More high mileage talk...President Bush with a press conference.   And Iowa law officers note the importation of Chicago refugees to Iowa are complicating law enforcement.   The rest of the story.

A new Polk County court house?  Eric Turner and Guy Cook  are for it.  George Davey is against it.  Discussion.

Food prices, gas prices,  rice prices...traffic stops and what to do about scoff-laws.   Lotsa openline.

Irene Spencer is the survivor of a culture of polygamy.  What a story.  Shattered Dreams.   Lotsa openline.  High mileage race results.   Then the Day of Silence nonsense again.

Senator Paul Mckinley with a core curriculum update. A story and a video from the Waterloo Currier.   Then,  a great look at the cost of illegals on our saftey net and educaiton system. 

Tony Nashiff  is bringing a "Preventing Abuse Conference"  to Iowa dealing with ways to end human trafficking in Iowa and US.   Found lotsa oil in South Dakota?   And the Pope builds a rest stop for illegals on their way to the US. 

(Editor's note)...   I messed up the files associations with today's and yesterday's podcast...   They had to be re-built...    that means the comment postings were nuked....sorry.    No censorship is intended....the comment section always open for any comment as long as the language is temperate and absent libel...sorry for the inconvenience.

Brad Smith  chases pests for a livin'.... I may never stay at a motel again....ever.     Expelled is in the theatres.  Professor Gonzalez  is out at ISU.   ISU wins the 2008 Campus Outrage Award for classroom bias.  Bitter 'bout Obama?

Bill Dix  doesn't think we oughta expand the LOST tax state-wide....forever.   Then,  immigration attorney James Benzoni explains the gospel of open-borders.

Tony Wilson producer of "The Final Season",  an Iowa-made baseball inspirational movie.  Coming out on DVD this month.  "Kitchen Literacy"  Ann Vileisis,  hates margarine as much as I do.  The CIETEC comedy hour continues...then SUZY!

Nancy Redd describes the first act of "Body Drama" a body manual for females...then, local ramblings...Gordon Livingston says  "Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart ...Thirty True Things You Need to Know.. Now"   then,  more ramblin's... let's invent a composite PC cliche victim... let's say a gay, illegal alien guy who is a victim of domestic abuse who decides to open an illegal taco stand....ya can't make up this stuff.

Jacob Weisberg describes "The Bush Tragedy" for better or worse.  Then the rights of tobacco users go up in smoke.   Lotsa snotty reaction to our new nanny state...and a positive response to the new law.

Stephen Leeb  says  $100 is bad...$200 dollar oil will be worse.  "The Coming Economic Collapse"... Paul Chesser says Iowa has signed onto an agreement with the Center for Climate Strategies which is a front group for global warming zealots. 

Tommy Thompson tells of the state-wide TV series "Iowa Sports Heroes"  Mary Roach displays her moral cleavage in "Bonk"...  Mark Steyn says the west is demographically impaired..."America Alone".    Congressman Steve King explains the positive judicial ruling enforcing Iowa's Official English Law.    Andrea Farrier worries the Iowa Department of Education is about to de-fund Iowa's home school support system.

An opps.   Trapped in a stolen car?  Ultimate fighting evil?  Steve King  wins the argument over English voter registration.   Iowa roads are shot...more money?  An Iowa coyote is  rescued and under repair.   Why?  Lotsa openline.

Farm ponds, Iowa fisheries, and other curiosities...like vagabond farms.   Then,   John Godwin  (opps) from the Humane Society  wants to make it a felony to watch a dog fight.  Good idea? 

A three thousand year old story explains why "good" people do "bad" things.   David Berlinski   "The Devil's Delusion"  and a supporter of Ben Stein's  "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed"...and the upcoming Iowa premier.

 Lindsey Williams says we are again in the middle of an "Energy Non-Crisis"   Then,  Iowa has a shedding problem...with poachers.   Sometimes  shedders get busted and fined.   Sometimes they get death threats.  The story is amazing.

A follow-up...  the wanted poster has been removed and shedders blog about the story.

 Grammy award winning musician Andy Statman coming to Des Moines for a concert.  Jump on it.  515-279-6452.  Abe Goldstien with the story.    Then,  Bob Edgar with Common Cause.   Then,  a local hero makes my day.   Pizza delivery guy 1...bad guy zero.