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A New Era of Union Leadership
Today’s labor unions are not the violent mobs of the past. Compared to present corporate America, labor unions are docile. There are far more recorded incidents of illegal and unethical practices by American corporations, such as tax evasion, price fixing, … Continue reading
The Vail Marauders
We were called The Vail Marauders. We didn’t coin that name. Two old men sitting on a bench outside of a bar watched a few of us Vail kids walk across the street. One said to the other: “There goes … Continue reading
Posted in Youth
Tagged curfew, J.C. McCullough, Our Gang, Roadrunner, Vail Marauders, Wylie Coyote
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The Cost of Doing Business
“The punishment should fit the crime” is a cliché that was popular years ago, but seems to have disappeared from today’s conversations on justice. Usually, a penalty is attached to the creation of a new law, but occasionally it’s either … Continue reading
Posted in Fairness, Issues
Tagged Bobby Kaufmann, deterrence, Fareway, fentanyl, Iowa DNR, Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board, POET, Prairie Progressive
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Life’s a drag
A popular critique of current times involves the controversy of drag shows. There are actually proposed laws, rules, and regulations to prevent children from seeing a man or woman in drag. We’ve all seen the memes of Flip Wilson, Bob … Continue reading
Nailed It
Al Johanson stormed into Leonard Bartson’s law office and shouted, “I need to sue my neighbor!” “Calm down, Al, calm down,” Bartson gently replied with his hands held up. It was a warm spring day in 1885. The doors and … Continue reading
Death Penalty Bill Moving in Iowa
Update on Senate File 14 A subcommittee meeting on Iowa Senate File 14 will be held this week on Wednesday, February 15, at 1:00 pm in Room 315 of the Iowa Capitol. Senate File 14, if enacted the bill would … Continue reading