Battleground Iowa Archive

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

By Emily Geiger Some pastors in the UK made headlines last week for some sermons they gave regarding marriage and divorce. They basically said that the high divorce rate we all face is due to the fact that wives no longer submit to their husbands. Shocking, isn’t it. I know, I didn’t realize there was still any ... Full story

By Emily Geiger So, I’m listening to the radio news in my car yesterday, and the news guys tells me that Iowa’s Court of Appeals ruled that Iowa’s law permits nude dancing by minor girls if the strip club where such conduct occurs can be considered a theater. Needless to say, I was incensed. I remembered hearing about his ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Seriously, can we have someone besides Jason Clayworth write about gay marriage for the Register? What’s Tom Beaumont doing? Heck, I’d even take Jennifer Jacobs. Apparently Kathie Obradovich is too busy trying out texting and driving, so I'm not even going to ask about her. Or do they keep assigning the ... Full story

By Emily Geiger So much to talk about, so little time. Let’s get started Tebow Ad In short, a missed opportunity. The tackling version was stupid (and no, not because it incites violence, which only stupid people would believe). The other version was okay, but could have been a little more… okay, a lot more direct. ... Full story