Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Scholten Asks For Donations To Food Bank Of Iowa

This is certainly a difficult time for so many. Between workers being laid off, schools closing, and shortages of groceries and other items, folks are struggling right now. When times get tough, we need to look out for our friends … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Worst Trifecta Edition

Donald Trump (sorry to use his name) has turned the United States into a third world country in three years. We do not have the capability to test for the pandemic disease that is overwhelming us. Our health care system … Continue reading

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Reminder: We Still Need Blood

1 minute: I spoke with one of the staffers at the U of Iowa blood bank yesterday. With the outbreak of the Covid-19, I was wondering if donating blood had been changed or curtailed somehow. Since as a country we … Continue reading

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Property Vs. People

An appearance by Heather Cox Richardson on WGBH in Boston before the impeachment: (12 minutes, but very interesting – stay to the end for the predictions of what happens to the Republican Party) Many folks have picked up on the … Continue reading

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Viruses Explained by Professor Dave

A 10 minute video that will give you the basics of what a virus is. This will also give you an idea why combatting a new strain is not so easy:    

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Sunday Funday: No High Holy Days This Year Edition

Readers of this blog know that this week in March your humble quizmaster usually declares this week of the calendar year as the “High Holy Days of Basketball” as conference tournaments come to an end, state High school tournaments are … Continue reading

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“When You Fail To Plan……”

Perhaps most everyone has heard that little saying from Ben Franklin – “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Never has this been illustrated so graphically as it is being now. The Covid-19 virus outbreak has been been … Continue reading

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ICYMI: Biden Speaks On Corona Virus Thursday

What real leadership looks like: (18 minutes) Hard to believe that we have to wait nearly a year to put someone in place who actually cares about this country and its people.  All the current leadership is concerned about is … Continue reading

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Letters, We Send Letters!

From our friend Don Paulson in Muscatine commenting on the Iowa legislature: Dear Editor,   The Iowa Legislature started a new session and already some Republicans are talking looney-tunes. One of their ideas is to eliminate the state’s income tax and … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: International Women’s Day Edition

Seems to be an odd juxtaposition that International Women’s Day would come right on the heels of the withdrawal of the last viable female candidate from the presidential campaign. I am fairly confident that there will be a female VP … Continue reading

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