From my blog at the Spencer Daily Reporter… I have a dog named Grant. He’s a lovely dog, and has been a certified therapy dog since 2007. His favorite thing is having children read aloud to him. He’s been at my side for nearly 11 years after coming to me as a 9-week-old puppy. Before [...]

From my blog at the Spencer Daily Reporter. Every politician in office has had to bear the brunt of attacks, many of which are quite ridiculous. But the Birther Movement has to take the cake as far as grasping at straws to delegitimize an elected official. During the last presidential election, why was McCain not [...]

I see all sorts of political things get passed around thanks to the wonders of social media. Some of them make you stop and think, some of them make you scratch your head, and some of them just rile you up for whatever reason. There is a new one that I’ve seen being passed around [...]

I can’t help but think that the Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday is a REALLY bad thing for the United States. Or will we now be the United Corporations of America? I think that we can all agree that the winner isn’t always the best person for the job, but rather the one with the deepest [...]

This is one of the funniest things that I’ve read in a long time! Link to the original article Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, [...]

Mike Denklau is running for Iowa’s 5th District. Here is a candidate that I can get excited about! Not only does he look like a promising candidate on his own, he’s running against Steve King. No offense to Mr. Denklau, but I’d vote for a monkey with a bowl of chowder on its head if [...]