Saturday, January 14, 2023

What's the matter with Iowa? Well, you can start at the top of state government.

 
Screenshot:  Twitter
Headline:  Des Moines Register, 1/11/2023
Reynolds, a Republican, made the announcement during her annual Condition of the State address in the Capitol. She called out the criticism and “hysteria” she endured for her decision to reopen public schools during the height of the coronavirus pandemic — a move that ultimately endeared her to large swaths of Iowa Republicans — and likened it to the debate over her "school choice" agenda.

'Hysteria' best describes the red wave of Covid and anti-vaxxer denial and misinformation. 

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GET ME REWRITE: House GOP fights crime and inflation by gutting Office of Congressional Ethics

 
Top headline:  NBC, 10/16/2022
Bottom headline:  Mother Jones, 1/8/2023
Under McCarthy’s rules—which have not been passed yet, but will be up for a vote Monday morning and only require the support of the GOP—the OCE won’t be able to hire any new employees unless the majority of the office’s governing board approve. That rule would go into effect in 30 days and will generally make it more difficult to hire new staff if, for instance, there are any big new investigations to be undertaken.
Sweeping this scandal under the rug.


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Friday, January 13, 2023

Diana Dobbs Young (1939-2023) Warren High School class of 1957

 
Diana is in the front row, 4th from the left.



1956 Dragon yearbook

Source:  Nelson Funeral Home


1967 Warren City Directory 
  • Dobbs Felix N (Verna)  retired 3 New Castle Street
1983 City Directory


The popularity of Diana as a baby name is graphed here.  Let's take a look at Brody.

Source:  Social Security Administration

Brody debuted in 1986 but didn't gain a secure foothold until the 1990s.  He spent 7 years in the top 100 (2008 to 2014), peaking at #70 in 2008.  He's now gone into a slow fade.


Other class of '57 grads (21):

2022
Joseph Duffy.  (1/27)

2021
Robert Hansen.  (12/16)

2020
Theodore Rosequist.  (9/28)
James Confer.  (6/28)
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