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Iowans are Reading Arizona's Immigration Bill
Iowans are Reading Arizona's Immigration Bill by Paul Deaton “While there is an urgent need for immigration reform in the United States, Arizona’s new law is regressive.”Blog for Iowa recently posted about the Arizona Immigration Law SB1070. A reader responded … Continue reading
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Iowans Kick Off the Campaign Season
Iowans Kick Off the Campaign Season by Paul Deaton “The flurry of post cards, media coverage and phone calls surrounding the tour will all be good for the Governor’s party. With each passing day, 2010 seems more like it will … Continue reading
Posted in Chet Culver, Energy, Environment, Iowa Federation of Labor, Jobs, Labor, Main Page
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Thicke to Tour Iowa Farmers' Markets
Thicke to Tour Iowa Farmers' Markets Francis Thicke to attend Farmers Markets in Iowa City and Davenport FAIRFIELD – Francis Thicke, candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, will campaign at two Farmers Markets in eastern Iowa on Saturday before attending the … Continue reading
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Will Iowa Forget about Haiti? Not Likely
Will Iowa Forget about Haiti? Not Likely by Paul Deaton The eyes of the world turned to Port-au-Prince, Haiti after the earthquake on January 12. The island’s poverty and its corrupt and dysfunctional government are well known and were on … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Main Page
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Iowa Alternatives to Convervative Talk
I recently toured Western Iowa with two nationally known speakers seeking to inform and persuade Iowans about the existential threat that the existence of nuclear weapons poses to United States national security. Part of our goal was to support President … Continue reading
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An Iowan's View of British Petroleum
An Iowan's View of British Petroleum by Paul Deaton In the early 1990s I worked for Amoco Oil Company at their headquarters in the Standard Oil Building on Randolph Street in Chicago. During the first gulf war we enhanced security … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Main Page
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An Iowa View of the Midterms
An Iowa View of the Midterms by Paul Deaton “During the question and answer period someone asked, 'What is the strategy to influence our elected officials?' That is a tough one because the question’s construction presumes a separation from our … 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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Nuclear Spring in Iowa
Nuclear Spring in Iowa by Paul Deaton “I explained the New START treaty to the musician and that the existence of nuclear weapons in the world is the only existential threat to the United States: abolishing them would enhance national … Continue reading
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An Iowan Reflects on the Arizona Immigration Law
“If business managers like Rubashkin consistently complied with immigration law, the high profile raids like the ones in Postville and Marshalltown would not likely happen. More focus could be given to the human face of immigration.” A friend of mine … Continue reading
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