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For Ed Fallon, running for office isn’t just something you do because you are passionate about issues and the community in which you live; it’s also a way to pay the bills. These difficult financial times have been hard for a lot of people, but it probably has been especially difficult for Fallon. For the first ... Full story

A bizarre story from the Olympics, Mitt Romney was in an altercation on an Air Canada Flight. Romney, who was traveling with his wife Ann, asked the person in front of him to put his seat in the upright position for takeoff, the man turned violent and swung at the presidential hopeful. Former governor Mitt ... 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

George Washington (1789–1797) John Adams (1797–1801) "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." —Jan. 8, 1790 "Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is ... Full story

Mike Kiernan Only Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Mike Kiernan could spin Branstad huge lead over Governor Culver into an attack. The Des Moines Register poll had Culver up 20 points and TheIowaRepublican.com poll had Branstad up a mind blowing 29 points. Yet, Kiernan sent out a press release saying, “The Iowa Poll released today ... Full story

For Iowans it’s been quite a decade. Just ten years later after “Iowagate” made Iowa an even more infamous destination than Bourbon Street in New Orleans and the Vegas strip if not by glitter and lights, by enabling the largest sexual revolution in world history. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but the “Freedom Fiasco” started ... Full story

Tonight at 7:00 p.m. the two candidates running for the Republican nomination in House District 8 will participate in a candidate forum. The event will be held at the Prairie Lakes AEA, which is located at 500 N.E. 6th Street in Pocahontas. Participating in tonight's forum is the Republican candidate from 2008, Dr. Stephen Richards. ... Full story

Here is what’s on my mind. Feel free to respond to these issues or add to the conversation in the comment section. Culver is pissed off at Auditor Vaudt Man, I think Auditor Vaudt struck a nerve when he said that the Governor’s budget is illegal. Instead of providing information showing that the he is right ... Full story

Its time we learn from history or history will repeat itself here in Iowa.  What can we learn from this Vermont family and their story? If take you take the time to watch this video and understand why this mild mannered citizen father was put in jail maybe you will take this "freedom" and ... Full story

Yesterday, State Auditor Dave Vaudt basically said that Governor Culver must be an idiot because the budget he submitted is illegal. Vaudt contends that Culver’s budget is at least $25 million above the state’s spending limits because of inaccurate calculations. As I was driving around town, I heard Vaudt on the radio ... Full story