Articles by: Craig Bergman
Zach Lahn’s Story for Iowa
I’m Zach Lahn, and this photo of my family is taken in front of the porch of a farmhouse my great-great-grandfather built in 1900. Six generations of my family have worked this land. My seven kids are growing up here now, and every day I ask myself: Will they have […]
EDITORIAL: Iowa Needs More Than a Candidate. Iowa Needs a Vision.
The Iowa Statesman does not issues endorsements lightly. The easiest thing for a publication to do is stay neutral, hedge every position, and avoid offending anyone. That is especially true in a Republican primary where all five candidates are conservatives, all five have strengths, and all five bring something valuable […]
Trump’s Trade War With China Ends The Korean War!
Although it hasn’t actually happened yet, the odds are strong that the Korean War may be finally coming to an end. New information has come to light that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been meeting secretly with China’s President Xi Jinping shortly before the planned summit meetings with President […]
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
We must rediscover the bonds of and loyalty that brings us together as Americans. Racism is evil, and those who cause violence, in its name, are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, and any other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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