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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: July 4th A Week From Today Edition

But first  Melanie Moore of Georgia addresses the right wing’s bogus Critical Race Theory crap (2:20)  The right wing and their media empires have taken a truly bogus issue (critical race theory) and ridden it for all it is worth. … Continue reading

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Covid: A Study In Evolution

The war with the Covid virus at the present time seems to be at an uneasy standoff, at least in the US. We have come to this standoff because a large percentage of our population has decided to do the … Continue reading

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Grassley, Ernst Put Party Ahead Of Constituents

Here we go again!! It should come as little surprise to anyone living in Iowa that Iowa’s senators voted against allowing debate in the US Senate for the “For the People Act” that would level the playing field for all … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts On A Hot Summer’s Day

Let’s start out with a couple of positive thoughts: First – Joe Biden is doing a hell of a job. He has been a progressive’s dream so far as president, he has aggressively led the country’s response to the corona … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Going Full Dictator Edition

While it came as yet another shocking revelation that the previous administration was using their Justice Department to spy on American citizens they considered to be enemies to the President, I doubt few were really surprised. Considering all the other … Continue reading

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Future Proofing The Presidency

The Boston Globe has dropped its paywall to allow readers to read their very important series “Future Proofing The Presidency.” In this series the Editorial Board of the Globe examines the major flaws and weaknesses in the constitution and in … Continue reading

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Health Care About To Take A Beating

Wednesday United Health Care, the big behemoth in the health insurance industry, announce that it is cracking down on emergency room visits beginning on July 1st in 34 states. This includes Iowa.  From an article in USA Today:    UnitedHealthcare … Continue reading

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Reynolds Continues Stink-o Leadership

About all that Kim Reynolds has done during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in Iowa has been to grab opportunities to advance her name while actually doing little in the way of helping Iowans crawl out from under the weight of … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Remembering D-Day Edition

WW2 – D-Day. Invasion of Normandy [Real Footage in Colour] (4.5 minutes) There is not much I can say to add to the solemnity of this day. Most of the brave soldiers that stormed Omaha Beach that day have passed … Continue reading

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Reminder: Scott County – Three More Days To Sign Petition To Elect Auditor

This is a reminder that residents of Scott County have until 4:30 PM on Tuesday to sign petitions to force a special election to replace the retiring Roxanna Moritz as Scott County Auditor.   From an email from the Johnson County … Continue reading

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