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Posted October 19, 2023in Morain

10/19/23

Not surprisingly, America’s uncertain political situation fosters anxiety among its citizens. And it does the same for citizens of other nations, friend and adversary alike. It unsettles an already fraught future for the planet.   Rarely has the United States government been both so deeply and so evenly divided. We’ve

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Posted October 12, 2023in Morain

10/12/23

How long since you’ve read a story from an actual news conference with the United States President or the Iowa Governor? Or since you’ve viewed one on TV? Probably quite a while, and If you remember one, it probably took place quite a while after the one before that. It

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Posted October 05, 2023in Morain

10/05/23

Congress kicked the can down the road again. But that was better than the alternative. Last Saturday, Sept. 30, the absolute deadline before failure to act would have “shut the government down,” the House and then the Senate finally approved a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep federal spending going for

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Posted September 21, 2023in Morain

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 came about. The hard-right wing of his party in the House had threatened to depose him as speaker if he

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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 its current laws governing the length of terms for those officials?   The short answer is “yes,” but you’ll have

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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 — just a chance to chew over a few ideas. For instance, how about the idea of age limits for federal

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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 Trump’s legal fate in the four jurisdictions where he is indicted will, in the final analysis, rest with the juries

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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 occurred about 125 years ago, when inventor Willis H. Carrier created the first modern electrical air conditioning unit. He installed

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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 creation of raw matter and energy themselves. Deep-sea exploration equipment conquers the enormous pressures thousands of feet down and lets

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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 foothold here? Or why so many of the federal Bill of Rights protections were guaranteed in the Midwest even before

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