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The fear campaign

I had a nightmare last night that ICE was putting my neighbors into a van. Not that it should matter, but these particular neighbors are white US citizens. When I went to confront their captors, they asked if I would answer some questions and if I would get into their van to answer them. When I ...

Day of Prayer event blurs church/state lines with Honor Guard appearance

What message does it send to the public when a group of military veterans in uniform takes part in a religious event that has nothing to do with military service? That’s the fair question many of us are asking after seeing the Marshall County Prayer Task Force post photos of an honor guard ...

Impact of tariffs

During the 2024 campaign for president, we heard many promises and many lies. One of those issues was the economy. It was painted by Trump as being terrible and only he could fix it on day one. If you believed that, let’s take a look at how the economy is today. The GDP decreased at a 0.3% ...

Laws of a nation

The other day I read that the Taliban, the extreme political right group in Afghanistan that our President calls terrorists, is now strictly enforcing the following: abortion is banned, gay marriage is outlawed, science and vaccines are rejected, church and the state are no longer separated, ...

Protect property rights from eminent domain abuse

As an Iowa landowner, for four years I’ve watched the Iowa House advance multiple bills regarding property rights protection from hazardous carbon pipelines to the Iowa Senate, where they are ignored. Thank you, Representatives Joshua Meggers and Dean Fisher, for joining the Republican ...

When will Grassley, Ernst and others stand up to Trump, rein him in?

The Trump White House is a firehose of lies that spreads chaos, confusion and hate-filled rhetoric every day. The list goes on and on. Trump is wreaking havoc on our economy – and my retirement funds – with disastrous tariffs and trade policies. He’s been disappearing law-abiding ...