Monthly Archives: January 2013

The President Takes In The Moment

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Trish Nelson

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Iowa House Republicans' Anti-Union Bill DOA

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Paul Deaton

The gang of Republicans in the state house kicked off  last week asking for a constitutional amendment to include their political position on Iowa’s status as a right to work state in the Iowa Constitution. Didn’t they hear about the … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Mr. President

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dave Bradley

  Congratulations as you are sworn in for your second term as President. We have great hopes that you will accomplish the goals you have set. These will make the United States once more a great nation. We also have … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – A Diller A Dollar

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Well it is beginning to look like Republicans are going to make a shambles of that “full faith and credit of the United States” stuff. Not paying your bills when you have money is, well, a pretty stupid thing to … Continue reading →

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Open Letter To Senator Grassley

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Senator, You have some 30+ years of seniority in the senate. Since seniority is one of the major measuring sticks in the Senate, this gives you a lot of power, especially in your party. Sir, your party is on the … Continue reading →

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Control Firearms

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Dave Bradley

A few weeks back I wrote about the fire at Our Lady of Angels school in Chicago in December of 1958 to compare the reaction to the reaction of the shootings at Sandy Hook. Good people were horrified after each. … Continue reading →

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Iowa National Day of Service Events

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Trish Nelson

From Sue Dvorsky, Chair, Iowa Democratic Party This weekend, the First and Second Families are continuing the tradition they started four years ago with a National Day of Service on January 19th, 2013. To honor the life and legacy of … Continue reading →

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Governor Branstad’s Jobs Numbers Challenged

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Trish Nelson
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Branstad Creative On Jobs

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dave Bradley

From our friends at the Iowa Policy Project. If  you have not heard, Governor Branstad is releasing numbers that only show hirings added but does not show people let go. Fudging the books or lying we used to call that. … Continue reading →

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Francis Thicke Appointed to National Organic Standards Board

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Trish Nelson

iowasource.com WASHINGTON, January 15, 2013—The U.S. Department of Agriculture appointed environmentalist and farmer Francis Thicke, Ph.D., to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) today, adding valuable perspective to this 15-member advisory Board. “Since the NOSB serves as a gatekeeper for … Continue reading →

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