On Monday, Republican and Democratic delegates from around the great state of Iowa will hold district conventions, at which attendees in their respective precincts will mark the names of the presidential candidates they support. Votes will be counted in each precinct . . .
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1/28/16
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In my wildest political musings, I could not have imagined a more comically frightening scene: Sarah Palin standing side by side with Donald Trump, endorsing him for president.
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1/28/16
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President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on Jan. 12, and the race to replace him has tightened on both sides. Who would have believed that at this point in the race . . .
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1/21/16
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The Iowa caucuses are less than a month away, and in the most recent polls . . .
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1/8/16
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Several “human elves” turned up at Bethany House on Prospect Street in Baldwin last month to give Santa a hand with sorting and wrapping presents at the shelter’s holiday party.
Organizer …
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1/7/16
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After two rounds of the Republican candidates for president trading blows, the Democrats faced off in their first 2016 primary debate. And one thing was clear . . .
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10/22/15
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I guess we all expected Pope Francis to touch on issues of income inequality. And it’s no surprise that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio focuses on the same issues, as does . . .
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9/24/15
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Donald Trump? Ben Carson — Dr. Ben Carson? Candidate for president?
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9/10/15
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The New York Times reported that “two inspectors general have asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation” into whether sensitive government information was mishandled in connection with Hillary Clinton’s emails and her private server.
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8/19/15
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Who would have thought that the Independent U.S. senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, would so quickly close the gap with presumed 2016 presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton?
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7/15/15
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