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Category Archives: General
What were they thinking?
This blog was written a little over two years ago as an op-ed. The newspaper to which it was submitted rejected it. Now that the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has recommended members of Congress cancel and never … Continue reading
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Tagged Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Capitol Press Ass'n, Jack Whitver, Pat Grassley
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Irritations II
This blog was posted in September of 2019. Supposedly, nothing has changed – NOTHING! As I get older, I notice that I am becoming one of those old people that I despised as a young boy. There are several things … Continue reading
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The Oasis
I got friends in low places Where the whiskey drowns And the beer chases my blues away And I’ll be okay Yeah, I’m not big on social graces Think I’ll slip on down to the Oasis Friends in low places … Continue reading
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Tagged Crawford County Iowa, Garth Brooks, Marshall Tucker Band, Millie, The Oasis
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Home Safety
A young Des Moines police officer who was helping us with a racoon issue hadn’t yet been indoctrinated into how to handle the perception of crime in our neighborhood. He asked us point blank, “Do you hear gun fire at … Continue reading
Health System Problem? No, it’s an insurance problem
The Manhattan murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson lit a fire under many Americans who are furious with their insurance carriers and the cost of premiums and denial of coverage. Murder is not a respectful way to get a point … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Thompson, Ingrid Jacques, Luigi Mangione, Reuters, single payer healthcare, UnitedHealthCare, Vin Gupta
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Going to Kansas City
Occasionally, I will check local newspapers’ obituaries from around the part of Iowa where I grew up. Unfortunately, I read an obituary in the Denison, Iowa, newspaper about a friend from the time we both worked at Farmland Foods in … Continue reading
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Tagged Farmland Foods, Kansas City Royals, Kauffman Stadium, St. Joseph
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