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retired in West Liberty

Labor Day. What Ever Happened to Labor?

2014 is the 120th national celebration of labor in the United States. During that time, labor has seldom had true respect in this country. The way history is taught in this country many folks believe that labor strife ended with … Continue reading

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ALERT: Families Should Call DNR Before Swimming During Labor Day Weekend

August 28th, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Matt Sinovic Phone: (515) 423-0530 http://www.citizensforahealthyiowa.org An alarming number of Iowa beaches are rated ‘Swimming Not Recommended’ due to E. coli — Iowans can call (319) 353-2613 for the latest swimming advisories … Continue reading

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Sunday Pictures

I have been collecting pictures to use in these posts for a while. Some never get posted but should.Thus, I have been toying with the idea of an occasional picture thread. Today I decided to do a short test picture … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday – Back To School

The kids across the street got a new above ground pool 2 weeks ago. From morning until sundown the neighborhood was filled with shrieks and giggles and all other sorts of joyful noises. It sounded wonderful. Then Wednesday it was … Continue reading

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Business Climateers

Iowa’s Policy Project’s Peter Fisher is one of the best around these woods for ferreting out the utter BS that is being peddled by the business lobby to make themselves seem like a picked on group. To me, Peter is … Continue reading

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Branstad Is Hiding The Truth. Again.

‏ Governor Terry Branstad is preventing state business from becoming public. Again. Will you help us stop him? Here’s what happened: Progress Iowa filed an open records request to determine whether the Branstad administration was involved in a business deal … Continue reading

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McConnell: We’ll Shut Down Government

Mitch has an itch. His itch is to be leader of the senate once again so he can force President Obama into a bad choice for America of signing bills that would disrupt policy or if not, shut down the … Continue reading

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Weekend Hash – Where Was Rand Paul?

Rand Paul ran away from more than the fierce and scary Dreamer(not) in Storm Lake. Mr. Paul also took a pass from Bob Vander Plaats’ hate fest in Ames last weekend. Well, by golly, if you don’t hate the right … Continue reading

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Meeting Monica Vernon – Wow

At the meeting in Muscatine where we met Jack Hatch, Mr. Hatch said that he was really torn the night Monica Vernon lost her primary race for first district representative. While Mrs. Vernon lost, it did leave her available to … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday – Wha’ Happened To August?

August. A quiet time before school starts. Usually filled with vacations and last minute fun before it is back to the books and studying. Time for some last minute time at the pool or down at the the old fishing … Continue reading

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