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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Preventing Floods, Saving Tax Dollars
This spring, Iowa again saw rising rivers and streams across the State due to record levels of rainfall. As Iowans, the threat of flooding never seems far away, and it’s only getting worse. Each time waters begin to rise, thoughts of … Continue reading
Posted in David Loebsack, Environment, Environment Iowa
Tagged floods, National Flood Center
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A Tale Of Two Kings
We are nearing the fiftieth anniversary of the “March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom.” In the sweltering summer of 1963 with tensions mounting throughout the country for action on civil rights, huge crowds descended on the nation’s capital in … Continue reading
Posted in Jim Mowrer, Steve King
Tagged Dr. King, Jim Mowrer, march on Washington, Martin Luther King, Rep. Steve King, Steve King Town Hall
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The Founders and Climate Change
It must get a Republican’s hackles up when a Democrat talks about the founding fathers. After all, it was Republican Warren G. Harding who coined the term, first using it in his keynote address at the 1916 Republican National Convention. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged Age of Enlightenment, climate, Deism, environment, Founders, William Faulkner
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Oh, Hillary
There is no doubt that as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton undid much of the damage to the United States image in the world done by the George W. Bush administration. Foreign perceptions of our country improved, in part because … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton
Tagged 2016 Election, diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton
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North Liberty Seeks Urban Chickens
It is with a bit of trepidation that I venture into an expository piece about urban chickens. As people continue to move from rural areas to cities, attracted by jobs, apartments, and a type of society reliant upon the aggregation … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Local Control, Local Food
Tagged Local food, North Liberty, urban chickens, urban chickens in iowa
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Iowa's Campaign to Stop Nuclear Power
Nuclear Neighborhoods: 11,000 Generations Prepared remarks delivered by Paul Deaton at the Iowa City Public Library on the 68th Anniversary of Hiroshima, Aug. 6, 2013. Thank you Maureen McCue for the kind introduction. I want to recognize some of our … Continue reading
The Cellist
We are entering a time warp it’s August sixth We are now time travelling runneling throuth tunnels of time Until we arrive at that terrible day August Sixth, nineteen forty five bombing a complete civilian population into oblivion people who … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Nuclear Abolition, Peace
Tagged Hiroshima Day, nuclear disarmament, poetry
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Congress Takes a Holiday
While much remains to be done during the 113th Congress in Washington, D.C., politics took an August holiday without dealing with the Farm Bill, Sequestration and other important topics, mostly due to Republican leadership’s ho-hum attitude about governing what may … Continue reading
Posted in David Loebsack
Tagged Congressman Dave Loebsack, dave loebsack, Rep. Dave Loebsack
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Climate March Staff Trained by Al Gore
CHICAGO, Ill.– The staff of The Great March for Climate Action was spotted by Blog for Iowa at the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training held in Chicago from July 30 through Aug. 1. (L to R: Shari Hrdina, Zach Heffernen … Continue reading
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