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December 16 2025 Paul Kraushaar The writing of a 33 Club Current Event Paper is the most challenging of the two papers, in my opinion. I see the Current Event Paper as one that should stimulate  discussion amongst the members.  With that thought in mind, here I go with my rendition of the December Current Event Paper.                 In the December 14, 2025 edition of the Des Moines Register there was an article from USA TODAY dealing with the military strike on a boat in th

Rodeo is one of America’s iconic sports: rugged, dramatic, rooted in Western working-horse & cattle-culture. This paper explores the history of the modern American rodeo, breaks down the main events in a professional rodeo and will end with a few highlight videos.

The history of  technological advancement is full of stories of great successes resulting in incredible gains for industry,government. and consumers alike. Inventions such as the airplane, the automobile, and personal computers revolutionized the way people live. Unfortunately. the history of technological development is also littered with inadvertently destructive inventions that now serve as cautionary tales highlighting unintended. sometimes harmful consequences of innovat

For many of us in the room today, Artificial Intelligence is something we relate to from the TV show Star Trek, which started in 1966 and had over 12 different series, and still running today. In recent years, the field of Artificial Intelligence has undergone rapid transformation and Al technologies now work at a far faster pace than human output and can generate a wide range of creative responses, such as text, images, voice and video. The speed at which Al continues to exp

Over the past many months I've researched many areas for ideas for a topic for tonight's paper. Those topics have been wide ranging, from mental health, the impact of Al on healthcare, and the rise of misinformation and its impact on democracy. My thinking and focus has been influenced through other papers presented, professional reading, and conversations I've had in the community. I found the process of searching, learning, and gathering insights to be interesting...