Category Archives: Blogs

Debate Trap After the whirlwind of news Wednesday about presidential debates, both sides are-of course-claiming they got the upper hand over the other. Obviously those who are running these campaigns ...

Closed We've heard a fair amount lately about some well-known retail establishments closing their doors, surprising customers and community officials. Hy-Vee announced last week it was closing underpe...

The Eternal Fight Yesterday, May 14, was Independence Day in the state of Israel, marking the date 76 years ago when with United Nations support, the official declaration was made. Today, May 15, was ...

You're Just Looking At The Wrong Place Folks on the left have consistently made fun of Donald Trump for his bragging and tendency to exaggerate...everything is huge, no one has ever seen anything like...

Fungible Items Forgive me if I point out another "double standard" coming out of Washington, D.C. - sadly, that's not news, it's a daily occurrence. Remember when the Biden Administration thawed $6 bi...

The Typical Mom Alright, there is no "typical" Mom...by definition, mothers are unique individuals whom we'll celebrate on Sunday. But there are some numbers from Edison Research that came across my d...

Boys No More I couldn't wait to join Cub Scouts when I was finally 8 years old. I enjoyed the three years I spent as a Cub, then a Webelo...and still have my uniform packed away somewhere, with the Ar...

A Marker Today marks 180 days before the November general election. Six months. Half a year. At the same time, it seems like forever...and that it will be here before you know it. Obviously, there's t...

Double Penalty I recall graduating from college at the University of Iowa. I was the first of my family to graduate, so we all made a big deal of it...attending the massive commencement ceremony, then...

Paying Better Attention We've known for some time that if you take notes while listening to someone speak-on the radio or television, in a classroom, or in person at an event-you'll have a better chan...