Author Archives: Paul Deaton

A Blog for Iowa 350 Day Message

A Blog for Iowa 350 Day Message by Paul Deaton “an idea, a relationship, can go extinct, just like an animal or a plant. The idea in this case is 'nature,' the separate and wild province, the world apart from … Continue reading

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Immigration: The Non-issue in the Iowa Midterms

Immigration: The Non-issue in the Iowa Midterms by Paul Deaton “Crimes should be prosecuted, but living in peace with our neighbors is no crime.“ Whether undocumented immigrants living in Iowa are an issue in the 2010 midterms is an open … Continue reading

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Iowa's Roxanne Conlin on Corporate Accountability

Iowa's Roxanne Conlin on Corporate Accountability (Editor's Note: The following speech by U.S. Senate Candidate Roxanne Conlin was given on October 6, 2010 at the Iowa Democratic Party Headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. The prepared remarks are re-printed in their … Continue reading

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Letter from Senator Chuck Grassley on the START Treaty

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Saturday, October 9: Iowa Day of Action

Saturday, October 9: Iowa Day of Action The Iowa Democratic Party is planning a day of action on Saturday, October 9 to further execute the strategy of getting our voters out early and making contact with every registered Democrat before … Continue reading

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Blog for Iowa Attends START Treaty Briefing

Blog for Iowa Attends START Treaty Briefing by Paul Deaton(Editor's Note: The author had an opportunity to participate in a State Department briefing regarding the New START Treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation this week. Iowa's Senator … Continue reading

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Waning Republican Enthusiasm in Iowa

Waning Republican Enthusiasm in Iowa by Paul DeatonWhen I read James Q. Lynch's October 1, 2010 post at easterniowagovernment.com, my reaction was immediate and negative. The headline, “Republican Voter Numbers Surge” conveys the impression that there is something new going … Continue reading

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Sustainable Iowa Farm Energy & Francis Thicke

Sustainable Iowa Farm Energy & Francis Thicke by Paul Deaton Francis Thicke, candidate to be Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture, was in Solon, Iowa this week discussing his vision for Iowa food and agriculture with a group of local residents and … Continue reading

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Iowa's Relationship with Mexico

Iowa's Relationship with Mexico by Paul Deaton“That Iowa agribusiness is supported by federal subsidies, reliant on cheap energy, and dependent upon producing large quantities of row crops of corn and soybeans with very few farm workers is a characteristic of … Continue reading

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12th Iowa Latino Conference October 15-16

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