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We all know that Bob Vander Plaats refuses to endorse Terry Branstad, but apparently that means Mike Huckabee can’t endorse him either. Before we get too far in to this please understand that I don’t care if Vander Plaats ever endorses Branstad or not.  I don’t really think it’s all that important. Contrary to popular belief, ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Lots of pro-life issues in the news lately. First, last week, most Iowans learned for the first time that Iowa is playing guinea pig for a Planned Parenthood program that provides women with the abortion pill without ever having to see a doctor. That’s a problem because Iowa law requires that ... Full story

One of my favorite things to do in life is to mow my lawn. It’s instant gratification. You can see how much you have accomplished, and you can see how much you have left to do. I’m also somebody who likes deadlines. As such, I look forward to primary and general elections, because that’s when winners and losers are decided. Yet, if ... Full story

Any of this sound familiar to you? “Former Republican state party co-chair Gopal Krishna of West Des Moines is feuding with state party chair Kayne Robinson. It's one of those deals over who is in charge and whether the party is being run properly.” “This sort of internecine warfare has become a routine sideshow on the Republican ... Full story

A few weeks ago I wrote an article about someone who has been sending out a bunch of RPI hate mail with my name on it. I think I now have a good idea of where all this crap is coming from. What I didn’t know back then was that the treasurer’s position on ... Full story

It seems as if the proposed 2010 platform for the Republican Party of Iowa would be in conflict with Bob Vander Plaats had he won the GOP nomination on June 8th. Section 14 in the documents “Statement of Principles” reads: “The Constitution of the United States provides a system of checks and balances in our ... Full story

Soldiers of Bravo Company, 1-168 Infantry Regiment, based out of Shenandoah, Iowa, have been hard at work at Camp Ripley, MN preparing for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan this fall. Over the past week, their two major training objectives involved training the soldiers of the Wolfpack on proper movement techniques while under direct fire from an ... Full story

Enjoy this mix of quotes from Founding Fathers and modern day thoughts on fatherhood… I hope some future day will bring me the happiness of seeing my family again collected under our own roof, happy in ourselves and blessed in each other. Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, March 15, 1784 By the time a man realizes that maybe ... Full story

I told myself that I wasn’t going to write today, but this Branstad/Vander Plaats stuff has me all worked up. I think people are confused about how Branstad really operates, and who he models himself after. It should come as no surprise that Branstad is simply the political version country music mega-star Kenny Rogers.  If you ... Full story

At the Iowa Democratic State Convention this past weekend, Roxanne Conlin blamed Chuck Grassley for the oil spill in the gulf. She said that Grassley deregulated the environment, and this week tried to prevent re-regulation of the oil companies despite the spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “Every morning we get up, every morning we look ... Full story