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More Hidden Taxes

In Iowa, cans and plastic bottles get a 5-cent deposit.  We’ve had this for nearly 30 years.  Today (Saturday) the Des Moines Register reports that our Democratic Governor Chet Culver is suggesting we double it… and rework how the money is managed.  From...

The Surge Worked!

In a WSJ commentary this morning, John McCain and Joe Lieberman reflect on the anniversary of Bush’s announcement to implement the 2007 Iraq Troop Surge, and made an excellent case for the surge and for continued managed presence in Iraq, and for dependency on...

Miles for our Heroes

Some of you may already be aware of this, but there is a great site ( I got info from my employer today) where you can trade in your accumulated airline miles so family members of wounded servicemen and women can get free plane tickets to visit their loved ones...
Televangelists Under Tax Scrutiny

Televangelists Under Tax Scrutiny

I only caught this story today, although it’s been brewing for over a week and a half.  It’s front-page news today in the Des Moines Register print edition (and consequently on their all new web/blog site) authored by Jane Norman.  I suspect the...

Yes, it is Unfortunate and Sad…

The numbers were hit this week, as of last night we hit 853 military deaths this year in Iraq, the most for any year of the war so far.  I suspect (I haven’t had time to skim the news sites today) that we will have a lot of hay made over this between the...
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