“…And those of us who manage the public’s dollars will be held to account, to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day, because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.”
– President Obama, Inaugural Address, January 20th 2009.
Friends and neighbors,
Over the past [...]
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Newsletter – December 30, 2009
Owen’s Tax Dollars at Work in Windsor Heights
My wife Amanda and my son Owen went out for a walk today, and ended up at Colby Park here in Windsor Heights. Amanda sent me a picture message from her phone of a new sign in front of the job site for the new community center:
I suspect that the Culver Administration thinks that this [...]
Impact of Culver’s 10% Across-The-Board Cut
Yesterday, October 8th, Governor Chet Culver responded to the state of Iowa’s $415 budget gap for FY 2010 by issuing an executive order imposing a 10% across-the-board (ATB) spending cut. Although the Governor tried to blame the budget gap solely on the national economy, he conveniently ignored huge increases in spending during his first [...]
Cedar Falls Storm Damage
Early last Friday morning, a powerful thunderstorm rolled through Black Hawk County, hitting the city of Cedar Falls especially hard. The National Weather Service has so far been unable to say how powerful the winds were, because the measuring equipment at the Waterloo airport was unable to get an accurate reading. The NWS has said [...]
