I was a new guy in Dumont in 1977. I met Dawn here and we had our first child in 1981. When I told Grandpa we named him Hans, he was shocked. “You named him Hoss?”

Before I got a job here, I watched Bonanza on TV in the afternoon and Hans weighed over eleven pounds when he first saw the light of day. So it sorta figured. Hoss was a big guy on Bonanza, for those who weren’t there. Hans played trumpet.

This is it!  It’s the last push of information before the big one, Election Day!  This is like the days leading up to Christmas in our office.  We’ve tested the ballots and machines, we’ve trained the poll workers, we’ve packed up and prepped all the materials for each polling place, we’ll be loading the truck and trailer in just a few short days, it’s just about to all come together!

I try to tune this column into current goings-on. Then, by the time some special date comes up I forget all about, say, election day. Maybe “Election Day” should be capitalized, like Christmas. You’d think so by the looks of the huge industry built around it.

Everywhere I go in Iowa, I hear the same thing: everything costs too much, and it's getting harder for hardworking families to get ahead.

As you can imagine, things in our office are busier than ever right now.  Absentee voting is in full-swing!  Ballots that voters requested to be mailed were sent to the post office a week ago, so if you still haven’t seen yours, give us a call and we’re happy to see if we can tell where it is.  Absentee voting in-person is also keeping us quite busy.  Just a reminder that you can do this anytime Monday-Friday, 8A

In answer to my opinion that voting doesn’t help, I've received pleas for me to vote. They come from people concerned about the rise of the crazy and evil socialists, like Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents New York’s 14th district.

Early voting has begun in Iowa, and voters right now can go to their county auditor’s office or a satellite voting location to cast their ballot in this year’s elections. I hope every Iowan uses their voice and exercises their sacred right to vote in races up and down the ballot. From community leaders at the county level, to elected representatives in the state legislature, to our members of

I’m not sure what has happened to the last month or so, but I can tell you when you work in elections, this time of year goes faster than ever!  With that being said, TODAY is the first day of in-person absentee voting and the day that we mail absentee ballots!  Here is some important information that you or your loved ones may need to know!

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As part of my “Truer Better Agenda,” I’ve proposed real, common-sense proposals that can actually improve our political system — and Iowans’ lives. We need to prioritize accountability, transparency, and a commitment to public service again. We also need to deal with a nearly $1.4 billion budget deficit that was created by irresponsible politicians too focused on the interests of insiders rather than Iowans.

I’m not as good at fiction as the mainstream media so I’ll tell these stories to break the monotony of the creepy Zionist takeover of our government that has infected my mind.

It starts with Bobs. There’re lots of Bobs. I’m not much into keeping up appearances, however, I went to Bob’s in Dumont for a haircut. I guess I’m one of those people. Or as my friend Danne would say, “You People.”

Iowa is facing three crises: a crisis of costs, a crisis of cancer, and a crisis of corruption. Throughout my campaign for governor, I’ve released plans to make life more affordable for everyday Iowans and tackle our sky-high cancer rates. I’ve also released a comprehensive “Accountability for All” plan to fix our broken political system and get our elected leaders working for Iowans, not powerful insiders and special interests.

The November 3rd General Election is just a little over a month away and we are feverishly working on preparations.  There is so much going on in our world that we figured it doesn’t hurt to remind people of important information and deadlines on a regular basis!  Have you made your plan for the election?!

Here are some things to think about:

I've grown weary trying the consistent pro-life thing. I feel so alone. Mike Huckabee just pronounced that people who don’t support Israel are “Biblically illiterate”. September is National Literacy Month.

As we are in the thick of preparations for the upcoming November 3rd General Election, we all know there is so much information floating around from news sources, social media, and more! I’m going to address some of the most common ones regarding absentee voting that we see and hear!  Check them out!

• Myth #1 – All registered voters will be mailed an absentee ballot.