I taught at AL until 1974, although for part of that time I served a term in the Iowa General Assembly.  I used to tell my students to be involved in the political process, and I practiced what I preached.  I lost... probably due to Watergate, in 1974, and taught a semester at Kirn, until I went into insurance sales for a short time.  In 1977, I left Council Bluffs to run a chamber of commerce in Harlan, and stayed in that career until I moved back to Council Bluffs in 1994, running Chambers in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wyoming.  During that time I was also married, and divorced, and adopted two daughters... my ex's children from a previous marriage.

I came back into the area in 1994, and initially was City Administrator in Rock Port, MO.  After one year I came back to Council Bluffs due to health problems in my family, and in 1996, I started as a real estate representative with N P Dodge Real Estate.  I retired from Real Estate, worked part time for Bass Pro, and then got married to Marilyn Miller from Atlantic in October, 2008, and I moved to Atlantic with her.