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Herald Editor Duane Nollen
COLUMN: Question of the Week: Are you tired of politics?
By an almost 2-1 margin, the 87 Herald readers who answered last week’s Question of the Week: Are you satisfied with your state lawmakers? said “Yes.”
Fifty-seven — 65.52 percent — answered “Yes” while 30 — 34.48 percent — said “No.”
The Question of the Week poll is not scientific and only reflects the opinions of those Internet users who have chosen to participate. The Question of the Week is just another way the Herald’s readers can voice their opinions about issues that affect them.
This week’s question deals with politics and the public’s endurance of non-stop political campaigning.
We just completed the 2007 session of the Iowa Legislature in which the new Democratic governor and Democratic majority in both houses passed most of their agenda items. Both at the local and state level, debate was extensive on hot button issues such as the minimum wage, Right to Work, civil liberties for gays, the Iowa Power Fund and the cigarette tax.
Before anyone can catch their breath, the presidential candidates of both parties have just had their first debates. As of Friday, the Democrats had one last week and the Republicans just a couple days ago.
Not only that, but the parties are battling over the vetoed Iraq war funding resolution that would have set a timetable for withdrawal. On top of that, ABC News released some high-profile names of a Washington, D.C., madam who ran an escort-service for the rich and politically powerful.
Can we have a break?
Are the American people getting tired of politics? Remember, the Iowa Caucuses are less than a year away and the presidential primaries are getting front-loaded so that the parties’ nominees will be decided early for an even longer general election campaign.
This week’s Question of the Week: Are you tired of politics? Yes or No.
People can vote on The Herald’s Web site, oskaloosa.com, from Monday through noon on Friday. Then, votes will be tallied and published the following Monday.
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COLUMN: Goodbye Oskaloosa and thank you
By the time many of you read this column, my nearly two years with The Oskaloosa Herald will have ended.
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COLUMN: Question of the Week: Are you tired of politics?
We just completed the 2007 session of the Iowa Legislature in which the new Democratic governor and Democratic majority in both houses passed most of their agenda items.
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COLUMN: Question of the Week: Are you satisfied with your state lawmakers?
The Legislature has passed almost all of Democratic Gov. Chet Culver’s agenda items. The Legislature has passed items such as The Iowa Power Fund — a cornerstone of Culver’s agenda to promote alternative energy production.
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COLUMN: Legislative session the highest spending period in Iowa history
The 2007 legislative session is in its final hours as I write. While we have done some good things for Iowans, we have also done some things that I think we will find very troubling for Iowa’s future.
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COLUMN: Vennard College incident is shameful
As a Bible-believing, born-again, evangelical Christian, I look at the Vennard College incident and just shake my head.
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COLUMN: Due to storm debris, there’s no spring cleanup
Due to the massive branch pickup this spring from the ice storm in February, the City of Oskaloosa will not be conducting a spring cleanup this year.
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COLUMN: Legislative session a productive one
With just one week left this session, there is a lot going on at the Statehouse. My colleagues and I have done a lot of work so far, but have a lot of work to go in the next week.
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GUEST COLUMN: BPW celebrates Equal Pay Day
Every year in April, Business and Professional Women across America team up with the National Committee on Pay Equity for a national day of action promoting fair pay — Equal Pay Day.
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COLUMN: Education budget and access to high-quality preschool
We took several important steps to improve our local schools in this busy week in the Senate.
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