Lies, Liars, and Politicans

Are there politicians you can trust???



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awards for excellence in journalism, including the Pulitzer Prize.

Does Money Lead to Happiness??

Or: Does Happiness Lead to Money

Happy people are optimistic, healthy, productive,
 and invest in themselves.

5 tips to a happier life:

1. Be social.

2. Engage in a brief, positive exercise daily.

3. Compliment yourself.

4. Look on the bright side.

5. Stop comparing yourself to others.

Is Solar Power the answer?

Elon Musk: Solar Power is the Answer

Elon Musk thinks that solar will become 
the biggest energy source by 2031.

Big Shakeup in Iowa Poll

Cruz leads in Republican Iowa, Clinton gains on Sanders

What is the state of the U. S. Economy

U. S. Unemployment

Does the 2nd Amendment Guarantee A Right To Own Assault Weapons

SCOTUS allows Highlands Park Weapons Ban

















SCOTUS Rejects Gun Owners Plea

U. S. Supreme Court Takes Iowa Case

Iowa trucking company to Supreme Court

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a longrunning dispute between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a major Iowa trucking company.
The court granted a petition Friday by Cedar Rapids-based CRST Van Expedited, Inc. to review a decision of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
At issue is whether EEOC has to pay the company $4.7 million in legal fees and costs stemming from a major investigation into allegations that female truckers and trainees were routinely sexually harassed.
U.S. District Judge Linda Reade awarded fees to the company after faulting EEOC for bringing "groundless" claims without first investigating them.
But the appeals panel ruled that CRST cannot recover fees involving claims that were dismissed without any ruling on their merits.
A decision is expected next spring or summer.

President Obama on Primetime

President Obama speaks from the Oval Office Primetime

But Leading Republican Candidate Trump says 
"Is That All There Is?"

Winning Your Way to Washington--One vote at a time

Jeb Bush and the Iowa Caucuses

That’s a postcard pledging her caucus-night support to Bush and providing her contact information so Bush’s Iowa campaign can hold her to that promise on Feb. 1. It might just be the most valuable thing a candidate can get in Iowa two months before the first-in-the-nation presidential contest.

Hess, a retired nurse from Clinton, praised Bush’s principles, his record in Florida, his religious faith and even his brother and father, who have previously served as president.

“I just really admire him,” she said. She added, “I tell ya, I respect him. I really respect him. He’s just a good person and I think he’s really committed. What you see is what you get.”

Lower Gas Prices: The Good, the Bad, and the Excess

The Good: Lower Gas Prices Yield Uneven Benefits

1. Lower gas prices are changing  consumer behavior. What are two major ways consumers are using the money saved on lower gasoline prices?

2. Looking at the "Gas Tanked" graphic, which seems to have benefited the most?

3. What major industry has suffered major losses?

The Bad: Less Interest in Fuel Economy

1. What economic principal is illustrated in this article about lower gas prices and fuel economy?

2. What information about Google searches illustrates this point? Explain.

3. What has happened to the purchase of fuel efficient cars in the last year?

4. What has happened to the purchase of less fuel efficient full-sized pickups and sport utility
     vehicles in the last year?

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Quiz

Syrian Refugees in Cedar Rapids

Syrian Refugee Crisis

"Mother Mosque of America"

Clarinda farmer plows Bernie sign in field

Backin the Bern































"I think he's honest and he's working for the working-class people," Pattavina said. "He's sincere. When you go back and look at his past, he hasn't changed."

Square IPO? What is square? IPO?

Video of Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square & Twitter

A successful IPO

What phase of the business cycle?

U. S. 3rd Quarter GDP increases 2.1%
U. S. 2nd Quarter GDP increases 3.9%

Will robots take your job?

Robots and the economy

1. Will a robot ever be your boss?
2. Will a robot ever teach children unsupervised by humans?
3. Will robots improve our lives?
4. What work will robots do?
5. Do you see any dangers in the widespread use  of robots?

Should We Build Another Pipeline Across Iowa

Build the Pipeline? or Not?

The Iowa Utilities Board

1. What is the project being discussed?

2. What is it's purpose

2. What governmental body will make the decision?

3. Who favors the pipeline?  Why?

4. Who opposes the pipeline? Why?

5. Write two paragraphs explaining how you would vote on this issue,
if you were a member of the Iowa Utilities Board?

What will the Job Market Look Like in the 2020's?

Jobs that are Disappearing

1. What are the two major factors that are shrinking employment in these occupations
according to the authors of this article?

