Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday – 2010 is so 2010!

Think you can remember clear back to the turn of the decade? When Justin Bieber was still a youngster and Mitt Romney was the unquestioned GOP savior. Well let’s just see how good you are at reaching way back. 1) … Continue reading

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The Courtney Report

A major education debate is expected to take place during next session. I’m preparing by hosting town hall meetings and talking with students, parents and teachers. I’ve heard lots of ideas on how to keep Iowa schools and students competitive. … Continue reading

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December 12, 2000; A Day That Will Live In Infamy

Like many people, I look back at days in history and play out scenarios that might have happened IF there had been just a quirky change and events took a different path. Usually these thoughts spring into my head based … Continue reading

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Which Head Puppet Will The Republicans Choose?

What are the Republicans choosing? All the hoo and hah over just who the Republican nominee will be clouds one main point about their anointed one: whomsoever the choice, that person is merely head puppet for the ruling 1%. I … Continue reading

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LIHEAP: Where Republican Tax Policies Really Hurt

A few weeks ago, I made a reference to LIHEAP in my story concerning my experiment in heating with corn. The reference was only a passing thought after I had pretty much written the body of the story. So I … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday – Listless Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

Feeling listless? Well, you have probably eaten way too much real food and not enough mental food. So let’s see if we can remedy that by filling in some lists that everyone should know. This one may be better done … Continue reading

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Post-Thanksgiving Hash

Like many folks, we are taking some time away to visit family for this holiday. We have one child at one end of the Mississippi and another at the other end. So we will be heading south with one set … Continue reading

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Newt, We Hardly Know Ye (Which Is Good For You)

When is water not water? Does anyone remember why for thousands and thousands of years mankind drank alcoholic drinks rather than water? Mostly because drinking water would kill you with all the filth, bacteria and who knows what else in … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday -Twenty-four Edition

We do mentoring with grade school and middle school kids. One of the perks of that is that we get to play games (learning games mind you) with the kids. When they don’t have homework we drag out the game … Continue reading

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ALEC Readies Its Christmas List

ALEC is having a little get together before Christmas to let those legislators who owe allegiance to them and not to their voters just what it is they want in the next year. Last year was a good year for … Continue reading

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