Author Archives: Paul Deaton

Republicans Fail Iowans In 2015 Session

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Paul Deaton

(Editor’s Note: Joe Bolkcom represents Iowa Senate District 43 in the Legislature. The following editorial appeared in the Iowa City Press Citizen, and is reprinted with permission of the author). When considering the accomplishments of the 2015 session of the … Continue reading →

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O'Malley Re-enters The Battle

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Paul Deaton

One has to credit former governor Martin O’Malley—he listened. After a lackluster and downright dull answer to a question about reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a house party in Mount Vernon last month, he now has a clearly defined plan … Continue reading →

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What An Iowa Progressive Reads

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Most millennials I know don’t subscribe to cable television or read many books. That’s not to say they are uninformed, just that with the explosion of the Internet after the mid-1990s, there is so much to occupy one’s attention and … Continue reading →

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Progress Iowa Reception In Coralville

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Attorney Paul McAndrew will host a reception and fund raiser for Progress Iowa at his Coralville office on Wednesday, July 8 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Progress Iowa has come a long way during their first three years, growing from … Continue reading →

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A Case Of Bernie

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Editor’s Note: Trish Nelson is taking time off and will return to regular posting on Blog for Iowa after Labor Day. Here is my first offering in an effort to fill her shoes as we enter high summer in the … Continue reading →

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Overnight Dispatches

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Following the news has been like drinking from a fire hose. What the corporate media doles out to us is only a small fraction of the story. Here are some events that happened in the last 12 hours. The Mount … Continue reading →

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Taking Care Of The 100 Percent

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Paul Deaton

The story we would like to be able to tell is of a world that “works for 100 percent of humanity.” We’re not there. In fact, L. Hunter Lovins points out, “Humanity stands at the edge of a crumbling cliff.” … Continue reading →

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Iowa Has A Water Problem

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Paul Deaton

DES MOINES—”We have a water problem,” Mayor Frank Cownie said at the state convention of the League of Women Voters of Iowa on Saturday. Like all municipalities, the Des Moines Water Works must comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act … Continue reading →

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Enraptured In Fandom

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Paul Deaton

We’ve seen it so many times before progressives should be used to it. The folks at Run Warren Run, financed partly by MoveOn.org, threw in the towel and are “suspending operations,” according to the MoveOn.org website. Hard to run a … Continue reading →

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Reducing Air Pollution Matters

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Paul Deaton

We hear plenty of political chatter including the words “climate change.” This discussion among politicians isn’t about science. It’s about the power of money in politics. The tactics of the moneyed class have been to attack the messengers who would … Continue reading →

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