Monthly Archives: July 2018

Ed Fallon, Bold Iowa And The Dakota Access Pipeline

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Paul Deaton

Ed Fallon lives and works in Des Moines and has long been a friend of Blog for Iowa. Here’s an update on Ed’s current activities from an interview conducted last week via email. We noticed you are affiliated with Bold … Continue reading →

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Loebsack Co-authors the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Paul Deaton

U.S. House Passes Loebsack, Latta Legislation to Reduce Barriers for Precision Agriculture Implementation WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 4881, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act, to reduce barriers to the implementation of cutting-edge technology on America’s … Continue reading →

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Reynolds Proclaims Weather Disaster – 11 Times

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Paul Deaton

Governor Kim Reynolds proclaimed counties in Iowa to be a disaster because of severe weather. It is time to act on climate. Tornadoes tore through Marshalltown, Pella and Bondurant last Thursday as I got off work at the home, farm … Continue reading →

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Grassley: Trump “Honorable”

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Malcolm Nance and Stephanie Miller discuss Trump administration. )17 minutes) Yep, that’s a real quote. From the QC Times Thursday morning:    In the meantime, Grassley’s office issued a statement that the Judiciary Committee chairman “has seen no evidence to … Continue reading →

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Cindy Axne: Coming On Strong

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Dave Bradley

There were some surprising fund raising numbers for Iowa’s congressional candidate released early in the week.  Perhaps one of the biggest surprises was Cindy Axne in Iowa’s 3rd district outraising incumbent David Young by over $100,000. Perhaps even as surprising … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Meanwhile In Hell Edition

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Dave Bradley

This so broke me up: HELL (The Borowitz Report)—Saying that he was “flabbergasted” by the events of this week, the Revolutionary War-era traitor Benedict Arnold offered a ringing defense of his own career in treason, asserting, “I was never this … Continue reading →

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Is It “Meddling”?

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Dave Bradley

“Meddling” is such a namby-pamby word. It conjures up visions of nosy old ladies with metal framed glasses at the end of their noses looking cross wise at someone. The old lady is about to tell the person what they … Continue reading →

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From The JD Scholten Campaign

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Steve King made national headlines yet again today. Take a look at the Huffington Post’s front page: When a HuffPost reporter on Capitol Hill Tuesday asked King about his retweet of a neo-Nazi, the congressman said all of his tweets … Continue reading →

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Best Hopes For Marshalltown, Bondurant And Pella

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Dave Bradley

The devastation of Thursday’s storms are just sinking in for many. This is not the first time Iowa has been hit by tornadoes and certainly won’t be the last. Iowans have always rolled up their sleeves and pitched in at … Continue reading →

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When We All Vote

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Paul Deaton

Your vote is your voice. Have that conversation with your friends, family and neighbors. When We All Vote, we all do better. Register and volunteer at http://whenweallvote.org.

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