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Scary Words

February 15, 2025

SCARY WORDS Nothing like scary words to cause one to fear and tremble. I know that is true with me. At the top of the list is that word "diversity" and how...

A Simplification

February 11, 2025

A SIMPLIFICATION My day-to-day interactions with my fellow citizens, normally at the Jasper County Courthouse, has led me to believe that the English...

It Just Isn't Right

January 20, 2025

IT JUST ISN'T RIGHT The destruction in LA from the fires is vast and will affect thousands of people adversely. The most affected will be those who depended...

Bobblehead

January 12, 2025

BOBBLEHEAD Normally being an observer rather than an active participant in the political events that unfold around us daily, I am more free to make...

Is It an Opinion?

January 11, 2025

IS IT AN OPINION? The articles that I have written over the last year are called "opinion". They do contain opinion, my opinion in the various forms it may...

Once Again

January 1, 2025

ONCE AGAIN Once again one can't ignore "this immigration thing" which the Republicans rode to the White House: it is most bizarre. If one were to read the...

Under the Rug

December 27, 2024

UNDER THE RUG The Newton Daily News recently had an opinion piece about rugs and sweeping things under them. This particular piece was concerned about the...

The Prosecution of Falstaff

December 27, 2024

The Prosecution of Falstaff THE PROSECUTION OF FALSTAFF The Case of Young Supreme Court of Iowa We now have prosecutions and convictions of criminal offenses...

Too Many or Too Few

December 23, 2024

TOO MANY OR TOO FEW We need to get rid of all these illegal immigrants; apparently we have all the people we need and we don't want any more. But wait, we...

Sednaya Prison

December 14, 2024

SEDNAYA PRISON I recommend following the developments from Syria. I realize this is a difficult thing to do if one takes no newspapers, but TV should at...

In the Case of Mumford

December 9, 2024

IN THE CASE OF MUMFORD Supreme Court of Iowa A regular observation of mine is our government at work. I practice as a criminal defense attorney and believe...

Life Will Be Better

November 28, 2024

LIFE WILL BE BETTER Life will be better, or at least I presume so, after we load freight trains full of immigrants and deposit them in some desert in...

Let's Organize

November 23, 2024

LET'S ORGANIZE I have always thought that a union, or some other like organization, should be developed by criminals. In other words, criminals should get...

In the Case of Staton

November 22, 2024

IN THE CASE OF STATON As I have previously mentioned, it would seem necessary to have a reasonably informed public about matters of possible importance to...

Lilliput

November 20, 2024

Jonathan Swift Books for Bigots You'll have to give it to Gulliver, he knew when his welcome was done and time to vacate the premises. After pissing on the...

Just Buy It!

November 17, 2024

JUST BUY IT! The grocery bill is too high, cars are too expensive, college is exorbitant, going to a movie costs a fortune. We think about these things...

The Sugar Frosted Nutsack Revisited

October 29, 2024

THE SUGAR FROSTED NUTSACK REVISITED BOOKS FOR BIGOTS One occasionally needs to rethink something that has earlier been thought. In this instance, it is my...

The Cat Thing

October 25, 2024

THE CAT THING Being a criminal defense attorney, it seems only right that I share a few of the criminal cases before our local courts; the citizens of our...

The Sugar Frosted Nutsack

October 21, 2024

THE SUGAR FROSTED NUTSACK Mark Leyner Books for Bigots This book would not be read by a bigot after the first three sentences: "There was never nothing. But...

Iowa v. Berg

October 20, 2024

IOWA V. BERG We have another Iowa Supreme Court opinion that needs some discussion. I know that what the Supreme Court says is the law of the State, but...