Politicians are people with jobs and with bosses. On its face that seems like a relatively uncontroversial statement, but I'm always surprised at how much time people spend looking for high principle in the decisions politicians make instead of considering the mundane dynamics of political employment.

MARION, IOWA (September 27, 2019) — Trees Forever and partners are “creating a buzz” this fall through a series of field days and tours teaching the public about the needs of pollinators and establishing high-quality pollinator habitat. 

 

Upcoming Creating a Buzz Field Days:

 

When: 

 

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

4-6PM

(registration at 3:30)

 

Where to Meet:

 

2015 100th St

WASHINGTON DC (September 26, 2019) — Denouncing state laws that claim to advocate for school choice while discriminating against individuals who favor private schools with religious ties, The Rutherford Institute has asked the US Supreme Court to reject a provision of Montana’s constitution that prohibits students from using scholarship

“Anyone who cares for someone with a developmental disability, as well as for disabled people themselves [lives] every day in fear that their behavior will be misconstrued as suspicious, intoxicated, or hostile by law enforcement.” — Steve Silberman, The New York Times

Did Vice-President Joe Biden threaten to withhold $1 billion in US loan guarantees from the Obama administration if the Ukrainian government failed to remove a prosecutor whose investigation targets included Burisma Holdings, a gas company on whose board Biden's son, Hunter, sat? Yes. He's publicly admitted it.

"Walmart Inc will stop selling e-cigarettes in its US locations as the country grapples with a string of vaping-related deaths," Bloomberg reports. CNN: "Walmart said Friday [September 20] it will stop selling e-cigarettes as the number of deaths tied to vaping grows." Associated Press: "Walmart said Friday that it will stop selling electronic-cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam's Clubs following a string of mysterious illnesses and deaths related to vaping."

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 19, 2019) — Iowa Dairies competed for top honors in the Iowa State Dairy Production Awards division at the Iowa State Fair August 8-18, 2019. Awards were given for the top two milk, combined fat and protein records in the Junior 3 Year Old, Senior 3 Year Old, 4 Year Old, 5 Year Old, and Aged Cow Classes.

Results are as follows:

 

PRODUCTION AWARDS

Ayrshire, CFP, Jr 3 Yr Old

1) BJs Ayrshires, St. Olaf

 

The US Navy confirms that three online videos showing two military air-encounters with what it calls "unexplained aerial phenomena," and the rest of us call "unidentified flying objects," are authentic, Popular Mechanics reports. The videos are interesting, and some might find them disturbing. What's more disturbing to me is that the Navy thinks they're none of our business 15, or even four, years later (the incidents occurred in 2004 and 2015).

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 18, 2019) — Rocky Hill Farm of Elizabeth, Illinois (IL), took top honors in the Oxford Down Sheep show judged at the 2019 Iowa State Fair. The farm was awarded the Champion and Reserve Champion Ewe and Reserve Champion Ram banners. They also placed first in the Premier Exhibitor contest.

Lillibridge Oxfords of Plainfield earned Champion Ram honors and took third place in the Premier Exhibitor contest while Bode Niemeier of Butler, IL, took second.

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