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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Sunday Funday – Let’s Harvest!
The harvest moon the other night let it be known that it is time for the harvest to begin in the very near future. Here are some questions about Iowa and American crops and other things to do with the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor
Tagged corn, harvest, humor
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69,000 Bridges Structurally Deficient In America – How Many Are In Iowa?
That is the number that Rachel Maddow cited the other night during her segment concerning bridge disrepair in America today. I went to Google to verify that number, and most of the citations were much higher than that. The map … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Economy, Jobs
Tagged bridges, demand economics, economy, infrastructre, internet, jobs, pray, US lagging
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The Upside-Down Republican View of Power
Most Americans think that the power structure of the government and the country is pretty much what is described in the Constitution. The people are the sovereign, the final deciders. Through their votes they choose the President as the head … Continue reading
Posted in Big Government, Blog for Iowa, Corporate Greed
Tagged ALEC, corporations, lobbyists, media, poor, power structure, religion, republican party, rich
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Harkin Labor Day Report: America’s Middle Class Needs Our Help
In Advance of President’s Address on Jobs, Labor Committee Chairman Releases Report Showing Why Government Investments in Middle Class are Critical WASHINGTON – As the nation prepares to honor America’s workers this weekend, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Economy, Jobs, Labor, Tom Harkin
Tagged economy, government, Harkin, investment, jobs, middle class
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Sunday Funday – Labor Songs Edition
One of the marks of tough times in the US and in most countries is the expression of distress through music and the other arts. Labor Day is a celebration not only of the working person, but also of the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Humor
Tagged labor, songs, trivia
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ALEC Readies Want List For Next Year
The American Legislative Exchange Council met in New Orleans in early August. Since ALEC wants to operate behind the scenes (or under a rock as I prefer) we have only bits and blotches of what happened there. What we do … Continue reading
The Courtney Report: The Fight For Education Pays Off
Iowa families will continue to have easy access to high-quality, free preschools for four-year-olds. Governor Branstad has announced he now supports the popular statewide preschool initiative that has made Iowa the envy of the nation in recent years. This victory … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Education, Iowa Legislature, Local Control
Tagged education, grassroots, Tom Courtney
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Sunday Funday: Women Of Note edition
I was talking to one of my daughters last weekend and during our conversation I realized just how much I have been learning from both of our daughters over the past decade. Both have a commitment to ecology and an … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged humor, quiz, women, women of note
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Why Attorney General Tom Miller Should Let Justice Run Its Course
I was a bit dismayed the other day to see that that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had been removed from the group of Attorneys General that were prosecuting financial companies for their part in the mortgage fiasco that … Continue reading
Posted in Calls to Action, Economy
Tagged deals, economy, Eric Schneiderman, foreclosures, mortgages, Tom Miller
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