Posts Tagged ‘Bill Ott’

In the past few months, Waterloo School Board meetings have been setting parent attendance records. Coverage of these meetings by the Republic-Times has required some of the largest column inch…

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Affirmative Action is unconstitutional.  For almost 50 years, this has been an admissions practice by universities, accepting minority student applicants who might not…

Imagination is a powerful word. To have a goal is to imagine something beyond where you’re at today.  Progress requires both an imagined better situation and imagination as to how…

The definition of an “institution” is an established official organization having an important role in the life of a country. Established practices, customs or laws are also considered institutions. Institutions…

I have been writing recently about how the current Republican party has become unhinged from any foundational principles and logic. Although I often disagree with politically conservative perspectives, I have…

Many of us are familiar with a game called “20 Questions.”  The object is to be able to guess a specific person, object or place by asking questions to eliminate…

My very first letter to the Republic-Times was an appeal to my Republican neighbors after the 2020 election.  I’d like to make another appeal. Please restore the Republican Party back…

As I digest many current events, I find myself thinking about the word “reason.” The dictionary defines the word as “a cause, explanation or justification for an action or event,”…

A recent letter writer to this newspaper expressed her fear that a liberal left ideology, started early in the 20th century, has the purposeful intent to destroy our country.  Specifically,…

One of the pillars of traditional Republican conservative thinking is to oppose “big government.” The concern is that government regulation unnecessarily burdens our economy with rules and costs. After the…

Virtually every issue we debate in our country has one common element. There are two different views about if and when government should insert itself into private citizens’ lives. Here…