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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
A Foreign Affairs Wish List for Progressive Iowans
A Foreign Affairs Wish List for Progressive Iowans by Paul DeatonWith the primary elections completed this week, Roxanne Conlin will face Chuck Grassley in this fall’s election for United States Senate. Neither candidate has staked out substantial positions in foreign … Continue reading
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Deconstructing the Rhetoric of Iowa's Senior Senator
Deconstructing the Rhetoric of Iowa's Senior Senator by Paul Deaton “The assertion that “fewer families today have a direct, personal connection to a branch of the Armed Forces” is plain wrong. With continued overseas deployments of military reserve and National … Continue reading
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Ethanol and the Iowa Senate Race
Ethanol and the Iowa Senate Race by Paul Deaton“It seems impossible to have an unbiased public discussion over how to most efficiently convert the sun’s energy to provide transportation and produce electricity without polluting the world on which we live.”Iowa’s … Continue reading
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Colin Powell and Free Trade in Iowa
Colin Powell and Free Trade in Iowa by Paul Deaton“Chairman Ryu is politically well connected in the United States. He translated and published a Korean edition of Colin Powell's autobiography, My American Journey. The author believes most in the audience … Continue reading
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Memorial Day in Iowa
“A soldier feels a sense of connection to his country that is like few other things. That connection is to current events, but to the lives of past soldiers as well. Being a soldier can be a form of living … Continue reading
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Peter Costantini Hangs with Iowa Global Health Studies in Haiti
Peter Costantini Hangs with Iowa Global Health Studies in Haiti The group of students from the University of Iowa Global Health Studies Program has returned from Haiti and Blog for Iowa provides this report on what Haiti was like during … Continue reading
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An Iowan Considers the IDP Convention
An Iowan Considers the IDP Convention by Paul Deaton Some of us will make a key decision about the Iowa Democratic Party in the near future, determining which of two conflicting events we will attend on June 12. One will … Continue reading
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Milestones on the Road to Nuclear Disarmament
Milestones on the Road to Nuclear Disarmament “In recognition of the fact that President Obama is consistently, diligently working to improve the national security posture of the United States, Blog for Iowa will publish major addresses by the administration concerning … Continue reading
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Iowans are Connected to Afghanistan
Iowans are Connected to Afghanistan by Paul Deaton “If one thing is clear about this deployment, most Iowans will provide moral support for the soldiers being deployed, even if we don’t fully understand the mission and what the endgame will … Continue reading
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4 Questions Iowans Should Answer About Nuclear Power
4 Questions Iowans Should Answer About Nuclear Power by Paul Deaton “This raises a fundamental question about studies of politically charged topics; how do we obtain peer-reviewed research when the funding support for such research is from biased sources? I’m … Continue reading
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