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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday – School’s (Almost) Out For The Summer

“No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks.” Just like it does every year, school is coming to an end for a short while. This is of course time that youngsters will spend in the field picking … Continue reading →

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Looking Back At The Session

Once again we wish to thank Iowa Policy Project for their solid and in depth analysis on issues in the state of Iowa. We are quite lucky to have such a policy analysis group in a small state such as … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders In Clinton County Tonight

Just a short reminder that Senator Bernie Sanders will be speaking at the Clinton County Hall of Fame dinner tonight, Saturday May 17th. The event is being held at the Millenium Ballroom in Goose Lake. Dave Loebsack and Gubernatorial candidate … Continue reading →

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Hillary-Dillary-Doc

Karl Rove made an absolutely insane statement earlier this week. Since it was so out there only about 1/3 of Americans will believe it instead of the usual half. As you may well know, what Rove said was: “Thirty days … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable But True

I was making a purchase the other day at a local convenience store. I was purchasing a newspaper. The Headline was simply “Global Warmimg.” The young clerk, looked like a college frosh, muttered something under his breath. I aaked if … Continue reading →

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Wow!

Have you seen the great news? First, Public Policy Polling recently released a poll that found that my friend Jack Hatch is within a couple of points of becoming the next Governor of Iowa. Then, a GOP polling firm released … Continue reading →

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Sunday Mothers Day Funday

If you had a mother, then you are among those lucky ones who have someone to thank today for your very existence. The world would be much less of a world without you, so we also thank your mother for … Continue reading →

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The Courtney Report

John Pollak is retiring after almost three decades helping keep the machinery of state government working smoothly as a nonpartisan legal services research analyst, drafter, editor and committee services administrator. He is dedicated to the ideal that good research and … Continue reading →

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58% Of Moms

58% of single moms with children under the age of 5 are living in poverty. And that isn’t some national statistic, or happening in a far away place. These working moms are living in poverty right here in Iowa. Sunday … Continue reading →

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Some Days I Would Like To Drop Out

We come to the end of another week where there were some hopeful stories only to be offset by more and more of the streaming hordes of ignorance. When I was very, very young the Korean War was in full … Continue reading →

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