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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
It’s Official: Bohannan Is In
I want you to hear it directly from me: I’m running for Congress against Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks. In a moment I’ll ask you to endorse my campaign, but first I want to tell you why I’m running for Congress: When … Continue reading
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Biden Is Doing The Work
On Tuesday, Aug. 8, President Joe Biden created Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni, a national monument encompassing almost a million acres surrounding the Grand Canyon. At the signing ceremony, Biden said, America’s natural wonders are our nation’s heart and soul. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in politics, President Biden
Tagged Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni, climate change, environment, Inflation Reduction Act, National Monuments
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Take Your Medicine, Watch Iowa Press
In an email exchange with a friend, I asked whether they would attend the Iowa State Fair on Saturday when the two Democratic candidates other than Joe Biden were scheduled to appear at the Des Moines Register Soapbox. They said … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged Iowa politics, Iowa Press, state fair
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Bohannan To Run For Congress Again
One of the worst kept secrets in Iowa’s First Congressional District is that Christina Bohannan intends to run against Mariannette Miller-Meeks again in the 2024 general election. All Spring and Summer I’ve been pointing out at in-person political meetings there … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election
Tagged Christina Bohannan for Congress, Christina Bohannan IA-01, First Congressional District, Iowa politics
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How Do Iowa Democrats Proceed?
In 2006 I drove from work in Cedar Rapids to the Democratic campaign office in Iowa City once a week to make phone calls for Dave Loebsack. Staffer Tyler Wilson had a stack of papers with the names of people … Continue reading
Getting To True Net-Zero
It has been ten years since I first attended former vice president Al Gore’s training on the climate crisis. Since then, the organization surpassed 50,000 trained climate leaders located in 190 countries. Every one of them will be needed because … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Climate Action, climate change, environment, The Climate Reality Project
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Making Life Harder For Iowa Women
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe vs. Wade in 1973, I was a junior at university. I reread the decision after retirement in 2009, along with dissenting opinions and some of the briefs. I know exactly one thing about … Continue reading
Posted in womens rights
Tagged abortion, contraception, domestic violence, HF 732, Roe v. Wade, womens rights
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Don’t Tell Us What To Read
A fundamental right in the United States is to choose what we each read, see and hear. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives us this right. Where is the boundary between educating our children and providing them free … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Legislature
Tagged #amreading, book banning, Iowa Legislature, K-12 Schools, Moms for Liberty
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Medical Journals Call For Nuclear Abolition
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War issued the following press release on Aug. 2, 2023. Medical Journals Issue Urgent Call for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons More than 100 medical journals, including the Lancet, the British Medical Journal, the … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition
Tagged IPPNW, nuclear abolition, nuclear disarmament, nuclear weapons, Peace
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Cranes For Our Future
Take action to raise awareness of the need to eliminate nuclear weapons by folding a crane for peace between Aug. 4-9, along with others associated with the nuclear disarmament movement and the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Crafting a brighter future starts … Continue reading
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