Michelle Parker – RIP
Des Moines local news personality Michelle Parker, 52, died today. The cause of death has been stated to be heart failure, but I expect we will hear more in the next few days. Michelle worked at KCCI-TV, the number 1 news station here in Des Moines, for 29 years. She...Reforming The U.N.
John Bolton gave a speech in February where he discussed the role of the U.N., the international community’s attempt to use the United Nations to manipulate United States foreign policy, its inability to carry out appropriate reforms that its leaders have tried...I Haven’t Laughed So Hard
My dear wife told me I was going to enjoy the Get Fuzzy comic strip today (May 1). She was right! I can only refer you to the strips web site, since showing the actual strip violates the copyright they are exercising, but if you click over there before May 30,...College Softball Provides Today’s Feel-Good Story
Mallory Holtman and Liz Wallace. Two names I want to honor today. Saturday created what became a special moment for me today. I only heard this story today, and every time I’ve discussed it, it has touched my heart. There’s nothing particularly smart...Des Moines Taxpayers Win
Thankfully, the voters of Polk County in Iowa have managed to do better than the legislators in the Iowa General Assembly. While the state is busy raising as many of our taxes as they could get away with, the voters, the people that gave them the power (at least in...ANWR And Other Domestic Oil Sources
Bithead provides some great perspective on where we could have been Monday had Clinton the First not vetoed ANWR. He includes reference to Henry Lamb at World Net Daily. Indeed, Bit points out that by now, we’d have 20% more domestic oil in our supply, and...SCOTUS Holds The Line On Voter Fraud In Indiana
The Supreme Court handed down a good (in our opinion) decision this week by affirming the Indiana Voter ID law which was under attack by the ACLU. In a 6 to 3 decision, the high court blasted the “facial challenge” (the litigants claimed the Indiana law...Lincoln-Douglas / Santos-Vinick
So, Hillary this week graciously offered to debate Barack mano a mano. No moderator. Set their own rules. Ask each other questions and answer them. Millions of people across the country would be THRILLED to have a debate without moderators. But can we really...Keywords: How Do We Know The Meaning?
Anyone that knows me knows how strongly I pay attention to the words we use and understand them by their defined meaning. In my opinion, it is antithetical to accept word usage alone as the means for understanding a word’s meaning, such as the (to me) crass...Stay in Touch
