07/04/24
Political platforms occupy a unique place in American politics. While they possess no real power over their parties’ candidates, they do offer evidence of how their parties’ supporters view what [...]
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Posted July 04, 2024in Morain
Posted June 13, 2024in Morain
06/13/24
Eighty years ago, in June 1944, a massive invasion force landed on Axis enemy soil, opening a beachhead that led the following year to ultimate victory for the World War [...]
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Posted June 06, 2024in Morain
06/06/24
The facts are as follows: Last Thursday a New York trial jury of five women and seven men unanimously convicted former President Donald Trump of falsifying business records regarding a [...]
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Posted May 23, 2024in Morain
05/23/24
On June 27, about five weeks from now, we’ll get to watch the first presidential debate for the 2024 election. Or not. The announced changes to the debate process this [...]
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Posted May 16, 2024in Morain
05/16/24
Where does your primary loyalty lie: as a citizen of America, or as a citizen of Iowa? Probably seems like a meaningless question. But around the nation, more and more [...]
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Posted May 09, 2024in Morain
05/09/24
Several years ago Kathy and I walked into a restaurant for breakfast in North Carolina. On the wall was a floor-to-ceiling plaque bearing a message about the origins of the [...]
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Posted May 02, 2024in Morain
05/02/24
The story of our National Weather Service (NWS) is one of catching up and staying ahead. For more than 200 years, meteorologists, both amateurs and professionals, have steadily employed new [...]
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Posted April 25, 2024in Morain
04/25/24
Congress may finally be getting it together. Overruling a few outspoken ultraconservative Republican members, the U.S. House by wide margins last Saturday belatedly approved crucial aid for nations and peoples [...]
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Posted April 18, 2024in Morain
04/18/24
Tax bills in the Iowa Legislature have always been approved or disapproved by simple majorities. If most legislators want to raise taxes, or lower them, they do it the usual [...]
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Posted April 11, 2024in Morain
Weather-related damage is driving up property insurance costs
Our homeowner’s insurance carrier a few weeks ago sent me our annual premium notice for the 12-month period beginning April 10, 2024. The valuations of our house, garage, and personal [...]
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