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Could it Be? Bloomberg, Former Sierra Club Director, and Griffith Agree? The former executive director and chairman of the Sierra Club, Carl Pope, and former New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, have a new book out, Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet First. In their promotional materials it says, “In the years ahead, cities, businesses,… Read more »

Veteran Care We honor those who have served our country on Veterans Day, but year round we should appropriately honor the veterans who are deserving our respect and gratitude.  As a part of that respect, they deserve the quality health care from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) they were promised.  These men and women put their life on the line for us.  They… Read more »

Remembering Fallen Heroes On the last Monday in May, our nation honors Memorial Day. We use this day to remember the brave men and women who gave their lives in defense of the Republic. What we know as Memorial Day began in the years immediately following the War Between the States. Citizens in both the North and the South would decorate the graves of the war’s dead with flowers in… Read more »

Gangs The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently reported that an intense crackdown on criminal gang activity was executed in an operation known as Project New Dawn.  The crackdown by ICE, along with other law enforcement support, resulted in 1,378 arrests.  Officials are calling it the largest anti-gang crackdown in the… Read more »

America First Energy Policy An international deal the Obama Administration and environmental activists joined into has requirements that will cause the United States to voluntarily lose hundreds of thousands of jobs and significantly increase energy costs.  It’s called the Paris Agreement.  Not approved by Congress, no legal ramifications. Why did the United States… Read more »

Health Insurance: Chapter 1 Last week, the House passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) to repeal Obamacare and start a health care reform process to return power to the states, drive down costs, and offer options to American families. Let’s review the current state of health insurance. Across the country, costs have sky rocketed and choices have decreased.  In Iowa, 94 out of 99… Read more »

Health Insurance: Chapter 2  Preexisting Conditions There are many falsehoods being spread about the American Health Care Act (AHCA).    You’ve probably heard Democrats and talking heads on the news warning that those with any preexisting conditions will no longer be able to get health insurance. As Speaker Ryan put it, "Let's remember what is happening right now. Obamacare… Read more »

Coal They said it wasn’t a war on coal, and They said it wasn’t the anti-coal policies.   They said it’s just the market.  Natural gas prices are just too cheap. But, with a new President and a new attitude towards the coal industry, coal is starting to see signs of revival. Norfolk Southern reported that coal earnings increased 20% in the first quarter of this… Read more »

Tax Debate "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," said Benjamin Franklin. Although taxes may be certain, American families and businesses shouldn’t be crushed by the tax code. Our current tax code is so complex that a majority of families have to spend money hiring someone to help with their taxes, costing time and money. Many of us in… Read more »

Congress Takes Back Our Founding Fathers deliberately set up three equal branches of government, in order to establish a separation of powers to protect American citizens.  Over the years, the legislative branch has slowly handed some of its powers to the executive branch, increasing the ever-growing powers of the presidency and its bureaucracy. Since taking office in January, the… Read more »