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Leave Thursday Alone This may not sit well with some of you who enjoy extended breaks from work or school...or those of you who rely on massive shopper spending during the holidays. But how about we m...

The Origins of The Day Today is the U.S. national holiday called Thanksgiving. Obviously, the origin of the event dates back some 400 years to the Pilgrim era, revisionist history these days notwithst...

Sixty Years Ago If President John Kennedy were alive today, he'd be 106 years old. But we cannot conceive of such a thing, because he will always be a youthful looking 46...the age he was when he was ...

No Bounce The question I've been asked a lot in the past couple of weeks, both by people in Iowa and nationally, is what impact the endorsement of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds w...

More Numbers A poll released last week of more than 800 likely Republican primary and caucus voters gives us some insight about what these voters think on major issues, including the response to the H...

Radio on the Farm KXEL was founded back in 1942 with the maximum 50,000-watt clear channel signal to provide a voice for Midwestern agriculture...that was actually one of the early station slogans, al...

The Can Has Been Kicked The U.S. Senate adjourned at 3:44 a.m. Washington time this morning, when good and decent people had long been asleep, after agreeing to the bill passed earlier this week by th...

Surprising Staffers Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina suspended his presidential campaign Sunday night on national television during an interview on Fox News Channel with his longtime friend, former Co...

If The Election Was Held Today Well, of course, it's not...but a recent poll gave a snapshot of the mood of voters one year out from the 2024 presidential election...and it's caused some Democrats to ...

Difficult Math No matter how you slice it, the 2024 general election is going to be pivotal, and as close as ever. Not just at the presidential level, although polling released this morning shows Trum...