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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: July 4th And Other Events Edition

Hard to believe it is only just July now since it has been July hot for over a month now. The Fourth is smack in the middle of the week this year which with ruins long weekends or makes them … Continue reading

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An important message from a life-long Republican who won’t be voting for Steve King

Email from the JD Scholten campaign June 27th: You hear from us so frequently, we thought we’d do something different this time and share an op-ed that appeared in yesterday’s (June 26th’s) Forest City Summit. This excellent piece was written by a … Continue reading

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Don’t Forget: Families Belong Together Rallies Across Iowa Today

Rallies will be held across Iowa in large cities and small and in every sector of the state to loudly protest the insane administration policies of tearing children from their parents at the border. Besides the incredible cruelty shown by … Continue reading

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Some Very Relevant Quotes From Iowan Henry A. Wallace

For those who are unfamiliar, Henry Wallace was an Iowan who was FDR’s vice-president from 1941 to 1945. While Wallace was best known as Vice-President, he is also the person who started the Hi-Bred Corn Company.  Wallace was to the … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Koko The Gorilla Has Died Edition

What can you say? She was 46 years old when she died in her sleep Tuesday night. Most of us have heard about Koko and her exploits with sign language and kittens. Koko gave us many insights in to ourselves … Continue reading

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Couple Of Thoughts On The Ripping Families Apart At The Border

Without a doubt this is about the lowest the US has ever stooped. The current administration has acted against laws, against norms and against morality in jailing babies and children at the Mexican border. It is unconscienable.  While others have … Continue reading

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#FamiliesBelongTogether Protests Next Saturday

From an email from Democracy For America: Donald Trump put on quite a show this afternoon. But the executive order on child detention that he signed — under nearly unbearable public pressure — won’t do anything to help the humanitarian … Continue reading

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Rise Up: Fight Against Child Imprisonment

June 20th, 2018 From: Progress Iowa It’s easy to feel powerless when each day brings more and more horrific stories about the parents and children who are detained while peacefully seeking asylum. But there is something you can do to … Continue reading

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Some Days You Just Want To Scream!

(2:20 – Not sure if this fits, but I wanted to post it and this seems like a good spot) Mondays in June are the days that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) reveals its answers to the … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Cult Edition

From Michael Tomasky via dailykos’ Abbreviated Pundit   On a final note, don’t miss Michael Tomasky’s latest on the blind loyalty the GOP has to Trump, even in the face of unprecedented corruption and incompetence: Remember the “cult of Obama”? Of … Continue reading

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