On Tuesday at 2 p.m. Eastern, Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta of Hiawatha, Iowa, will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama during ceremonies at the White House. In the video below, Sergeant Giunta describes not only the mission which resulted in him being awarded the nation’s highest honor but he feels [...]
Army Sergeant to Receive Medal of Honor Tuesday
November 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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Story of Four Not-So-Famous Brothers Inspires
November 10th, 2010 · 6 Comments
One of the most popular stories about members of the “Greatest Generation” is that of “The Fighting Sullivans” who died aboard the U.S.S. Juneau during the Battle of Guadalcanal. That story is heroic, in part, because it has to do with five brothers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country during World War II. [...]
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Author Appears on ‘Mickelson in the Morning’
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments
St. Louis conservative Bill Federer appeared on WHO-AM in Des Moines, Iowa, yesterday to discuss his book, What Every American Needs to Know About the Qur’an – A History of Islam & the United States, on Mickelson in the Morning with morning talk host Jan Mickelson. If Federer’s name rings a bell, it might be [...]
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Important Swine Flu Announcement From Iowa!
April 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Though I rarely agree with the host of Late Show with David Letterman, I have to applaud David Letterman for a public service effort he aired earlier this week. In an effort to share critical information about the Swine Flu outbreak, the CBS talk show host shared a must-view video (see above) with his worldwide [...]
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Iowa Supreme Court Flushes State Constitution
April 3rd, 2009 · 8 Comments
Only one day after Des Moines radio talk show host Jan Mickelson used one constitution-related topic (i.e., religious symbolism on outhouse doors) to capture the interest of Iowans tuning in to his “Mickelson in the Morning” radio program, the Iowa Supreme Court issued a ruling that’s bound to leave many citizens of the Corn State [...]
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Barack Obama Fashion Highlighted in Mugshots
February 11th, 2009 · No Comments
An Iowa State trooper who was investigated after it was shown that he forwarded an e-mail showing mugshots of people wearing Barack Obama t-shirts has been suspended for 30 days, according to a report from KETV 7 in Omaha: Sgt. Rodney Hicok was at home and off-duty when he forwarded the e-mails, said an official [...]
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It’s Time to Hold Elected Officials Accountable
September 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments
A story from my father’s self-published autobiography, Some Events in One Life: Mine!, illustrates my contention that, if ever there was a time for Americans to stop behaving like sheep and start holding their elected officials accountable, that time is now. The brief story below is true and based upon my father’s life on a [...]
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