Articles by: iowastatesman

Silent Right: The Iowa Constitution’s Need for a Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment

Silent Right: The Iowa Constitution’s Need for a Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment

By Barry B. Snell Fellow Iowans, there is a legitimate, pernicious threat to your right to self-defense and firearms ownership this very moment. No, it’s not Obama.  Nope, not the U.N.  It’s not any anti-gun organization either.  Stumped?  Well believe it or not, the danger comes from our very own […]

by · December 20, 2016 · Comments are Disabled · Local, Politics, State
Boehner remains Speaker; Blum,King vote for change

Boehner remains Speaker; Blum,King vote for change

Needing just 205 votes to hang on to his position as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. John Boehner survived an effort by conservatives to remove him during the opening of the 114th Congress today. Boehner was challenged by Democrat minority leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, and […]

by · January 6, 2015 · Comments are Disabled · National
Iowa House District comprises much of Sioux County in northwestern Iowa.

Write-in Campaign Ramps up Effort on Eve of HD 4 Special Election

A group of Sioux County Republicans unhappy with the nomination of John Kooiker as the GOP candidate in tomorrow’s Iowa House District 4 special election stepped efforts to win a write-in campaign for the seat formerly held by conservative stalwart Dwayne Alons. The group, which alternately calls itself Concerned Republicans […]

by · January 5, 2015 · Comments are Disabled · State