Category Archives: Blogs

You've Got Six Months Next Monday is April 1st, meaning there will be exactly six months left in the U.S. government's fiscal year. That should be plenty of time for members of the House and Senate to...

Wheels on the Omnibus Go Round and Round It was after their own self-imposed deadline, and it was six months later than the start of the fiscal year, but in the early morning hours of Saturday, the U....

The Clark Effect on the Economy Yesterday, Common Sense Institute Iowa released a detailed analysis of Iowa women's basketball star Caitlin Clark's impact on the Iowa economy...they call it Clarkonomi...

The Best Case Scenario I am writing and recording this on Wednesday afternoon, at the end of the work day. As of this point, there is still no text provided to members of Congress of a bill concerning...

Making Lemonade Yesterday was the Ohio primary...not just for president, but other races, including Congress. At 2:18 p.m., I got an email from the Derek Myers for Congress campaign in Ohio's 2nd dist...

Thank An Iowa Farm Family Today is national agriculture day...the first one was back in 1973, dedicated to increasing the public's awareness of agriculture's vital role in our society...or so says the...

Taking-or Faking-the Pledge We knew it was worthless at the time, completely unenforceable, but in another bold show of stupidity, those running the Republican National Committee at the time insisted ...

Freedom of Information Tomorrow-March 16-is national Freedom of Information Day. It's annually celebrated in connection with the birthday of President James Madison, who many call the Father of the Co...

Don't Call Them Illegals The political left called out their President last Thursday, for daring to use the phrase "illegal alien" to describe an individual accused of murdering a nursing student. Not...

In Each Other's Way When I was in high school, my grandmother was living in what we called at the time a nursing home. She had a bad hip and used a wheelchair to get around. One day after a visit, we ...