Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Whodunit? Edition

Whodunit? Who wrote that op-ed to the New York Times? Who is the dastardly ungrateful peon who dare bite the small hand that feeds him or her? We know it is not the presidential pet because this family has no … Continue reading

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Low Wages And No Stability: Working In America

  Labor Day focuses light on stories about labor in this country. There are many publications that cover labor throughout the year but unfortunately most of these articles are ignored. In the era of Dear Leader and his constant assumption … Continue reading

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Corey Booker! Thanks For That Act Of Courage!

“Then Bring It”  We had the TV on in the background while we went about our business Thursday morning. We had the Stephanie Miller Show on Free Speech TV playing. Steph’s producer broke in with a short bulletin – Senator … Continue reading

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The Economy Right Now Not As Good As We Are Told

    Louis c on democraticunderground  posted this succinct look at the US economy Thursday: Let’s get something straight; The Economy is Not Doing That Well “First off, the economy is proceeding with an improved GDP for only a quarter. … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Trump Loses Pecker Edition

Following a tumultuous week of events it looks like the current president has even lost the support of his Pecker – that is David Pecker of the infamous National Enquirer. This is a really bad time for Dear Leader to … Continue reading

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Iowa’s Medicaid MCOs Get Another Big Raise

  The Medicaid mess that Terry Branstad created and then walked away from just got much, much worse for the end user in Iowa Friday. That end user is of course the 680,000 Iowans who rely on Medicaid for their … Continue reading

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New Ads For Candidates Axne And Finkenauer

Cindy Axne first: Donation page for Cindy Axne is here. Abby Finkenauer: Donation page For Abby Finkenauer is here. Both of these races look to be tight but winnable.  In the first district Progress Iowa’s Matt Sinovic notes that Republican … Continue reading

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Robb Hogg Weekend Events

Help State Legislative Candidates Events This Weekend With Christian Andrews, Marie Gleason, Dave Dawson, Vicky Brenner, Tracy Freese and Brenda Brink Plus the complete list of Democratic candidates seeking to flip seats or hold open seats  Dear Friends: I have … Continue reading

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King On The “15 Worst For Women” List; Scholten Contrasts With His Team

Why does Iowa spend millions of tax dollars, huge amounts of time and the talent of some talented and artistic people in order to present a picture to the rest of the country that Iowa is indeed a welcoming and … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Back To School Edition

Now that the state fair is over Iowa’s school children can get back to school. They will be joining other kids across the country most of whom have long since returned to school.  August is supposed to be a quiet … Continue reading

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