Retired Des Moines Register journalist. Now works and advocates for gov't openness, accountability. I write a newspaper column weekly (and, sometimes, weakly).
Des Moines, Iowa
Joined May 2014
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Your Iowa angle: Kyl graduated from high school in Bloomfield. His father, John H. Kyl, a clothier there and later a TV newscaster in Ottumwa, served in the U.S. House from Iowa. ⤵️
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This decision is a blow to Iowa farmers and cattlemen across the state who want lower input costs, strong markets, and leadership who supports them. It undercuts family farms already facing an uphill battle as they work to feed the world – like they’ve done for generations. kcci.com/article/iowa-cattle…
Cattle producers in Iowa can’t be pleased with the President’s decision to import beef to help reduced retail beef prices in the U.S.
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.@ZachLahn: "No one has been held accountable [for COVID]. People were injured, people died, and the government was taken over by radicals pushing their own beliefs on us... With me as Governor, we are going to bring justice to the people of Iowa and join with these other states to bring justice to Anthony Fauci."
Find time to read Maureen Dowd’s Washington/Trump examination.
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Suku Radia is an Iowa treasure. His wife Mary has a powerful letter in the Des Moines Register about her immigrant husband.
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Democrats point to President Trump’s purges from government boards and agencies as evidence he is trying to eliminate dissent. The *Democratic* governor of Colorado is now using that same technique:
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To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.
Make time for George Will’s latest column — “A welcome break from today’s repulsive, glue-factory politics” ⤵️ wapo.st/4uQJBAi
Back in my opinion editors days, I traded emails periodically with Robert Reich when I wanted to publish one of his commentaries. The topics were important — but never as OMG! as the following column did. Be sure to read to the end. substack.com/@robertreich/no…
Dog saved by Iowa State U vet med students is at their commencement ceremony. What a touching story. ⤵️
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New post: The Iowa we once knew is "Slip Slidin' Away." David Elbert catalogs the losses for our state's population, education, and more.
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The public-relations optics of the city’s position are problematic. If 100 random people show up to use Gray’s Lake trail, the city says “fine.” If you notify 100 friends you are going to run there at a certain time, the city says “pay up” or we are sending the cops. 😵💫 ⤵️
Des Moines running club faces steep fees, police threat for using park desmoinesregister.com/story/…
Here’s a heartwrenching story you should read. It’s a mother’s account of losing her daughter to measles.
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This @CBSNews exclusive — in which US soldiers dispute the Pentagon’s description of the deadly Iranian attack on an outpost in Kuwait — involves the 103rd Sustainment Command, a unit based in Des Moines.
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Where are members of Iowa’s delegation to Congress on this? Detaining a law-abiding wife of an Army staff sgt. is hardly ridding America of violent criminals. wapo.st/3OmDx2p
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I have so many questions about the Iowa State Patrol's newest plane, including:
-why buy such a large plane instead of a 2nd smaller plane w/similar high-tech equipment?
-why has it taken several trips out of state?
-how often has Kim Reynolds used it?
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