Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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About Dave Bradley

retired in West Liberty

The “Dickens” You Say

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Today’s guest post is by Larry Hodgden of Tipton Iowa. Larry is a retired Viet Nam era veteran of the USAF. He and his wife of 40 years, Sharon, have three children and seven grandchildren who keep him very busy. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – We Survived Another Year Edition

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Well, let’s see if any of the synapses are still firing in that egg-nog addled mass in your head that you used to call a brain. Too much turkey, ham, chocolates and a bit of rum, gin, whiskey and rye … Continue reading →

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Contrasting Our SoS Candidates

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Dave Bradley

The following letter to the editor was written by Don Paulson of Muscatine. He is the Muscatine County Democratic co-chair. Here he draws a clear distinction between our current secretary of state and the Democratic hopeful. There is quite a … Continue reading →

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Some Random Holiday Thoughts

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Some Random Holiday Thoughts Decided not to go off on a long winded rant today. The holiday atmosphere has me laid back and avoiding deep thoughts as if they were infectious bacteria. I know at some point I will have … Continue reading →

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Paul Krugman: Fear Economy

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Once again the master explains in a few paragraphs one of the most basic problems confronting our society. I will never understand why a supposedly liberal or progressive president has not sought out the views of this man or others … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: The Sun Is (re) Born Edition

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Once again a year has passed since last we celebrated the sun being reborn. But here we are. Slowly we begin watching the length of daylight grow from a scant 9 hours and 10 minutes at its lowest point to … Continue reading →

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Scrooge Is A Hero

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Tiny Tim Is A Taker I would never have imagined as a kid watching Alistair Sim as the ultimate Scrooge that I would someday live in a world where people like Scrooge would be exalted. Nor could I have imagined … Continue reading →

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“Affluenza” Defense Unbelievable!

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Dave Bradley

You may have already heard this story. Just in case you hadn’t I wanted to make sure you heard it at least once. From DailyKos: I wish this was a snark. But this is so shocking it makes me ill. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – One Week To Winter Edition

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Why does winter get such a bad rap? In case you haven’t noticed, we lose sunlight in the summer but gain sunlight in the winter. So let’s give winter the respect it deserves! Besides, what’s a little snow among friends? … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Theft Yet?

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Since it first came out about two months ago, the story of Detroit’s bankruptcy has been fascinating and scary. The story that America’s media dishes out to us in 30 second sound bites doesn’t even come close to squaring with … Continue reading →

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