Category Archives: General

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Marty & Stephanie

Our regular blog will return in a few days.  Today, Thanksgiving Day, we are too busy to write a blog.  We are spending the entire day counting our blessings.  We have so much for which we are thankful. We wish … Continue reading →

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Fad Legislation

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Marty Ryan

It’s ironic that the recent effort to ban the designer drugs of today (Spice, salvia, etc.) also included removing benzylfentanyl and thenylfentanyl from the Schedule I drugs, meaning that they had no medical usefulness and were subject to potential abuse. Continue reading →

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How The Iowa Legislature Works

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Marty & Stephanie

On Friday, January 7, 2011, Marty Ryan & Stephanie Fawkes-Lee of Fawkes-Lee & Ryan will conduct a 2-hour workshop on how the Iowa Legislature works.  The workshop will start promptly at noon and will end at 2:00 pm.  The workshop … Continue reading →

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Wedding Bells In The Future

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Marty Ryan

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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We Have Issues…

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Marty & Stephanie

The concept of an issues-based public policy firm evolved from witnessing how important liberties were being lost or watered down. Continue reading →

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A New Attitude Toward Winter

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Marty Ryan

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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