Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Write Your Letters To The Editor

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Below is a letter to the editor from Muscatine County Democratic chair, Don Paulsen Forty-seven Republican U.S. Senators, including Iowa’s Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst, have shamefully and illegally tried to sabotage negotiations between the United States and Iran. The … Continue reading →

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Joni, Chuck And Their Anti-Iowa Trifecta

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Slightly over 60 days in office for one of our senators, a bit under half a century for our other senator. But there doesn’t seem to be a lick of sense between them at the moment. Joni was never elected … Continue reading →

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Payroll Debit Cards, Accurate Court Records, Mental Health – The Courtney Report

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Note: This is edited from the weekly email report from Senator Courtney. To see the full report please go to Senator Courtney’s website. PAYROLL DEBIT CARDS MUST BE FAIR FOR IOWA WORKERS Imagine it’s payday, and you get your pay … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Who Turned Up The Heat? Edition

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Dave Bradley

I have a foolproof snow removal system. I call it the middle of March. Been pretty reliable the past few years. Requires a lot of patience and the ability to ignore lawsuit threats. Looks like it will be working once … Continue reading →

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Wages, Jobs, Child Care, Wage Theft: The Courtney Report

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Note: This is edited from the weekly email report from Senator Courtney. To see the full report please go to Senator Courtney’s website. Note2: This post missed the schedule last week. To make sure that important info in here is … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Congressmember Loebsack

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Dave Bradley

A ‘Thank You’ goes out to Congress member Dave Loebsack. The first is his decision not to attend the speech given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu was brought to this country in the wrong way in order to … Continue reading →

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Iowa Republicans Versus Iowa Teachers

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Monday morning I was half listening to Iowa Public Radio’s Morning Edition when I heard Iowa news reporter Joyce Russell tell a short story on the annual standoff on public school funding in Iowa. The story was an interview with … Continue reading →

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BP Gets Off – A Nation Of Laws?

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Ed Schultz did yeoman’s work over the past couple of weeks following up on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. As noted in the video above the perpetrator of the spill, BP, did all it could to avoid restitution for … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Time For A Change Edition

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Enough winter, bring on some spring. I hate to see what is under the white, but I will have to face it someday. Oh – and don’t forget to change your clocks next week. Were you paying attention? 1) Blue … Continue reading →

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Republicans Fake Concern About Income Inequality

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Dave Bradley

The Iowa senate passed a raise in minimum wage Monday on pretty much of a party line vote. One Republican joined twenty six Democrats to pass the bill. This would be good news if Democrats controlled the other legislative House … Continue reading →

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