday afternoon to pick up some snacks for home. The total was $8.98, and I handed the clerk a $10 bill. The cash register scree...

Pay Your Fair Share   We hear that all the time...people should pay their fair share of taxes.   I'm always obliged to point out that the more money you make, the less fair the tax system is...

Menu Planning   Thanksgiving Day is one week from today. There are various meanings tied to the day, and we'll address those another time.   For others, though, Thanksgiving means Thanksgivi...

What's Most Important   I was interested in the results of a new Scott Rasmussen poll for Napolitan News Service concerning what issues we are Americans find most important these days. Some 2,000...

Free Money   There's no such thing as free money, of course. But that's what it feels like when your benevolent government issues you a check. And, of course, that's what they want you to think. ...

No Winners   It's been a week since the Senate logjam broke, leading to reopening of the federal government a few days ago.   What a waste of time, energy and money.   The Democrats hel...