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Current Events; March 10, 2026, Rich Dwyer Topics: 2026 Iran War, Iowa Tax Legislation, Tow Head Island 2026 Iran War On a quiet Sunday morning, well before most folks around here were starting their day, phones started buzzing with the kind of alerts you hope never to see: coordinated U.S.–Israeli strikes inside Iran, shipping slowing through the Strait of Hormuz, and oil futures jumping before breakfast. For those who’ve lived through the oil shocks of the 70’s or watched D

March 10 th , 2026 Patrick Walsh   Soccer, or football, as it is known elsewhere, is the world’s most popular game. It is has  over 3.5 billion fans globally. Needing only a ball, and something that counts as goal, the game is easily accessible to all and requires little to no money. The simplicity of the game, yet the intensity of emotions around it, lead to its nickname… “The beautiful game” In a little over 90 days a whistle will blow at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City,

Jim Wester When Paul Kraushaar, longtime member of 33 Club presented a paper two years ago on underground railroads in Iowa, with a focus on Muscatine, it captured my attention, sparking my curiosity about lesser-known local history . That intrigue led me to jump ahead a couple of wars to World War 11, exploring the POW camps in Iowa and the stories of the men who lived and worked in them, particularly those in our area.   Before we begin it's important to highlight a few key

Nathan Peterson Friends, Gentleman, good evening.  I am your back-up pinch hitter for current events, subbing in for John Krieger.  For those I have not met, I am relatively new, I am Nathan Peterson, I am the clinical pharmacy manager for UnityPoint Health in the QC but also encompassing Muscatine as well.  New to the area but have been here since 2018.  Tonight, I have current events, and the theme tonight for me is going to be, ‘military conflict in which the US is not dir

Mark Hansen   Tonight, I wantto talk about two things, both of which are futuristic in nature. The first reminds me of something we might have seen on theJetsons, the second we actually saw for 3 or 4 decades starting almost 60 years ago. In mid-November I had the opportunity to go golfing with some friends in Scottsdale, Arizona. While there, one of the guys expressed that he really wanted to experience a WAYMO ride. I had to ask what a WAYMO was and was told that it was an.

Roger Lande THIRTY-THREE  CLUB CURRENT EVENT  -  JANUARY 21, 1997 We have celebrated Christmas and passed into another year since we met on December 17, 1996. This evening's Current Event will comment on the stock market and on two individuals who have been subject of much news in the past month:  Congressman Gingrich and President Clinton. I'll leave the subjects of blizzard, flood, assisted suicide and many other newsworthy items to your dinner discussion. STOCK MARKET On T

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...

Loren A. Backhaus January 21, 1997   RECENT YEARS HAVE WITNESSED AN AMAZING ADVANCEMENT IN THE POPULARITY OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE SEE THE BENEFITS OF NATURAL WAYS OF HEALING. ALSO PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR OWN HEALTH. LET'S BEGIN WITH A DEFINITION OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. IN SIMPLEST TERMS, IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR SO CALLED "CONVENTIONAL" OR ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE. ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES DO NOT NECESSARILY REPLACE CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE, B