Author Archives: Paul Deaton

Eat Your Iowa Vegetables

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Impeachment History Lesson

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Paul Deaton

People who seek to impeach President Obama should understand he will serve his whole term. The wingnuts among us believe if something can be thought, it can be said, and if it can be said, it can become law, so … Continue reading →

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Tell The FCC To Save Net Neutrality

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Parades – Appel For Iowa Wins Messaging

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Iowa's Carnival Of Militarism

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Paul Deaton

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Steve Hanken wrote this letter to the editor in anticipation of the Great Jones County Fair where along with swine, poultry and cattle shows, a tractor pull, harness racing, 4-H presentations, a demolition derby and grandstand performances by … Continue reading →

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Stars And Stripes Forever

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Paul Deaton

Happy Independence Day from Blog for Iowa.

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Happy Fourth Of July Vets

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Paul Deaton

Congress aims to privatize the VA By Buzz Davis We have over 21 million veterans in America.  We did our service during war and peace.  For those of us who were fortunate to live through our service, many of us … Continue reading →

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Meaning Of July Fourth

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Paul Deaton

The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro By Frederick Douglass July 5, 1852 Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were brave men. They were … Continue reading →

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A Blog for Iowa Independence Day Post

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Paul Deaton

(EDITOR’S NOTE: First posted on Blog for Iowa July 4, 2010). We hear a lot about the founding fathers today, and the truth is who they were, as people, is clouded in the river of time. One admires the portrait … Continue reading →

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U.S. House Ethics Committee Backs Down On Free Trips

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Paul Deaton

Under Bipartisan Pressure from Reps Loebsack and Fitzpatrick, Ethics Committee Reverses Rule Change WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressmen Dave Loebsack (D-IA-02) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA-08) Thursday commended the House Ethics Committee for reinstating the disclosure requirements for privately funded travel for Members … Continue reading →

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