2. Which of  these would  have and has already had a major impact on Iowa?

Where Will the Jobs be in the 2020's?

3. What do many  of these occupations apparently  require?

4. When you look at this list of jobs, what problem do you see?

What do you know about Cuba?

10 Facts about Cuba

What role does the U. S. Government play in the U. S. economy?

Consumer Reports weighs in on Air Bag Recall

Car and Driver Reports on Air Bag Recall

UPDATE 10/22/2015, 12:50 p.m.: In a public hearing today, NHTSA administrator
Mark Rosekind revealed more information about this massive recall situation. Nationwide,
only 22.5 percent of recalled vehicles have actually been fixed. It’s only slightly better in the
humid Gulf of Mexico region, where recalls have been completed in 29.5 percent of affected
vehicles even though airbag inflators in those locales are more likely to explode upon deployment.
Some inflators have been replaced with newer, but still at-risk, identical components.
Of the 115,000 removed inflators that Takata has tested, 450 have ruptured.
At NHTSA’s request, the 11 affected automakers conducted a risk assessment, which found
that six million total inflators in the United States “are in the highest-risk group that should
 take top priority for replacement parts,” according to Automotive News, while roughly
11 million are in the middle-priority group and two million are least at risk. In general,
the older the vehicle and the more humid the environment, the higher the priority that
the airbag inflator(s) be replaced.

11/3/2015, 6:00 p.m.: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
has issued Takata a record civil penalty of at least $70 million. The airbag supplier could 
be responsible for paying NHTSA as much as $200 million total if further violations are 
discovered. As part of the issuance, NHTSA has orderedthat Takata “phase out the 
manufacture and sale of inflators that use phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate propellant.”

What is the U. S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration?

It's 2015 Folks

The New Canadian Prime Minister
 has a Gender Balanced Cabinet

Where Does the U. S. Send $35 billion of Foreign Aid?

Foreign Aid to 40 countries

What is the economic impact of El Nino?

El Nino and Iowa

The Global Economy

Trick or Treating NYC Styl

Trick or Treat NYC Style

Congress and White House Reach Agreement

WP Reports Budget Deal

CNN Reports on GOP Discord

Fox News Notes Dem. Support Needed

BBC Gives A European View

The Benghazi Hearing

Clinton defends role over Benghazi 
in heated Hill hearing


Hillary Clinton triumphed at 
the Benghazi hearing 
by not losing her cool

What is the future of solar energy in Iowa?

Solar Array : Farmers Electric Coop :  Kolona, IA

Farmers Warned: Climate Change Will Make Job Harder

2015 Could Be Hottest in History                                              

Nebraska and Iowa Farming

How important is wind energy to Iowa?

Why is Iowa 2nd in the US in                                                  Wind Energy Production?
Is there anything else that Iowa can do 
to  increase alternative  energy sources?
40% by 2020

Budget Deficit Falls to Lowest Levels Since 2008

Do you want the Good News or the Bad News?

Budget Deficit Falls to Lowest Levels Since 2008

Why are  Budget Deficits projected to 
increase in the Near Future?

Will This Man be the Next Speaker of the House?

Paul Ryan as Speaker?

Why is he hesitating?

1. Family concerns?

2. Presidential ambitions?

3. Thankless job?

Who Did Well in the First Democrat Debates

Clinton and Sanders Shine in Vegas

Obradovich Opinion

Clinton discusses Marijuana

How well do Google cars work? on Tech Tuesday

Google Cars have a Problem?

What about the Oil Markets on Monday?

What Is the Future of Oil Prices?



How does this article affect oil companies?

What other companies are impacted by changing oil prices/

What types of companies are not greatly affected by oil prices?

Which companies are the best investments this fall?

Where does the Christmas buying season fit into all of this?

U. S. Oil Production is dropping?

Yum Shares Plummet on Disappointing Earnings

What's the Problem with Yum?

6000 Federal Prison Inmates To Be Released Early

President's Presidential Power

Why are these inmates being released?  Is this a correct application of justice?

Mercedes is developing a self-driving truck

A self-driving truck???

U. S. debt and deficit--How are we doing?

The Deficit is gradually being reduced.

U. S. Debt $18,200,000,000,000

You're wrong, if you want to reduce the national debt?

Who are the richest Americans?

The 2015 Forbes 400

It's Tech Tuesday and Tech development "rolls on"

Connected cars are almost here

What's Happening on Market Monday?

ALCOA is splitting itself in two.