Category Archives: Politics

Election Day

Not much to say about this, except please go vote.  Everyone should have their voice heard. Too many times of late this has not seemed to be the way things were working, but it surely doesn’t function when we don’t try.  Lets make history today.

Minute Men

About 2 weeks ago my wife Emily (who is the Director of the New Iowans Center here in Des Moines – a small office of folk who specialize in helping immigrants within the larger offices of Iowa Workforce Development, the State of Iowa employment agency) received an odd phone call at work: “New Iowan Center,

Suspects, Guns and Jesusbiblegod

I never thought I’d be saying this, but I actually agree with the NRA on something. Don’t get me wrong, I hate guns and generally feel that they should be banned entirely, but as long as they are legal for some folk, others shouldn’t be denied them based on being “suspected” of terrorism-related-program-activities. Think about