Author Archives: Paul Deaton

Missing Pieces Of #RaiseTheWage

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Paul Deaton

The loud but small-sized movement to raise the minimum wage is made up of good people. There are not enough of them to make a difference. Their voice is amplified in corporate news outlets, but neither the federal nor state … Continue reading →

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Rockin' With Mother Jones

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Rockin’ with Mother Jones By Mike Matejka, Grand Prairie Union News No one in American labor history has won the mythic status of Mary “Mother” Jones (1837-1930). This Irish immigrant, who lost her family to disease and her business to … Continue reading →

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Iowa Farmers Offer Cover Crop Webinar

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Practical Farmers of Iowa, Cover Crop Solutions and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Present Webinar on the Basics of Cover Crops Thursday, July 30, at 1 p.m. Mark your calendar for a webinar to be held on July 30 that … Continue reading →

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Overnight Dispatches

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Even if we remove references to the mogul from the feed, Monday was a very busy news day. Word came last night of Herald Smith’s passing. Smith was founder of CRST, Inc., the trucking company he famously started in a … Continue reading →

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Ed Fallon On The Road To Paris

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Paul Deaton

D-Day March & Pilgrimage for Climate Action LA to DC walkers continue trek to Paris for UN Climate Summit DES MOINES — On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, two men who last year walked across America for action on climate change … Continue reading →

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40 Red, White And Blue Shoestrings

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Paul Deaton

There is no clearer evidence Republicans seek to unravel United States leadership in the world than their failure to understand the countries extending from China to Sub-Saharan Africa Two things stood out last week: Republican knee-jerk reaction to the United … Continue reading →

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This Week's Fallon Forum Lineup

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Today’s Fallon Forum features five topics and four great guests: 1. “Treating Customers Like They’re Stupid” with Maisie Ganzler, of Bon Appétit Management Company; 2. “Greece: Democracy in Action or Chaos?” with Ayman Amer, Economics Professor at Mt. Mercy College; … Continue reading →

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DSCOVR Our Blue Marble

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Paul Deaton

This week NASA released new photographs from the DSCOVR satellite launched Feb.11 from Cape Canaveral. DSCOVR, or Deep Space Climate Observatory, is a NOAA Earth observation and space weather satellite. DSCOVR arrived at the L1 Lagrangian point, roughly 1 million … Continue reading →

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Blog For Iowa On RAGBRAI

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Trish Nelson continues her summer break on RAGBRAI, sending these photographs from Butler County, home of those great Butler County Democrats. Safe travels and have fun!

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5 Reasons Jim Webb's Stock Is Up

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Many Democratic caucus goers are dismissive of former U.S. Senator Jim Webb’s chances in the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses. The recent Quinnipiac University poll shows 84 percent of registered Iowa voters haven’t heard of him, while the same numbers for … Continue reading →

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