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Picking the Final Four Week Observations:

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Note from the AFL-CIO: Press Release Sore loser Governor goes on attack Today’s Iowa Supreme Court decision, overruling the Governor’s illegal line item veto was correct and upholds the Iowa Constitution. The decision was unanimous, including the three justices recently … Continue reading →

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GOP Congressman Says: Women Give Your Money To Democrats!

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dave Bradley

An unusual bit of honesty from a GOP congress critter. Read the original Huffington post article by Laura Basset. I will offer some excerpts: As the only Republican Congressman at a rally for the Equal Rights Amendment on Thursday, Rep. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Reliving Junior High

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dave Bradley

At an event last evening I was talking with a friend. He was telling me that he just had the “you’re back in junior high again” dream. I think many of us have it. Mine usually goes something like this: … Continue reading →

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On-line Education

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Once again we have David Hunt of Tipton gracing us with a guest post. David is a former teacher of the year from his days at North Cedar High School. He is also part of the Cedar Valley Voices group … Continue reading →

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Teabagger Health Care System And Shoot Your Neighbor Laws

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Beginning Monday the Supreme Court (referred to as SCOTUS) will hear arguments on the fate of the Affordable Care Act (often referred to as “Obama Care”). Well as Bill Maher noted last week “If they call it Obamacare every time … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Irish Eyes Are Smiling Edition

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Who isn’t Irish this time of year? The Irish history in America is deep. Many of the people you meet every day trace their roots back to Ireland on one or both sides. So let’s see what you know about … Continue reading →

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John Archer Makes A BS Commercial

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Last week Republican John Archer unveiled a commercial in his run for the Republican nomination to oppose Congressman Dave Loebsack in this fall’s election. As I had complained here before, most of what Republicans are doing right now is feeding … Continue reading →

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Weekly Observations – Not For The Weak Edition

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Oceans Acidifying at an incredible Rate “The Earth’s oceans may be acidifying faster than at any point during the last 300 million years due to industrial emissions, endangering marine life from oysters and reefs to sea-going salmon, researchers said. The … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday- Women’s Herstory Month

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Dave Bradley

First let me thank my mother. Without her, there would be no quiz today. By my observation about half of the world is women. Seems like they must have done something we’d remember (Carol, put that pot down – ouch). … Continue reading →

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Cedar Valley Voices – The Funnel and Women’s Rights

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Larry Hodgden of Tipton is among a group of writer’s who provide an alternative voice to Rep. Kaufmann’s column is the small town papers around Iowa City. He has graciously consented to allow me to republish these letters. Thank you … Continue reading →

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