Category Archives: Blogs

Her Values Have Not Changed Since we last met in this space, Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris did do an interview with a media outlet...her lone such interview since becoming the designated...

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Just One Question   Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris has not done a sit-down interview since well before she inherited the nomination. Her team has said she would do one before the end...

A Case of the Mondays There has been a lot of chatter on the political right about the speaking role Joe Biden had at the Democrats' convention in Chicago. And most of it is wrong. "What a show of dis...

School Days   A great number of K-12 students in Iowa are going back to school this week...with many districts starting with a one-day week. The first day of classes will be this Friday, just in ...

Meanings for the Day The State Fair is over, children go back to school this week...which means we are less than two weeks away from Labor Day, and the last three day weekend of the year. We now think...

First Class Flag You can purchase stamps at the post office with all varieties of designs or messages-special ones for holidays, weddings, even commemorating "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek. But most fol...

Putting the Band Back Together   It happens every election cycle; as the homestretch toward the general election approaches, the presidential campaigns-both sides-retool, shore up, and add people...

The Truth About Social   When Donald Trump had been blocked from social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, he started his social media outlet-Truth Social. Earlier this year, the company t...

Not Fully Planned   Vice President Kamala Harris is getting a lot of flack, including from fellow Democrats, for not having policy positions set, articulated on the stump, and posted online. &nbs...