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Unforced Errors   I recall when Barack Obama was about to take office, and there was a hue and cry about what to do about his BlackBerry habit. The concern was that he could be hacked, or sensiti...

The New Democrats   There's a proposal to elevate two individuals to the top of the national Democrat fundraising effort. If approved, you'll see these two as the face of the new Democrats, rally...

Why We Used to Like Basketball You may recall hearing on "Iowa Almanac" last Thursday about the Drake University men's basketball team playing in the 1969 Final Four against ultimate champion UCLA, du...

Blame DOGE   Some claim that the reach of the federal Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, is too broad. That talking point no doubt is what led to a scammer blaming DOGE as part of an emai...

Rot and Burden   Iowa native Kari Lake, after a career in TV news and two campaigns for elective office in Arizona, was appointed by President Trump to run the Voice of America media service. She...

Short Work Week Well, not for all of us, but for many, this may be the last full day of work this week. Sure, they may show up...but they won't be paying attention. That's because March Madness-the NC...

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 ...

Shutdown Surrender I have to admit, I did not have "Schumer Caves In" on my bingo card for last Friday. After strident comments barely two days earlier, the Senate Minority Leader voted to proceed wit...

For Sale I hit the trifecta yesterday-an email, a text, and a voice mail, each from a different person, but all on the same topic: "Hey, what's going on at the radio station?" Seems each person had dr...

Replay from the Past   If this segment sounds familiar, I promise that I wrote it just this morning. I could have gone back over any number of segments over the past decade, and simply copied and...