Meet the Democratic Candidates on April 24
The Democrats of Iowa Senate District 29, which now includes Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw and Floyd Counties, are hosting a “Meet the Candidates” event Sunday afternoon, April 24, from 1:00-3:00 at […]
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Time to Abandon the Iowa Caucuses for a Primary
By David Manshiem It may be political heresy not to support Iowa’s first-in-the-nation- caucus status, but I believe it is time to move to a presidential primary, even if that […]
Senate Republicans Resurrect McCarthyism
By David Mansheim, Parkersburg I was disgusted by the rude and insulting behavior from most of the Republican members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at the confirmation hearings for […]
Iowa Looks More Like Kansas
By David Mansheim Dorothy could be forgiven for mistaking Iowa for Kansas these days. The Kansas experiment in trickle down economics is famous for lowering taxes and cutting state expenditures […]
The Grassley Legacy
By David Mansheim Senator Chuck Grassley is a Butler County neighbor of mine in nearby New Hartford. He has been in elected office for 62 years, the last 46 years […]
Plan to Attend the Butler County Democrats Virtual Caucus on February 7
Due to the high rate of community transmission of COVID-19, the Butler County Democrats will be holding their county caucus virtually. This event was previously scheduled to be held at […]