Entries by Daniel Beach
Ron Sand Shows His True Colors. NOT a Governor for all. Sneaky.
Well, you know, at least the truth has finally come out. Remember that Rob Sand, who is the “Governor of All?” According to the talking heads and their daydreaming wishes, the “moderate” Rob Sand would be able to lure some Trump supporters, and at the very least, moderates and independents over the line.
Des Moines Public School Debacle. Guns. ICE. Good Lord.
So, Iowa has made its winding way to the front page of every major news media. Who would have thought the quiet corn fields could have catapulted us to fame that quickly? There are a few things that will stir the hornet’s nest, like the combination of politics, education, and guns. Yikes.
Iowa’s Economy. Headwinds? Or no problem?
It’s hard to know what to think these days. On one hand you have farmers on the news, along with John Deere crying foul on the tariffs. Not to mention the recent John Deere layoffs, just another addition to their never ending quest to trim the proverbial fat. But, then you take a little drive […]
Who is Rob Sand? Democrats Win, Republicans Sweat. Who’s the next Governor?
It is an interesting time to be alive in Iowa, a place known for its slow pace of life and laid back culture. It’s hard to understate what a hidden gem of the upper Midwest the once beautiful prairie state is, sandwiched between the mighty Mississippi and that lesser known Missouri River, Iowa has plenty […]
John Deere suffers. The land heals.
This is, of course, overstating the facts, but indeed it is, at least for the hopeful few, a possible harbinger of a small respite that is in order for the once sea of prairie that is not corn that covers the landscape of Iowa. Indeed, the news has been bleak for John Deere (especially their […]
Iowa’s Water Crisis. It’s only just begun.
“While the political parties rage and tear each other to pieces, and the multi-billion-dollar agriculture corporations turn a handsome profit, Iowa citizens pay a terrible price with every drop of water consumed.” Sometimes I feel as if I’m living in a strange cross between some Orwellian future, and 1984. The rains in Iowa have been […]
Exploring Lake Superior National Forest
One of the best-kept secrets in the Midwest is the Lake Superior National Forest. Nestled in the tall pines of Northern Minnesota, close to that wondrous North Shore, the Lake Superior National Forest is home to wilderness and adventure unknown to most people who call the Midwest home. Most who visit the far north keep […]
Iowa’s Water Nears Undrinkable Level. Surprise.
Doesn’t it feel good to say I told you so? I know we are supposed to outgrow that after middle school, but, you know, some things just can’t be helped. As if out of the blue, like flying monkeys from the Wizards of Oz, the Des Moines public water works issued a statement and warning, […]