By Patti Brown Iowans of all political persuasions were in hog heaven Saturday at this year’s Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. There was no partisan bickering as people from both sides of the aisle came together for a day to celebrate all things pork in the state’s capital city. While [...]
By Patti Brown More than 1,000 Iowans exercised their First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly Saturday at two separate rallies held the Iowa State Capitol. A crowd of 500 prolife supporters gathered for the first Midwest March for Life to mark the upcoming fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton [...]
By Patti Brown I first met Abraham Lincoln when I was going into fifth grade. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say I was introduced to the historical Lincoln when my family made a trip to Springfield, Illinois in 1965. Former Illinois Governor and United Nation’s Ambassador Adlai Stevenson had died and his body [...]
By Patti Brown I first met Abraham Lincoln when I was going into fifth grade. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say I was introduced to the historical Lincoln when my family made a trip to Springfield, Illinois in 1965. Former Illinois Governor and United Nation’s Ambassador Adlai Stevenson had died and his body [...]
By Patti Brown President Obama should cut his losses and dump Joe Biden from the ticket not as a ploy to try to win another term in the White House but out of respect for the citizens of the United States and out of concern for our nation’s security. America deserves better. The Vice President’s [...]
By Patti Brown Dave and Sharon Benson drove more than 90 miles from Floirs, a small town south of Ottumwa, to eat at the Chick-fil-A in Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville Wednesday evening. “We just wanted to be a part of this. This is important,” said Sharon. The Bensons were among thousands of Iowans who [...]
By Patti Brown Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad and Bishop Richard E. Pates of the Diocese of Des Moines led more than 1,000 Iowans in a march on July 1 from St. Ambrose Cathedral to the east side of the State Capitol to demonstrate support for religious liberty and to protest the federal HHS mandate. [...]