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Best Wishes For Iowa Marchers Today!

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Getting Back To True American Roots Our best wishes go out to all the women and the men who will be joining them in opposition to the takeover of our government by what appears to be a cabal that enters … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Iowa Legislative Threats from the Extreme Right

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Dave Bradley

January 9th, 2017 Posted By: Progress Iowa Iowa’s legislative session convened today, and Republicans have control of the state Senate, House, and the Governor’s office for the first time in 20 years. Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, Speaker … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Ironically Ironic Edition

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Dave Bradley

For those of us who have endured many trips around the sun, we find an interesting ironic situation that the party that built itself as the party that would stand up to the Russians now is the party whose leader … Continue reading →

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City Council Votes Unanimously To Remove Muscatine Mayor

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Dave Bradley

In what seems to be a party power trip in Muscatine, Thursday night the city council of Muscatine voted to begin the process of removing the mayor from office. For a slightly outsider this looks to be power politics on … Continue reading →

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Ernst, Grassley Vote To Begin Repeal Of The ACA

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Dave Bradley

In what can best be described as a blitzkrieg by the new radical Republican congress, the senate is trying to fulfill the wet dreams of their wealthy donors in a lightning attack on our way of life. No doubt this … Continue reading →

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January 15th Action Alert

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Donald Trump hasn’t even taken office yet and Republicans are already winding up to dismantle life-saving health care access for Millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iowans. That is why National Congressional Democratic Leaders, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, … Continue reading →

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Gender Roles Before Birth

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Dave Bradley

A friend of mine who is about halfway through a pregnancy posted that she is tired of the “appallingly sexist things people have said to me (and will likely continue to say) since we found out we’re having a boy. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Fox News Virus Spreads Edition

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Speaking of fake news, that is the brand that Fox News has been practicing for 20 years or so, isn’t it? Not sure why people are so surprised by the spread of fake news during a campaign. This has been … Continue reading →

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Iowa-stan

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Iowa Needs You, Donald Kaul! Considering the coming of what promises to be a MEMORABLE Iowa legislative session this spring, my mind wandered to days of yore when a young writer for the Des Moines Register would annually make fun … Continue reading →

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TODAY! Statewide Press Conferences Celebrating Minimum Wage Increases

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dave Bradley

MEDIA ADVISORY: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Johnson County: Rafael Morataya, 319-499-8363, rafael@cwjiowa.org Linn County: Devin Mehaffey, 319-573-0701, devinpmehaffey@gmail.com Polk County: Mark Cooper, 515-975-5627, mark@scifl.org Wapello County: Steve Siegel, 641-799-2569, sj_siegel@yahoo.com Workers Celebrate Wage Increases in Four Counties Residents Vow to … Continue reading →

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