Author Archives: Paul Deaton

Occupy Iowa Statewide General Assembly

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Occupy Iowa held its first statewide general assembly (GA) in Cedar Rapids this afternoon. In attendance were delegations from Occupy Iowa groups in Des Moines, Iowa City, Grinnell, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, the Quad Cities and Dubuque. When the GA convened at … Continue reading →

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What will Iowa's Energy Future Be?

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Word in Des Moines is that MidAmerican Energy lobbyists have convinced the Iowa Senate’s Democratic Leadership to move the nuclear power bill, House File 561 /Senate File 390, during the first week or two of the 2012 legislative session. This … Continue reading →

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Red Cross Resolves to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Paul Deaton

A Call to Action by David Hart “Mankind invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever construct a mousetrap.” ~Albert Einstein Many years from now when the history of our time is written, some may reflect that a small … Continue reading →

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Iowans Getting Ready to Fight Back

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Paul Deaton

While waiting for the local news to come on before dinner, a Rick Perry commercial played on television. In case you haven’t heard of him, he’s running for president along with a number of  other Republicans. He was telling us … Continue reading →

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No Iowa Dairy for President Clinton

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Paul Deaton

President Bill Clinton was on the Daily Show recently promoting his new book, Back to Work. He looks frail, but engaged in life. I got into an argument with a Hillary Clinton supporter during the run up to the 2008 … Continue reading →

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Iowans Living in the 99 Percent

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Paul Deaton

During a Saturday afternoon discussion with my mother and sister we ran the stack, using the Occupy Wall Street technique for managing the order of speakers. We each agreed tacitly to the process as reflected by the civil tone and … Continue reading →

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Loebsack Supports Holiday Mail for Troops

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Paul Deaton

from the Daily Iowegian, Nov. 3, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Dave Loebsack today joined the American Red Cross, who has partnered with Pitney Bowes, to send holiday greetings and well wishes to our troops through the Holiday Mail for … Continue reading →

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Lesson from the 1980 Iowa Caucuses

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Paul Deaton

The letter began, “tonight is an exciting evening for Iowa Democrats. As the first state to begin the presidential delegate selection process, the eyes of the nation are truly on Iowa.” It was from Ed Campbell, chairman of the Iowa … Continue reading →

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Mathis v. Golding Forum in Senate District 18

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Paul Deaton

The announcement of the candidate forum between Republican Cindy Golding and Democrat Liz Mathis in State Senate District 18 was late in coming, so I watched the debate on television rather than at Linn-Mar High School Auditorium in Marion. A … Continue reading →

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The Iowa Democratic Caucuses from the Grassroots

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Paul Deaton

This whole season of politics has been a non-event where I live. It’s true, regardless of how people are registered to vote. There are too many other things to do in life than to think about politics a year before … Continue reading →

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