Category Archives: Blogs

One Comparison   On October 14, 1912, former President Theodore Roosevelt was attempting to recapture the office as the Bull Moose Party candidate. He was campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin when...

We've Been Paroled Last Thursday, I told you how our KXEL Instagram account had been suspended because we somehow violated community standards. Our Threads account, tied to Instagram, was similarly bl...

Not So Social The next time you see someone in public with their face buried deep into their smartphone...apparently it could be worse. That's because a new study shows Iowa is the sixth state where s...

Instagram Jail I got an email early yesterday morning, saying that Instagram had suspended the KXEL account for violating rules and community standards. My first thought was it was because we "liked" ...

It Doesn't Matter The Republican National Convention begins Monday in Milwaukee, with the only surprise left being who will be named Donald Trump's running mate. We may know before the convention, but...

Asking Questions   President Joe Biden gave interviews to a select number of large urban radio stations last week. Apparently in order to get the interview, the host had to agree to what question...

Not the First Time Back in 1984, Ronald Reagan was running for a second term, and Democrats were making an issue of his age-he was 73 at the time. Keep in mind that CNN was the "new" channel, only fou...

Spending Numbers Here we are, barely four months from the November general election, and those who watch such things have revised their projections for political ad spending. And, as you might expect,...

The Meaning of the Day Each year in this country, we mark July 4th as Independence Day, when we celebrate the time in 1776 when a brave people filed for divorce from the British government. The separa...

The Real Independence Day Today, July 2nd, could quite easily have been proclaimed United States of America Independence Day. It's not, of course, but helps explain why I'm such a stickler on calling ...