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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday Another Week In Review

I hope you are enjoying this. Putting together this little quiz for the previous week, it amazes me just how much information we are bombarded (pardon for using that word) with daily and how quickly we must forget some to … Continue reading

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The Courtney Report

Senate makes progress for middle class‏ AROUND THE DISTRICT Disaster Assistance for Muscatine County The Governor has declared Muscatine County a disaster area in the wake of recent storms and flooding. As a result, the Iowa Individual Disaster Assistance Grant … Continue reading

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War On Workers In The US

Workers’ memorial Day April 28th Overshadowed by the the bombing at the Boston Marathon, the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas is to me a much more significant event. The event in Boston is most likely a one off … Continue reading

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Grassley: Dead Kids, NO! Dead Presidents, YES!

That is the message I take away from Grassley’s vote against very weak tea gun control legislation Wednesday. I can almost hear him thinking “Let’s see which side can pony up the big bucks for my vote.” And now Grassley is … Continue reading

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Dick Fallow Dies

Dick Fallow may be a name unfamiliar to many reading this. But to those who knew Dick, he was one hell of a person. His love for the Labor movement and his knowledge of it were incredible. My encounter with … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday – What Happened Last Week?

Let’s do it again. Last week was kind of fun, so let’s see if we paid a little more attention this week. This was quite a week so there was lots to pay attention to.  So here we go one more … Continue reading

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Well Done Boston

We would like to say to the police, the political leadership of Boston “well done.” At a time when many folks want to act like dime novel superheroes, those faced with with the actual crisis used cool heads and proven … Continue reading

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The Biggest Reason For Medicaid Expansion

There are some legislators in Iowa that seem to think that they are invulnerable to whatever sickness or illness that may be unleashed on the populace. As long as they have access to medical aid they will be OK. There … Continue reading

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The Thatcher Legacy

Reaction to the death of Margaret Thatcher in Britain has been among the most mixed I have ever seen for any public figure in my lifetime. American media has painted Mrs. Thatcher as some sort of unquestioned leader who took a … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday – I Read The News Today, Oh, Boy!

Many of you may have the same short memory problems I have been having recently. I can read something and 2 minutes later can’t remember a thing. So let’s see what you can remember that you most likely read last week … Continue reading

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