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Monthly Archives: February 2019
Traveling Northward
This story is both funny and sad. I came home from a Monday night meeting and saw that my neighbor’s lights were still on, so I decided it would be a good time to deliver an apple cream pie to … Continue reading
Flaws in the Laws: Part I – Employment Drug Testing
Prior to 1987, there was no law that regulated drug testing of employees or applicants for employment in Iowa. Employers were free to test an employee, or an applicant for employment, for any drug or substance with impunity. Since 1987, … Continue reading
Posted in Fairness, General, Privacy, Substance Abuse and Alcoholism/War on Drugs
Tagged Iowa Employee drug testing, Joan Hester, Mark O. Lambert, Phillip Wise, Ralph Rosenberg, Rich Running, Section 730.5, Steve King, Steven Sukup, Tom Vilsack, Tony Bisignano
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The Green Latrine
When I was 19-years-old, I purchased a 1954 Ford 2-door station wagon from Tom & Brian Dieter. They had nicknamed it “The Green Latrine”. The entire wagon was green – a green I can’t describe. It may have been close … Continue reading
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Tagged 1954 Ford 2-door station wagon, Brian Dieter, Jim Devolld, Jim Malloy, Tom Dieter
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