Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Government Doesn’t Create Jobs?

“Government does not create jobs” is one of the latest and most often repeated mantras of the right wing. Or at least part of the mantra. The rest continues on to say that the only real jobs are jobs that … Continue reading →

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Weekly Observations

No Koch The state minister for environment in Baden-Wurtemberg has stated that his state, a highly industrialized part of Germany, will be decarbonized by the mid-century. The minister claims a broad consensus that this must be done by the German … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Let Me Tempt You With An Apple

It is autumn and nothing says autumn like the crunch of an apple freshly picked from your tree or in one of Iowa’s fine orchards. Mmmmm – man I can almost taste one now. Well the apple is one of … Continue reading →

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You Have Been Robbed Big Time

If you needed something else to keep you awake over the Halloween season, this one should be good for months of sleeplessness. Over the night between Monday and Tuesday, the Federal Reserve  and Bank of America agreed to move their … Continue reading →

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Great Pictures for Occupy Saturday

Saturday there were many protests around the world. I thought it important that to post a link to some of the pictures from other areas of the world to show that the Occupy movement is truly global: Also in case … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Paul Simon Is 70???

“” ….can you imagine us years from today sharing a park bench quietly, how terribly strange to be 70.” This is a line from the song “Old Friends” written by Paul Simon youtube.com and sung with his long time partner … Continue reading →

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Will The OWS Movement Put People Back In Charge?

Nearly 20 years ago, my father-in-law was in the hospital with the first of what would be 5 heart attacks. The heart specialist came by for his evening visit. One of the questions the doctor asked my father-in-law was what … Continue reading →

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Ground-Zero Mosque And Other Things

Weekly Observations for the first week of October 2011. An Islamic Cultural Center aka “the Ground Zero Mosque” opened last week amid almost no noise. Named “Park51” the opening featured a photo exhibit of 160 photos of immigrant children in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – So You Think You Know Wall Street?

Wall Street is always in the news. Sometimes, it is the main focus of the news as it has been quite recently. But for most of us Wall Street is more of a concept and not an actual place. Here … Continue reading →

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Liz Mathis Needs Our Help Now

October 8th, 2011 Friends, I’m Liz Mathis. On September 28th, I accepted the Democratic nomination for the Senate District 18 Special Election. I’m running for the Senate because I believe I can make a difference. We need more growth opportunities … Continue reading →

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