03/23/23
One state among the 50 registered an increase in the incidence of cancer in 2022. That would be Iowa. The only one. Only Kentucky ranked ahead of Iowa last year [...]
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Posted March 23, 2023in Morain
Posted October 20, 2022in Morain
10/20/22
Cutting taxes has been a mainstay of Republican philosophy for decades. Iowa’s about to discover if it works. The 2022 session of the Iowa Legislature, with Republicans comfortably in control, [...]
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Posted June 28, 2022in Morain
06/28/22
For 50 years abortion was a legal choice for American women. Then last week the U.S. Supreme Court, overturning its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, ruled 5 to 4 that [...]
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Posted June 07, 2022in Morain
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE
The theme for this week’s column is “Be careful what you wish for.” Or maybe “What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.” Either applies. Last fall the [...]
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Posted March 28, 2022in Morain
Democracy
A bill has been proposed in the Iowa Senate that would give enormous power to a minority in the Iowa Legislature. Not a racial, gendered, religious or ethnic minority, but [...]
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Posted March 09, 2022in Morain
When things seemed fairer and better for most people
For decades I’ve thought of myself as pretty much a liberal. I favor empowerment of average people, the right of all individuals to decide their own value system, a living [...]
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Posted February 28, 2022in Morain
The Politispeak Dictionary
Since it’s an election year, with the June primaries only about three months away, it might be time for an update of the Politispeak Dictionary. Some candidates, especially those in [...]
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