I’ve seen too many people get hooked into gambling since it became legal here in this state. We can do better than casinos and gambling to bring in jobs and revenue!

I guess I don’t see the offense in Mitt Romney’s comment. Ronald Reagan said it best- The best social program is a job. During the early 1980′s, when this country was going through a similar rough economic patch, I know many of my friend’s parents worked 2-3 jobs each to support their families. My mom [...]

I will agree some of the money could be better suited to replacing our cities’ pothole laden streets, Many are quite old. However, as far as the trail is concerned, as a cyclist I am also excited. I hope this means that they will paint that UGLY bridge over the entrance into old Marion. That [...]

My take away from Wednesday is this- 1) a group of people who demand tolerance an only respect their own opinions end up making even bigger fools of themselves 2) If for example Chic Fil A were a strip club, Adult shop, or similar business, would you see the mayors of major cities lining up [...]

It’s really sad to walk in that empty mall. I grew up through it’s hayday, and remember having to drive around endlessly to find a decent parking place outside. I used to beg my mom to drop me off there to hang out as a young teenager, and later would go there to study between [...]

Now if we could just get a Cracker Barrel and a Trader Joe’s…..it would be awesome!

As a person who suffers from asthma, I looked forward to this passing back in 2008. In 2010, I was on a trip on my way to San Antonio. We pulled into a Waffle House restaurant in a Dallas suburb. Once we got inside, we quickly realized the difference between having the ban here and [...]

Banning lead shot is pretty pointless. The amount per shot is a non-issue and not even enough to impact the environment. Banning lead would cause more crippled birds, and force people to have to pay for expensive steel ammo that is relatively ineffective at longer ranges. It will do more harm than good for sure [...]

I will be celebrating the day same sex marriage goes to a vote to all Iowa citizens. As a formerly proud Iowan, I am ashamed at how the radical minority went behind our backs to get their way. That chaps my hide more than the idea of same sex marriage. I say put it to [...]

Funny, I never made any mention of racism. SO please do not jump to conclusions there, it’s completely irrelivant and unnecessary. I am entitled to my opinion on same sex marriage. I don’t agree with it one bit and i find it repulsive. I also find it funny how people get in an uproar the [...]

That I do understand, but at one time court cases were unnecessary to decide these things. It was just plain common sense and decency that kept a lid on these things. I feel my rights as a voter were infringed upon when people routed our state representatives and the people of Iowa and went straight [...]

Same sex marriage is just wrong. I guess I am old fashioned…oh wait I guess I am wrong because my opinion is contrary to most people reading this. What do I know, I am just a small town Iowan who knows right from wrong, and that Iowans should get a right to vote on the [...]

The only reason Liz Mathis won is because most folks recognized her celebrity from her years on TV and because of that voted for her without much thought as to if she was qualified for the job. (like Arnold Swartzenegger, Jesse Ventura, etc) . The system of “for the people” is failing slowly because folks [...]

Well, the gun MAY have NOT have been loaded. Sometimes that may be all it takes. I keep a box of 00 buck handy for those times when I need to turn my shotgun into a tool of home defense. The grandson did the right thing for that situation. Funny it happened at the home [...]

It’s probably good that the “gun nuts” were not there. It may have ended with a different headline if that were the case. I support our right to carry concealed, in fact I’d carry my rifle and shotgun on a rack in my truck uncased if it were legal. But since the state liberalized the [...]