Author Archives: Marty Ryan

Love To Vote

Why does this society continue to throw rocks at poor people? Continue reading

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Wedding Bells In The Future

It’s going to be a very blue session if time is spent on energy-wasting issues such as judge impeachment, maneuvering in the Senate to get germane amendments to bring up a resolution that will provide for a constitutional amendment to write discrimination into Iowa’s Constitution, and other silly little games that do not address the real problems in this state, such as high unemployment rates, top-heavy school administrations, and an escalating usage of drugs and alcohol, without any meaningful and successful exit plan. Continue reading

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A New Attitude Toward Winter

There have been many times when I would tread through crisp snow on a still winter’s night, wondering why the sound of my feet against the fragile surface created such a spiritual aura. Continue reading

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Ethics Board Stumbles Over Right & Wrong

If you were to guess which state agency represented the best example of transparent government the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board (IECDB) would, or should, be toward the top of the list.  Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Last month, … Continue reading

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1995

I saw a beam of light through the pessimism. Continue reading

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Legal Sexual Assualt

You have to wonder what advocates of these body searches are thinking, if indeed they are. If the government told them their car would be searched each time it was parked in a city parking garage they would undoubtedly be very upset. Or, would they? Continue reading

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