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Deace vs. Oprah

Television star Oprah Winfrey is the “high priestess of American paganism” and “may have single-handedly done more damage to American culture than any currently living human being,” according to WHO 1040 radio host Steve Deace.
Deace, who hosts a three-hour Christian drive-time show on Iowa’s largest radio station, made the comments in a YouTube video posted [...]


COMMENTARY: Lest We Forget

In case you didn’t already know, last week marked the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. If you didn’t, don’t feel too bad, for you are in good company. A Pew Research Center poll recently found that only 28 percent of American adults surveyed were able to say that approximately 4,000 Americans have died in [...]


The Fierce Urgency of Oprah

When Oprah Winfrey announced her endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama months ago, excitement built.  A full week of the summer’s cable news coverage was dominated by pundits and reporters attempting to quantify what has become known simply as “The Oprah Factor.”  Saturday in Des Moines, we got our first real glimpse into how Winfrey, who [...]


Author Stedman Graham: Don’t Let Others Define You

Take a pinch of Martin Luther King Jr. Add a cup of Zig Zigler. Stir well while waving essence of Oprah Winfrey over the top and you’ll come close to the mixture presented by author and educator Stedman Graham during the Diversity Leadership Conference in Cedar Rapids.

Pulling from his latest book, “Diversity: Leaders not Labels,” [...]