State park trail entry point.

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Bernie Sanders

  • Paycheck to Paycheck

    Do people live paycheck to paycheck? I know I do. My life in commerce revolves around fixed pensions inadequate to cover every financial need. Our budget allows a couple hundred dollars per month for expenses that are not programmed the way loan payments, property taxes, health insurance premiums, home owners/auto insurance, and utilities are. If… Read more

  • The winner in last night’s debate at Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium was the American people as Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders discussed, and actually debated issues that matter. This is in sharp contrast with the multi-level Republican debates. Only 700 people had tickets to attend, so I closed the door of my study,… Read more

  • Enraptured in Fandom

    We’ve seen it so many times before progressives should be used to it. The folks at Run Warren Run, financed partly by MoveOn.org, threw in the towel and are “suspending operations,” according to the MoveOn.org website. Hard to run a campaign when Senator Elizabeth Warren said repeatedly she’s not running for president in 2016. Fanboys… Read more