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Dummkopfs/Doomkoffs

‘It seemed wrong to write about normal life after that horrendous election.’ -American novelist Anne Tyler The quote above was sent to me by a Jefferson friend, and I immediately thought of a column I wrote a couple of weeks ago that was about my life as an elder rather than my usual political comment; and how I felt when…

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Understanding our transgender neighbors

~by Bryan Helmus Transgender individuals, whose gender identity differs from their sex assigned at birth, deserve the same fundamental rights and respect as everyone else.    Significantly, the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association hold that gender is expressed on a wide spectrum, not a binary structure consisting only of males and females.  But none of us need…

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View from My Window – February Black History Month

~by Mary Weaver There are so many concerns to write/talk about. Twenty-one days into President Trump’s second term has brought an overwhelming deluge of executive orders brought forward by Elon Musk and DOGE. I am certain readers are either extremely frightened or feeling exhilarated, depending upon your political persuasion. Rather than tackle all the issues facing our country with the…

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Letter to the editor, Bruce Banister

To the editor. How many Iowa farmers voted for Trump? You are all going to take a severe beating. Have you read Project 2025? It calls for eliminating crop insurance, CRP, etc. etc. Read it and weep. This is just the tip of the iceberg. The president and his minions are running “amusk.” And please, let’s hear from all the…

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First legislative forum of 2024 session held Feb. 1

Nordman, Green claim a Republican mandate from voters in 2024 election ~by Victoria Riley, GreeneCountyNewsOnline Voters in Iowa gave Republicans a mandate to govern and can expect to see the Republican agenda pursued aggressively. That was the message at the first “Meet Your Legislator” hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Gardens board Feb. 1 at the Welcome Center in Jefferson. Chuck…

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Resolutions, no solutions

~a column by Colleen O’Brien There are so many unusual and illegal things popping out of the Oval Office and into the news cycle, it’s a problem which ones to mention:          No FAA leader yet, although when someone told the eager beaver in office, he quickly appointed somebody – after the awful crash into the Potomac of a government…

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The Capitol Roundup

~by Senator Jesse Green January 31, 2025 The third week of session has arrived and we are now in full swing with many visitors and subcommittees. To begin the week, Senate Republicans released our funding proposal for the next school year, proposing a $235 million increase for K-12 students. The increase in state funding is in addition to the budget…

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New president  actually dares people to respond to his hell-bent directives

~a column by Colleen O’Brien Pardon more than a thousand traitors, rioters, seditionists and insurrectionists from the damage they committed against the Capitol buildings’ police, windows, doors, walls, art, portraits, offices as they hit, broke, shat upon to the tune of millions of dollars not counting several lives and injuries on that day of Jan 6, 2021; and has Trump…

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How quickly I fell into old age

~a column by Colleen O’Brien    The beginning of my old age did not start until I was pushing 80. I’d had skirmishes with it, of course – so much gray hair all of a sudden! I let it go from dyed blond to whatever color showed up after I quit “Clairol,”  and my favorite, “Manic Panic.” I let my hair…

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