Battleground Iowa Archive

By Emily Geiger It should be called the “Common Sense” bill, but instead, we’re calling it the Ed Thomas Bill. It looks like the Governor will soon be signing a bill that would require hospitals to notify law enforcement before releasing mental patients who are facing criminal charges. Sounds like a no-brainer, huh? Apparently not, which is ... Full story

By Emily Geiger If the Democrats force Obamacare through using gimmicks like the House "deeming" the Senate bill to be “passed” without an actual up or down vote, or the Senate resorting to reconciliation to facilitate the government takeover of one-fifth of the U.S. economy, I can’t help but think that is going to piss off ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I saw an article a while back that dealt with what is now HF 2453, a bill that would allow certain inheritance rights for children that were conceived by artificial means after one parent’s death. This would mean that such children would also be able to receive Social Security benefits, and potentially ... Full story

By Emily Geiger There were some pretty horrific examples of parenthood in Iowa news last week. Today, let’s look at the parents of that Southeast Polk High School basketball player who hired a lawyer to sue the school when their precious, perfect little boy was found by police at a beer party. Being at a beer ... Full story

By Emily Geiger The Des Moines police officer who is charged with an attempted sexual assault while on duty is now appealing the city’s decision to terminate his employment. Former DMPD officer Maynard Richardson accumulated six department policy violations during his relatively short tenure and was already suspended on one occasion months before the recent assault ... Full story

By Emily Geiger The verdict is in. It’s what a huge number of Iowans have been waiting to find out… whether Mark Becker would be found guilty of murder for killing Aplington Parkersburg Coach Ed Thomas, or whether he would be found not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury came back with a conviction for first degree murder. I have ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I need a little break from politics, so, since I have given you fair warning that I do comment on pop culture, that’s where I’m going today. Olympics Over I have to say I’m a little sad the Olympics are over. Yep, I’m one of those people. Every four years, I suddenly become ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Here’s hoping you aren’t stupid enough to still be giving to your local NEA-affiliated labor union your hard-earned dollars. You know, I thought that the National Education Association was supposed to be a group concerned with education. Okay, I gave up on that pipedream a long time ago when I figured out that they are more concerned with protecting bad (and sometimes even ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I heard a very interesting little news blurb on the radio yesterday about Harry Reid claiming that Congress had to pass the jobs bill to stop domestic violence because unemployed men “tend to become abusers.” There are a lot of things wrong with this statement. First, let’s not confuse the issue. As ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I’m depressed. Seriously, could you read the news yesterday and not be depressed? First, there was more on the Mark Becker murder trial. Whether the guy who killed famed Aplington Parkersburg football Coach Ed Thomas was legally insane or not, it’s obvious that he was and is highly disturbed, and the effect that this ... Full story