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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Sunday Funday: It Gets Late Early Now Edition
The title riffs from a Yogi Berra quote of long back. Here we are back to standard time and a week of time schedule screw ups thanks to the silly changing of the clock. Didn’t bother me as much when … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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IPP: Branstad’s Administrative Tax Cut For Businesses
If you are looking for solid, fact based opinions on what effect Iowa’s fiscal policies will have in the real world before they are enacted one of the best sources around is the Iowa Policy Project. Once more under the … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Iowa Legislature, Iowa Policy Project
Tagged administrative tax cut for businesses, iowa budget, Linda Upmeyer
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Real Scares For Halloween
Who could pass up the opportunity to post a column on things to be truly scared of Halloween? Not me for sure! Earth’s survival We are crapping badly in the only nest we have and refuse to clean it up! … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Charles Grassley, Climate Change, economic inequality, gun control, Joni Ernst, Medicare, Obamacare, Social Security, unemployment insurance, voting rights
Tagged apathy, infrastructure
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Dubuque Working Families Summit
Dubuque Federation of Labor to Host Dubuque Working Families Summit On Saturday, November 7th, the Dubuque Federation of Labor, AFLCIO, will host a day-long program, “Working Families Summit” at Northeast Iowa Community College Downtown Dubuque Campus from 10am – 4PM … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Federation of Labor, Labor
Tagged Working Families Summit
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Sunday Funday: Week Before Halloween Edition
What can you say? Eight Republicans backed by the full Republican Party took on one woman in a knock-down, drag-out fight Thursday. Result? Not a scratch on the woman, but the Republican Party severely damaged. But then, the woman was … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Scary Numbers Just Before Halloween
As this is written Hurricane Patricia is about to make landfall in Jalisco state on Mexico’s west coast. This hurricane appears to be one of if not the biggest (worst?) ever in the western hemisphere with wind speeds sustained over … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Economy, Income inequality
Tagged wealth inequality
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Embarrassed To Be A Republican Yet?
Tuning in to the Benghazi “hearing” sporadically yesterday and listening to the updates on radio one thought that kept running through my mind is “man, am I glad i am not a Republican.” A derivation of that thought was “if … Continue reading
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Medicare, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Obstruction, Republicn Policy, Retired Americans
Tagged Ben Carson, Benghazi, Jeb Bush, Linda Upmeyer, Republican incompetence, Trey Gowdy, Trump
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Sunday Funday: We Don’t Need No Leaders Edition
Seems like about once a week the Republican Party suffers a small earthquake within itself. My recollection from a geology class in my distant past was that a huge earthquake is preceded by several smaller quakes. We have some very … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Be Aware Older Iowans: Rise In Medicare May Hit You
Iowa is an older state. By the numbers we are 5th in percentage people over 65. Thus a potential rise in the cost of Medicare to beneficiaries could have consequences in this state. There has been some scare mongering on … Continue reading
Posted in Medicare, Social Security
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