politics
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On April 18, the Johnson County League of Women Voters hosted a forum with three Democratic candidates running for county supervisor in District 2. One topic was the potential to add a county administrator, appointed by the board. The discussion began with Janet Godwin, who said she had knocked on hundreds of doors in District… Read more
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In Spring, when the world starts turning green, hope is everywhere. For a Democrat that means hope to advance our policies and aspirations in a society where corruption, greed, and large scale grifters would swindle from us the hard won freedom and tolerance we forged over the century after the Civil War. Each year it… Read more
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The period leading up to the June 2 primary is usually one of the quieter stretches on Iowa’s political calendar, and 2026 is following that pattern. Most candidates have entered their races, the filing deadline having passed in March, and ballots are largely set. For those facing competitive primaries, the work now is less about… Read more
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The new by-district county supervisor election system mandated by the state is underway in Johnson County. Many candidates are running, and at least one incumbent will be ousted. With new people come new policies, including a proposal to adopt a county manager. This idea would have consequences. The shift to district-based elections is already a… Read more
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The rise of a shadow workforce—workers who perform essential labor without full rights or protections—is not a side issue in the American economy. It is rapidly becoming the model that reshapes work for everyone. During an April 2020 interview with Kimberly Graham about her U.S Senate race, she laid a framework, We are some of… Read more
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Traveling to the county seat on a Saturday afternoon is unlikely for me. However, I needed to speak with my candidate about the upcoming June 2 primary election, so there I was. About 75 people crowded into a self-described “cozy nook” at the Green House. Framed as a “botanical retreat,” the establishment serves plant-infused specialty… Read more
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At a political event in rural Cedar Township one attendee said to me Phil Hemingway had a good chance of winning the supervisor election in District 2 of Johnson County. The Republican may win that township. Trump won the area in 2024, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks won there in 2022, including in my precinct, also located… Read more
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I was taken aback by the administration’s decision to dismantle the U.S. Forest Service. Jim Pattiz outlined what happened in his substack post, “Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service.” What they are doing is bad. While the news broke suddenly, and agreements were signed quickly, the future of roughly 193 million acres… Read more
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Joe Trippi’s 2004 work to mine the internet and empower supporters of the Howard Dean campaign was revolutionary. As he described it, it was an “open-source revolution” that went beyond the dissemination of campaign messages. Using Meetup.com, blogs, and other media, he turned hundreds of thousands of volunteers into decentralized, self-organizing activists who powered fundraising… Read more
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After talking with the three candidates for Johnson County Supervisor in District 2, I decided to support Jon Green in the June 2 Democratic primary. All three would make great supervisors, but Jon, the incumbent, is the person who worked to gain consensus among board members on building a new jail. That was difficult work,… Read more
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