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An Iowa Nuclear Disarmament Primer, Part 3

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Paul Deaton

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An Iowa Nuclear Disarmament Primer, Part 2

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Paul Deaton

An Iowa Nuclear Disarmament Primer, Part 2 by Paul Deaton We don’t talk much about the legacy of the “greatest generation” when it comes to their creation and deployment of nuclear weapons. We grew up in an environment of “duck … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to the Iowa DNR on Particulate Matter 2.5 Compliance

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Paul Deaton

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An Iowa Nuclear Disarmament Primer, Part 1

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Paul Deaton

An Iowa Nuclear Disarmament Primer, Part 1 by Paul Deaton Many of us were sleeping when President Obama addressed nuclear disarmament to a crowd in Prague on April 5, 2009. It seems the whole United States has been asleep regarding … Continue reading →

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An Iowan's View of the Joe Wilson Flap

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Paul Deaton

An Iowan's View of the Joe Wilson Flap by Paul Deaton I am okay with Joe Wilson shouting out “You lie!” during the President’s speech last week, and my perspective is from near the corner of Second Street and C … Continue reading →

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Report on Iowa Department of Natural Resources Public Hearing

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Paul Deaton

Report on Iowa Department of Natural Resources Public Hearing by Paul Deaton Rich Leopold, Director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, gave Iowa a B minus grade on the environmental report card he presented to 95 members of the … Continue reading →

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An Ounce of Prevention and a Pound of Letting Go

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Paul Deaton

An Ounce of Prevention and a Pound of Letting Go by Paul Deaton “After eight hours of lifting barrels, about the only thing I felt like doing after work was hitting the tavern when it opened at 6:00 AM and … Continue reading →

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Remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Iowa Events

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Paul Deaton

Remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Iowa Events by Paul Deaton Thursday, August 6, 2009 will mark the 64th anniversary of the United States dropping the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, we dropped … Continue reading →

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Tom Harkin Stumps for Curt Hanson at Fundraiser in Jefferson County, Iowa

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Paul Deaton

Tom Harkin Stumps for Curt Hanson at Fundraiser in Jefferson County, Iowa by Paul Deaton These things often begin with an e-mail exchange, “Another question, do you have enough yellow squash? Our garden is producing way too much for us … Continue reading →

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Iowa GOP Gubernatorial Debate

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Paul Deaton

Iowa GOP Gubernatorial Debate by Paul Deaton The drive to Des Moines was as typical as any summer afternoon in Iowa I can remember, with warm temperatures, cumulus clouds against an azure sky, vast stands of field corn in tassel … Continue reading →

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