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Last night I attended the Republican Party of Iowa’s Rising Star event.  On a scale of one to four stars (like a hotel), I would give the event one star. The Sherman Hoyt Place is a spectacular place to hold an event.  The elegance of the theater and the beautiful art through out the building [...]

Just a quick note to let readers know two things: 1) The final few days of the Politics 101 survey are quickly approaching. If you want to help shape possible non-partisan forums on political issues, don’t forget to stop by our site and take the survey link at the top of the right sidebar. 2) [...]

The information in this press release from the Iowa Democratic Party is simply disgusting: Democrats decry hat speech at Republican gathering, demand to know why Republican hopefuls did not speak out Rants, Northey, Behn and others attend event where Dems compared to the Nazi Party Des Moines — Do Republican Gubernatorial hopefuls think Democrats are [...]

U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-Des Moines) has introduced the Women Veterans Access to Care Act, a bill that directs the secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve health care for female veterans. Boswell highlighted the bill and the need for improvements in his latest newsletter to constituents: “In his Memorial Day address, President Barack Obama reminded [...]

Let me just say this: I’m a feminist today not because of my mother, but because of my father. Although I’d need to check my birth certificate to be sure of their exact ages, I know my mother was in her mid-40s and my father was in his mid-50s when I was born, the final [...]

Our Bodies Ourselves, a nonprofit, public interest women’s health education, advocacy, and consulting organization that began in 1970, has released a position paper in connection with its endorsement of a single-payer health care plan. Single-payer health care plans offer the best chance to reduce payment incentives that lead to overuse and misuse of drugs and [...]

Despite social networking accounts and the original blog being deleted, the truth has come out about an Illinois woman who claimed to have made the decision to carry a child with terminal anomalies to term. If you want all the details, the Chicago Tribune has published a story complete with a photograph of the young [...]

Despite having spent more than $16 million on abstinence only programs, Mississippi is ranked first in number of teen births. The state also is one of the top five for sexually transmitted disease — taking first place in 2006 as the state with the highest number of gonorrhea infections. Yet, the state itself not only [...]

The following prepared statement from the office of U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley regarding the July 13 start day for Judiciary Committee Hearings on SCOTUS nominee Sonia Sotomayor just hit my inbox. No time to edit, and I’ve not yet read it to provide commentary. Here’s the release: Earlier today, Chairman Leahy announced July 13th as [...]

This afternoon I wrote a post detailing how notes in my notebook disappeared. A helpful reader sent the following: You are right about the heat being the problem. Those “erasable” pens have ink that reacts with heat making them clear. Put the notebook in the freezer for a few minutes and I think you will [...]