The Detroit News We continue our endorsements today in the suburban Wayne County state representative races, where term limits are creating many open races that require voters to select their replacements carefully. • District...
Last night, we were settling in to watch Countdown on MSNBC when the phone rang. I almost ignored the call, but decided to see what it was.A recorded voice told me that I was being invited to participate in a live "Telecom Town...
Washington, D.C. — Aides to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Ia., on Monday downplayed reports that he was dumped by Iowa Republicans as a delegate to the Republican National Convention because of his investigation of six televangelists.
On July 5, the Register printed an editorial attacking me for my "no" vote on H.R. 6331, which severely cut some seniors’ Medicare benefits. On July 11, the Register appropriately printed a piece I wrote explaining my position....
by CLIFTON HENRY YET AGAIN it was left to competitors in the lower groups to provide the majority of the excitement when the Barbados Auto Racing League's third event for the 2008 racing season climaxed at the Bushy Park, St...
I am a supporter of President Bush's policies domestic and international. However, I struggle GREATLY with the topic of amnesty or any formal recognition of illegal aliens status as a fair response. Many immigrants have chosen...
Washington, D.C. - Aides to Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Ia., today are downplaying reports that he was “dumped” by Iowa Republicans as a delegate to the Republican National Convention because of his investigation into the spending...
Iowans, it must be said, enjoy much the same nationwide reputation as their neighbors to the north: nice people. How jarring, then, to witness one of our own behaving like a witless boor while disrupting, arguably, one of the...
In his July 11 Iowa View, Rep. Steve King accused liberals, activists and the Register itself of wanting to "pit Americans against one another by creating false conflicts." This is a man who wrote a law that requires all...
U.S. Rep. Steve King in his July 11 editorial defends Medicare Advantage plans over traditional Medicare, claiming they allow rural Iowans maximum flexibility in choosing health-care providers and make it easier to find care...