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We are not going back

Hey fellow Iowans, have you been watching what has been happening? • The stock market is breaking records and S&P 500 breaks records every day. • Our economy is lapping all countries, including China. • Inflation is going down, was 8.3 percent in 2022 and is now at 2.5 percent. • Gas prices are going down in most areas. • Mortgage interest rates are down and could go lower by the end of this year. • According to the FBI, crime is down 12 percent since 2019. • Job growth has increased by 15.7 million since 2020. • Wage growth, per top economists, ...

Raising taxes is not the answer

Sarah Corkery, US congressional candidate, at a forum hosted by the Poweshiek Democrats at Drake Library in Grinnell on May 19, 2024 said raising taxes would solve inflation and the national debt of $35 trillion. Corkery did not mention spending reductions when I asked what she would do to fight inflation, instead relying on more revenue which will ultimately hurt those who can least afford it such as senior citizens like myself. Government overspending is responsible for inflation, the deficit, and for my lower real annual income adjusted for inflation. Corkery mentioned that she ...

A response to William G. Vana

It would be more appropriate for U.S. citizens to vote for Kamala and NOT for Trump because: • Trump failed to solve any immigrant issues during his four years. • Kamala was tough on gang crimes while Trump played golf. • Trump had 4 years to stop drugs and failed. • Trump doesn’t care or concern himself with women’s medical rights. • He and Republicans would endanger our society by slashing defense. • His energy policies would set back progress while Biden has made us energy independent. • The oil reserves are not depleted, and are being used wisely and ...

A stone for a pillow!

In the book of Genesis, Chapters 28-29 there is a story of a righteous man, running from his older brother: the brother/sibling was angry enough to do some serious harm. This man saw a vision of God when he was running. Asleep on a stone, he saw God standing at the top of a ladder stretching from Earth to Heaven. The meaning of this dream was a confirmation by God that this new family would be a community He was going to create, through this runner. The Angels going up and down the ladder was God actively working through his people. The man running was named Jacob and he was “getting ...

Why U.S. citizens should vote for Trump

U.S. citizens should vote for Donald J. Trump because he will: • Limit and utilize immigration to improve/strengthen the nation • Rid the nation of foreign gangs • Stop the entrance of fentanyl and other drugs • Leave abortion decisions close to the source (state, local, individual) • Strengthen our military for defense and world peace • Develop energy independence (fracking and drilling) • Replace the depleted energy oil reserve • Promote a world without wars • Work to control inflation • Meet with Russia, China, North Korea and Middle East for ...

Thankful for two helpful angels

I hope this letter finds two very special ladies who helped out my husband and I this week. Upon arriving at McFarland Clinic Physical Therapy, I realized my husband’s walker was not in the back of our van. He is unable to walk without it. A very helpful lady, our first angel, overheard our conversation and graciously offered to go inside and to get a wheelchair for my husband. When we couldn’t get that one to work for him, she got a second wheelchair and we got him checked in. I decided I would return home to find his walker. As I was exiting McFarland Clinic our second angel ...