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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Iowa U.S. Senate Candidates On Obamacare
At this stage in Iowa’s U.S. Senate race it is important to listen to the other side. Most voters are not engaged in one of the most visible political races in the country, and likely won’t be until much closer … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign
Tagged 2014 Iowa Senate Race, Bruce Braley, joni ernst, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Iowa Governor And The Pharisees
When the story, “Governor tells Iowans to ‘repent’ in official proclamation for Christian revival at Capitol” crossed the BFIA inbox, I was dismissive. Governors and other political office holders proclaim a lot of stuff, and Iowans well know the peculiar … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad
Tagged bob vander plaats, Branstad, evangelical religion, religion
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Veterans Administration Is Not The Problem
“One out of every ten veterans alive today was seriously injured at some point while serving in the military, and three-quarters of those injuries occurred in combat,” according to a 2011 Pew Research survey of veterans. “For many of these … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans
Tagged 2014 Midterm Election, Affordable Health Care Act, health, joni ernst, obamacare, Peace, single payer, veterans, Veterans Administration, Veterans for Peace
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Sherrie Taha For Iowa Secretary Of Agriculture
Sherrie Taha is the Democratic nominee for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. She is an important part of the statewide ticket, so here is some info about her campaign. Brief Bio Sherrie Taha is a lifelong Democratic activist with over 15 … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign
Tagged Iowa Democratic Party, Iowa politics, Secretary of Agriculture, Sherrie Taha
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Could Iowa Football Players Form A Union?
Brother Herky By Nate Willems Earlier this year, the Chicago Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that scholarship football players at Northwestern University have the right to form a labor union and bargain with their employer … Continue reading
Posted in Labor
Tagged Hawkeye Football, Iowa labor, NLRB, Northwestern, University of Iowa
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Friday In Iowa: Candidate Contributions
Requests for political campaign contributions began flowing like flood water through the Coralville Lake after the June primary. Their number over-estimates our capacity for political giving by far. In the event a working person, student or retiree has an extra … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 Election Campaign
Tagged 2014 Midterm Election, Brad Anderson, Bruce Braley, Congressman Dave Loebsack, Jack Hatch, Jim Mowrer, John Neiderbach, Michael Fitzgerald, Monica Vernon, Patrick Murphy, Sherrie Taha, Staci Appel, Tom Miller
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Eat Your Iowa Vegetables
There is little agreement about how to apply the principles of sustainable agriculture to the dominant chemical-based farming system and equally robust hegemony of consumer society. It is not clear that these ideas about farming and consumerism even go together. … Continue reading
Posted in Food Insecurity, Local Food, Sustainability
Tagged 2014 Sustainable Food, Consumerism, Food Production, Food Security, Local food, Sustainable Agriculture
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Tell The FCC To Save Net Neutrality
Submit your comment: Tell the FCC to save Net Neutrality By Howard Dean A free and open Internet is under attack — and time is running out to save it. The Federal Communications Commission is taking public comment on their … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy for America
Tagged corporate media, FCC, FCC chair Tom Wheeler, Howard Dean, net neutrality
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Parades – Appel For Iowa Wins Messaging
BFIA likes Staci Appel, and we follow and support her, hoping she will be the one to break Iowa’s glass ceiling in the U.S. Congress. The two tweets above appeared as this single screen shot on the author’s twitter home … Continue reading
Posted in Staci Appel
Tagged 3rd congressional district, Iowa politics, parades, Staci Appel, West Des Moines
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