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Author Archives: Paul Deaton
Memorial Day 2011
Memorial Day 2011 From Iowa Senator Bob Dvorsky Iowa is currently experiencing its largest deployment since World War II, with about 2,800 Iowa soldiers in Afghanistan alone. It’s a powerful reminder this Memorial Day that freedom comes at a cost. … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Foreign Affairs, Main Page, Progressive Community, Veterans
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Memorial Day in Iowa
“A soldier feels a sense of connection to his country that is like few other things. That connection is to current events, but to the lives of past soldiers as well. Being a soldier can be a form of living … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Foreign Affairs, Main Page, Veterans
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Iowa Get Ready for Fewer Restaurant Inspections
Iowa Get Ready for Fewer Restaurant Inspections by Paul DeatonFour months into the Branstad administration, the character of our government is beginning to reveal itself. Blog for Iowa covered Iowa Department of Public Health Director Dr. Mariannette Miller Meeks previously … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, GOP, Main Page, Progressive Community, Public Health
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Muscatine Iowa and a Triple Bottom Line
Muscatine Iowa and a Triple Bottom Line by Paul Deaton Grain Processing Corporation may have already received return on its proposed $75 million investment in a new grain dryer in Muscatine when Mayor Richard O'Brien said the company's plans should … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Jobs, Labor, Local Events, Main Page, Progressive Community, Sustainability
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Progressives and Iowa Food Prices
Progressives and Iowa Food Prices by Paul Deaton [Editor's Note: This is first in a series of articles about food and food pricing].Why would a lime would cost $0.69 in one store and $0.44 in another five miles away, a … Continue reading
Posted in civil rights, Farming, Jobs, Labor, Main Page, Organic Foods & Farming, Progressive Community
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Iowa's Gridlock, Faith and Phone Calls
Iowa's Gridlock, Faith and Phone Calls by Paul Deaton On Wednesday, Meghan Malloy of Iowa Independent reported that Governor Branstad's office received 204 calls over the budget gridlock in Des Moines. We are reporting on 204 phone calls? This is … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Budget, GOP, Iowa Legislature, Main Page, Progressive Community
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Veterans for Peace Organizes Second Iowa Chapter
Veterans for Peace Organizes Second Iowa Chapter by Paul DeatonWhen a descendent of founding father John Adams was in Iowa this week, it was occasion to take notice. Elliott Adams, President of Veterans for Peace, was here for a series … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Local Events, Main Page, Peace, Progressive Community, Veterans
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Do Iowans Seek a "Movement" on Immigration Reform?
Do Iowans Seek a “Movement” on Immigration Reform? by Paul Deaton When President Obama spoke about tackling complex social issues, like immigration reform, in El Paso last Tuesday, he hit the nail on the head, “When an issue is this … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Jobs, Main Page
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Spare Iowans the Reagan Revisionism, Huckabee Style
Iowans need former minister Mike Huckabee to re-tell the history of the Ronald Reagan years like we need a hole in the head. Huckabee recently launched a company called Learn Our History, and one of its projects is a children’s … Continue reading
Iowa and a Ban on Nuclear Test Explosions
Iowa and a Ban on Nuclear Test Explosions by Paul DeatonIn traveling around Iowa, the author finds that people understand that nuclear weapons exist and were used by the United States during World War II. During a trip with a … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Main Page, Nuclear Disarmament
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