Category Archives: Children

The Children Are The Future

Posted on August 18, 2018 by

video 1.5 minutes NPR’s Weekend Edition last Saturday included a story on the seperation of a Guatemalan mother and her 3 year old son. Through an interpreter the NPR host, Scott Simon, conducted the interview. Near the end of the interview … Continue reading →

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Scourging Yemen

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

Scourging Yemen by Kathy Kelly On May 10, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia informed the UN Security Council and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that Saudi Air Defenses had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched from inside Yemeni territory targeting … Continue reading →

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Telling Stat: US Birth Rate Falling

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

Amid all the crap about Dear Leader that dominates our news media day in and day out, there are sometimes some extremely important stories that slide almost unnoticed during the news cycle. Such was the story last week when the … Continue reading →

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Statement In Response To Santa Fe High School Shooting

Posted on May 19, 2018 by

For Immediate Release: May 18, 2018 Contact: Matt Sinovic, (515) 423-0133 Progress Iowa Issues Statement In Response To Santa Fe High School Shooting Des Moines, Iowa — Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement in reaction to … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog for Iowa, Children, Education, gun control, gun safety, Progress Iowa

What Prompts Excommunication?

Posted on February 4, 2017 by

I sent this email to the bishop of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin. Since Catholic officials occasionally see fit to call out Catholic politicians for their stand if they favor abortion, I was curious what the Church stand is for … Continue reading →

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How Will Trump Deport Millions?

Posted on August 22, 2015 by

This is Making America Great Again? Since many of the liberal persuasion like to think things through. Monday’s revelation of the Donald Trump “emigration” plan for undocumented workers and now their families offered us a real chance to noodle on … Continue reading →

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Newtown: Two Years Later

Posted on December 13, 2014 by

Who can forget the stunning news two years ago tomorrow. A mass shooting in a grade school. A grade school for God’s sake. Twenty kids under 7 killed in cold blood. Perhaps the worst horror anyone could imagine. Civilians dying … Continue reading →

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Some Random Holiday Thoughts

Posted on December 28, 2013 by

Some Random Holiday Thoughts Decided not to go off on a long winded rant today. The holiday atmosphere has me laid back and avoiding deep thoughts as if they were infectious bacteria. I know at some point I will have … Continue reading →

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Good Question

Posted on November 2, 2013 by
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Another Feel-Good, Useless Chant from the Right

Posted on August 6, 2013 by

“Welfare should not be a career option.” Another feel-good, but useless chant from the Right. How does chanting “personal responsibility” actually help solve anything? There is no doubt that nationally, we have a an unacceptably high percentage of our population … Continue reading →

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