Category Archives: Blogs

Another Convention   The Democrats will meet in Chicago starting next Monday for their convention; obviously the business of nominating a candidate has already taken place via on line voting but ...

Let 'Em Vote   Given KXEL's broad reach, I don't usually talk about issues that affect only one city or area. And I don't live in the Waterloo school district and don't pay taxes here, so in that...

Fifty Years Ago It was on this date, August 9th, in 1974 that a one-of-a-kind occurrence took place...an American president resigned from office. President Richard Nixon told the world of his plans in...

Sending A Message-But What?   Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush became the second member of the so-called "Squad" of U.S. House Democrats to lose her seat in a primary this year. The other was New...

Reaction to the Pick Reaction to Kamala Harris' selection yesterday of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate was utterly and completely predictable. Depending on which side you...

From The Mailbag Occasionally, I'll share some interesting notes or stories I get via email. Today, some items from the email...but with a twist. The items I'm sharing today are from three emails I go...

This is the Candidate I enjoyed unplugging from much of the political conversation the past few days...too much of anything isn't good for you, including ice cream-although I'm willing to make an exce...

Again-Why Now? Yesterday, I asked why the federal government had worked out a plea deal with 9-11 terrorists at this point. Why resolve such an issue now? Then came word of a multi-country prisoner sw...

Why Now? The U.S. announced yesterday that it had reached a plea deal with the man accused of masterminding the 9/11 terror attacks nearly 23 years ago, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and two accomplices. Th...

The Smell of a New School Year I came upon the large display of school supplies while shopping at a big chain store the other day. I had seen them out for a while, in full force since the Independence...