Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Here Comes The Legislature Edition

Like many Iowans, I grew up reading the great Donald Kaul. Some of his funniest columns focused on the seeming full speed backward legislature that gathers in Des Moines to kill time between harvest and planting seasons. Well it is … Continue reading →

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And The Year Starts Out Really Sucky

I do not know any better way to describe it. We are barely one week into 2015 and it is starting out to look to be even more sucky than the recent sucky year of 2014. Mostly due to the … Continue reading →

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Republicans Playing Games With YOUR Lives

There isn’t a dime’s worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans you say? So you stayed away from voting last fall because, well, what difference does it make anyway? Or maybe you voted for a Republican because they are strong … Continue reading →

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AAAnnnd – He’s Gone

Well this Sunday brings sad news for those who desire current affairs programs where real journalists delve in depth into real issues with knowledgeable guests – guests that are chosen not for their ideological outlook but for their proven knowledge … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: And Now The High Holy Days Of Football

While others look forward to the summer and the sun, I am one of those people that looks forward to the cold and chill of winter. While I don’t love the snow and the cold, at least I don’t have … Continue reading →

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Sen. Sanders Writes: Fight For Our Progressive Vision

Ed. note: I saw this entry on dailykos.com and thought this would be a great way to start the year on blogforiowa. 2015 will be a year of presidential candidates of all stripe criss-crossing Iowa prior to the caucuses in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: It’s The Holidays Folks!

Let us relax and just have some fun. How about a few questions on the lore of the holiday season or seasons? Oh we may throw in a question on recent doings, but only if I get stuck. Let your … Continue reading →

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CRomnibus: A Hint Of Things To Come

Americans have been conditioned by our news cycles and our lifestyles to get worked up about something today only to have it stroked from our memories tomorrow. For all but a few, stitching today’s thread of news into the fabric … Continue reading →

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More Branstad, More Legal Problems

Remember Jack Hatch running for governor making the case that the Branstad administration was deeply corrupt? At that time we only had inklings of what should be the basis of hearings to come. Whole lots of shenanigans in the firing … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – December Is November

We seem to have had a turn over in our weather patterns. Shortly after Halloween we went directly to cold December type weather complete with snow. Since December 1, we seem to have reverted to November weather with highs in … Continue reading →

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