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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: The Holidays Begin Edition

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Ho Ho Ho and an LOL – today is the first day of the December – January holidays. Can’t remember what today’s holiday is? Who cares? Celebrate anyway! Oh, today is Saint Nicholas Day! December 6th is celebrated in some … Continue reading →

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Iowa Jobs Far Short of Governor’s Goal

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Dave Bradley

IWD presentation promotes bogus job growth number Statement by Mike Owen, IPP Executive Director MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015 Editor’s note: When a story on the radio presented the Governor’s number as news last week, I figured I’d better seek out … Continue reading →

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IFL: Taxes Are The Legislature’s Responsibility

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Dave Bradley

GOVERNOR BRANSTAD: TAXES ARE THE LEGISLATURE’S RESPONSIBILITY link Buried deep in all of the messes that the Branstad Administration has created, there is a little known action going on in the Department of Revenue which will have dangerous consequences not … Continue reading →

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Ernst, Grassley Vote To Take Away Health Care

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Also vote to gut Planned Parenthood On a Senate vote using the reconciliation process to push a very bad Republican budget bill with amendments to dismantle the ACA (aka Obamacare) and to defund Planned Parenthood, Iowa’s two current Republican senators … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Pictures

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Some graphic thoughts on a holiday weekend:

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Posted on November 29, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Sunday Funday: It’s Holidays Time Edition We suspend the usual format of timely news questions this week as your kindly old quizmaster is suspended in holiday frivolity. But if you haven’t noticed Americans have a lot of partying to do … Continue reading →

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Getting Much Hotter Still

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Dave Bradley

October was by far the hottest October on record. This follows a September that was the hottest on record by far. Without a doubt this is a bad trend. Those who deny that climate change is happening are simply either … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts At Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Letting the old mind idle for the holiday: Terry Branstad panders once again Let’s face it Iowans, this guy is a far right winger; he just sounds better than most when he does things like this: After joining in the … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders Speech On Democratic Socialism

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Thursday at Georgetown University The speech itself is about an hour long with about a half an hour of Q&A, so you can plan time to watch it.

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JFK: Liberal

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Dave Bradley

To honor the memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, murdered 52 years ago today in Dallas, Texas we present his acceptance speech before the New York Liberal Party in 1960 Over the years the term “liberal” has been redefined by the … Continue reading →

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