09/21/23
Republican Speaker of the U.S. House Kevin McCarthy last week announced an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Democrats should reply, “Bring it on.” It’s no secret how McCarthy’s announcement [...]
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Posted September 21, 2023in Morain
Posted September 14, 2023in Morain
09/14/23
In last week’s column I discussed whether age limits are appropriate for federal officials: the President, members of Congress, and judges. This week it’s term limits: should the nation change [...]
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Posted September 07, 2023in Morain
09/07/23
It’s Labor Day Week; maybe a time to take a break from the regular routine and do a little dreaming. No requirement for actual success of any given suggestion — [...]
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Posted August 31, 2023in Morain
08/31/23
It will all come down to 12 folks shut up in a room by themselves. No observers, no attorneys, no media, no cameras, and no judges present. Former President Donald [...]
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Posted August 24, 2023in Morain
08/24/23
In weeks like this, it’s not hard to recognize that AAC life is certainly more comfortable than BAC life. That’s After Air Conditioning and Before Air Conditioning. The dividing line [...]
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Posted August 18, 2023in Morain
08/18/23
Some inventions blow the mind. Medical science develops wonder drugs and precise instruments that leave us stunned with their diagnostic and curative powers. The harnessing of nuclear power rivals the [...]
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Posted August 10, 2023in Morain
08/10/23
Ever wonder why our Midwestern rural layout consists of 36 one-mile-square sections per township? Or where the Midwest’s emphasis on public education comes from? Or why slavery never gained a [...]
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Posted August 03, 2023in Morain
08/03/23
I may never write a column again. The other day my sister Deb in Sioux City emailed me about ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence application that writes stuff in the style [...]
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Posted July 06, 2023in Morain
07/06/23
An insidious word has been worming its way into America’s political lexicon. It’s the loaded word “unelected.” It’s a useful word. When appointed public officials take steps with which someone [...]
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Posted June 29, 2023in Morain
06/29/23
Nearly everyone knows that Jefferson is named for Thomas Jefferson, 18th Century intellectual, author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States. And many people know [...]
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