(Photo courtesy: The Villager) 50 years in federal prison and $1.85 million in fines coul...

Former CIETC CEO-turned admitted crook Ramona Cunningham had her day in federal court in Des Moines. She is no longer saying she is "no...

I'm still trying to figure out what to make of a late afternoon meeting at the Iowa Statehouse today. Democratic and Republican leader...

Yesterday, Barack Obama announced he has begun setting up his Iowa campaign. Today, it's John McCain. McCain's Iowa State Chair Dave...

Check the date...June 25th. At least this is the first day I've noticed them. Barack Obama and John McCain both have ads running on tv i...

(Photo, or whatever it is, courtesy: valleywag.com) Looks like Barack Obama is getting a jump start on John McCain in Iowa. He just named J...

Somehow, this didn't post yesterday. My one-time home of residence Windsor Heights sent this out: The City of Windsor Heights would like...

Eastern Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley appears to be getting a little miffed at the U.S. Labor Secretary. He has sent his third request to fi...

Why does it seem like Hillary Clinton is sending almost as many emails to supporters now that she's out of the race as she did when she ...

It's tough to get going on Mondays sometimes. I worked six days last week. Maybe that's it. Or maybe it's because we took a walk...

Barack Obama promised change. And he is now going to have to raise a lot of it. Obama became the first major presidential candidate since I ...

ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT THAT FITS Headlines can be challenging at times. They are supposed to be attention-getting. They have t...

I just received either the second or third "thank you" kind of email from Hillary Clinton that she sent to her supporters. This on...

Should my arm still be sore three days after my tetanus shot? A co-worker talked me into getting the shot (it was free after all) while we ...

Apparently, that email last week didn't bring in enough dough. Failed 3rd District Democratic Primary Candidate Ed Fallon just sent out ...

Defeated Third District Congressional Candidate Ed Fallon is claiming a "partial victory" and asking for money. No, it doesn't...

When I first arrived in Tampa, Florida Monday, rain was pending. I was complaining. No excuses for my complaints. I've been trying to ke...

This is the only view of water I hope to really have for the next week. So much flooding in central Iowa right now. It's really unbeliev...

There is a new show on tv. It's called "Swingtown." A bunch of couples swap lovers in their suburban Chicago neighborhood in t...

MSNBC's First Read just let out how it sees the Prez race stacking up. It looks like Iowa can expect lots o'ttention this fall. Ba...