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When Does Private Property Become Public? A letter to the editor from a Pella resident -
I-JOBS Contract With Frew Nations Group Needs Review
Management contract with Gov. Culver’s outgoing Chief-of Staff
The Board of Regents is not aggressively exploring ways to cut the costs of a college degree, only how to get loans easier.
Roberts Pledges to Slash Personal Income Taxes as Gov.
Letter to the editor re. health care - "It is so hard to stay hopeful regarding politics...Maybe his words will help others to stay the course.
Letter to Marion County Voters from Ed Bull, candidate for Marion County Attorney
A Supply-Side Solution Harding, Kennedy, Reagan all faced recessions- all followed a policy of across-the-board tax cuts to encourage private sector growth
Passion to succeed unique to Americans, by John Pamer
Impact of National Debt, by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley - Washington recently approved raising the debt ceiling to an unprecedented $14.3 trillion. Foreign investors now own nearly half of the publicly held debt.
Budget Savings Measures Offered/Project Labor Agreements -"Governor Culver is clearly willing to again drive up the cost of government.
Roberts Criticizes Culver's Executive Order for Big Labor Special Interests
Let’s Create Jobs, Not Raise Taxes by Sen. Brad Zaun. We should utilize the Tax Credit Review Panel’s recommendations to create common sense solutions – not use it as an opportunity to create a crisis and then propose to solve it by increasing taxes on hard working Iowans.
Iowa’s Privileged Class: State Government Employees Iowa has the largest Pay Gap between private-sector workers and the state’s government workers in the nation.
Protecting Federal Deductibility: Taxpayer Priority Number One
Letter to the Editor: Re. Governor Chet Culver, from Phyllis Weeks
State Budget Savings Measures - Our lawmakers need to go into the 2010 Legislative Session with the goals of increasing government efficiency, reducing redundancy, and getting government out of the way of Iowa families
Full Moon on New Year's Eve
(Posted late as I had some time off, but as you know, Helen Boertje's column is always a good read - mr)
Probation We had a cat once, when I was a child. Her name was Puff, and she was entirely white...I think we probably asked for a dog and got a cat.
State Budget Savings Measures - Our lawmakers need to go into the 2010 Legislative Session with the goals of increasing government efficiency, reducing redundancy, and getting government out of the way of Iowa families so we all can prosper. These suggestions will help Iowa climb out of the economic hole; shrinking the budget deficit, without increasing taxes, and curb state spending by $762.8 million.
TABOR Saved Colorado, by Barry Poulson Colorado's tax and spending limits have imposed the most effective constraints on the growth of government in the country. But those tax and spending limits are under attack in Colorado, just as they once were in California. Do we really want to follow California's disastrous abandonment of fiscal discipline?
Toys for Tots has a great idea that should be used in the public schools -
Stronger Spending Limit Would Save Iowa Taxpayers Millions
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