John Glenn, American hero for being the first U.S. citizen to fly into space, decided to stay at the hotel instead of going to the victory speech of Robert F. Kennedy, who had just won the 1968 California presidential primary. He sat there, watching the candidate complete his remarks, ...
The State of Iowa and our county auditors have a reputation for always holding a professionally conducted election process and I have every confidence that this year’s midterm election will be conducted as honestly, fairly, and efficiently as it has in the past. Iowans have an impressive tradition of high voter participation, with 74 percent of eligible voters casting their ballots in 2024. Iowans understand that the best way we can maintain and preserve our right to vote is to actually cast a ballot. Iowans should have absolute confidence in the integrity of the Iowa system as ...
Ghosts? Fun! Zombies? Bring them on! Haunted houses? We’ll take two tickets. But this Halloween, there is something genuinely frightening we should talk about. Every day, animals are transported into slaughterhouses most of us will never see. What happens inside is kept far away from grocery stores, restaurant menus, and cheerful food packaging. We even use comfortable words like “beef,” “pork,” and “poultry” to help us forget who our food once was. Maybe that is because looking too closely would scare us. Here is the good news: Halloween horror is supposed to be pretend. ...
Just when I say Trump is a Communist sympathizer, he approves Lindsey Graham’s legislation that puts powerful sanctions on Russia and then finally approves Ukraine’s building Patriot missiles to defend itself against Russia’s aerial attack. Just when one thinks Trump has come to his senses and actually realizes who our enemies are, he shoots himself in the foot. Concerning North Korea, we know he has rejoiced in the “love letters” from Kim Jung Un. He praised Kim’s ability as a dictator to say something and have his people sit up and listen. Trump calls off military drills ...
As early voting is soon underway, please remember to complete your ballot and vote NO on Amendment 1. The NO vote does NOT raise our taxes. It maintains the current level of legislative flexibility to make changes in the tax rate if there is a budget emergency. A NO vote is in the best interests of taxpayers, our schools and other services provided by state funding, and it ensures that the legislature can act more quickly than a 60% majority requirement would allow.
As Iowa heads toward the November 3 general election, our priorities are clear: protect the integrity of our elections and ensure every eligible Iowan has the opportunity to vote. Voters deserve confidence that election laws are being followed, ballots are counted accurately, and the ...
