Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Hot Hoax Edition

As you sit sweltering in your underwear, running up an electric bill that you may need to take out a loan to pay, remember the words of our current leadership: “The concept of global warming was created by and for … Continue reading

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Carlin Told Us What Was Coming Years Ago

In this clip, George Carlin pretty well sums up what was happening to Americans at the time (2006). Unfortunately, America stepped into a much worse situation in November (about 4 minutes): With the election of the vulture known as Donald … Continue reading

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Pride Month In Iowa

Sorry we are a bit late in posting this. Somebody named Trump seems to be sucking all the attention these days. June is LGBTQ Pride month. This month of celebration, visibility, and community commemorates the Stonewall Riots. On June 27, … Continue reading

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Working Families Summit Today In Ames

Contact: Matt Sinovic, (515) 423-0530 | Lance Coles, (515) 669-8046 Standing Together, Fighting Back: Iowans to Gather for Working Families Summit. Larry Cohen of Our Revolution to keynote second Iowa Working Families Summit AMES, IOWA — Larry Cohen, former President … Continue reading

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California Looking At Single Payer

Way back in my youth there was a saying that California will be ten years ahead of the rest of the country. That has held to be somewhat true from the ‘50s to know. In the long arc we have … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Wonder Woman Weekend Edition

Many of us thought we would see Wonder Woman somewhere around the 20th of January. We needed her badly then and now our need is even greater. At this point in her administration, Republicans would have had a dozen impeachment … Continue reading

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Why Celebrate This Fourth of July?

America just passed what is often called the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day. This is a day nominally set aside to remember the sacrifices of American soldiers. Some keep it in that way, but of course many just enjoy … Continue reading

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Real Consequences Of Legislative Cuts To Services For Survivors

Email from Rob Hogg: Last night, I appeared at an event with Senator Kevin Kinney (D-Oxford), who shared with the audience his disappointment about the deep cuts (26 percent or $1.7 million) to state services for survivors of sexual assault … Continue reading

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Reminder: ‘Summer of Citizenship’ Begins Today In Boone

A reminder from a posting here in blogforiowa Wednesday. The “Summer of Citizenship” Begins Saturday, June 3, at the “Picnic for the People” in Boone Welcome to the “Summer of Citizenship,” a campaign to encourage and empower Iowans to reach … Continue reading

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100th Anniversary Of JFK’s Birth

Kennedy Inaugural speech There simply couldn’t be a greater contrast between presidents than the contrast between the man born 100 years ago tomorrow and the current president. President Kennedy was a man of intelligence, wit, charm and grace. He had … Continue reading

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