Author Archives: Paul Deaton

At the Legislative Forum in Mount Vernon, Iowa

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Paul Deaton

At the Legislative Forum in Mount Vernon, Iowa by Paul Deaton Iowa Press Host Dean Borg was part of the public at the League of Women Voters Legislative Forum at the Mount Vernon City Hall on Saturday. Borg lives in … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box. Three weeks to go … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Hope for 2012

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Hope for 2012 by Paul Deaton The tedium of politics is sapping the joy from Spring. April 2011 has been reminiscent of the scene in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of summer, The Great Gatsby, wherein Nick Carraway rides the … Continue reading →

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Leaving Nuclear Power Behind

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Leaving Nuclear Power Behind by Paul Deaton [Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Daily Kos on March 21, 2011.]When we consider that the essence of nuclear power depends so much upon the balance between heat and cold, and protecting … Continue reading →

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Blog for Iowa Nuclear Power Coverage

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Blog for Iowa Nuclear Power Coverage by Paul DeatonBeginning on February 25, Blog for Iowa has covered the ascendancy of HF 561 and SF 390 in the Iowa Legislature. The bills are written by MidAmerican Energy, a subsidiary of Berkshire … Continue reading →

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While Waiting for Iowa Jobs to Trickle Down

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

While Waiting for Iowa Jobs to Trickle Down by Paul Deaton Iowa Republicans have a plan to create jobs and a generation ago, it would have been called a “trickle down economy.” Today, they call it “Iowa is Open for … Continue reading →

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Relationships and Bad Math go Nuclear

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

It is hard to get over the way MidAmerican Energy President Bill Fehrman fumbled to provide the cost of a new nuclear reactor in Iowa to members of the Iowa Senate Commerce Subcommittee on March 17. Here was a man, … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the twelfth week … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Paul Deaton

An Open Letter to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad by Paul Deaton[Editor's Note:Sometimes progressives feel like they are tilting at windmills, and some of us are old enough to associate that metaphor with Miguel Cervantes. If we seem quixotic from time … Continue reading →

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Iowa Legislators Obfuscate the Risks of Nuclear Power

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Whether we admit it or not, nuclear reactors have had things go wrong with them consistently over the years. We know the names of the biggest failures, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and now Fukushima. There are others where the reactor … Continue reading →

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