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retired in West Liberty

Corporations Don’t Die

Corporations Don't Die by David BradleyLast week my wife’s favorite aunt died. She had lived a full and productive 91 years only to be done in by Alzheimer’s disease. While not an activist she was a supporter of Democrats. Her … Continue reading

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Iowans Can’t Let Republicans Back in Power

Iowans Can't Let Republicans Back in Power by Dave Bradley Are you tired?  I know I am. Are you burned out yet? I think I am close. Are you going to quit? You damn well better not! I know I … Continue reading

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Iowan Shares Some Scary Thoughts Well Before Halloween

Iowan Shares Some Scary Thoughts Well Before Halloween by Dave Bradley One of the little considered consequences of the higher concentration of wealth in a few hands seems to be the increase in self-funded campaigns. We are not talking about … Continue reading

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Conlin 35, Grassley 7

Conlin 35, Grassley 7 by Dave Bradley “The joint appearance turned out to be a preview of the Iowa-Iowa State game, with Conlin playing the role of Iowa.“A comment on the Conlin – Grassley Joint Appearance 9/10/2010. Certainly much has … Continue reading

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Iowans Must Plan a Media Strategy

Iowans Must Plan a Media Strategy by Dave BradleyMany of you endured a series of articles I wrote giving a brief overview of how those on America’s right wing slowly and steadily took control of nearly all media in this … Continue reading

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Enthusiastic Crowd Greets Roxanne Conlin in Muscatine!

Enthusiastic Crowd Greets Roxanne Conlin in Muscatine! by Dave Bradley “…a crowd this size for a house party was amazing! …really encouraging was the number of new faces I saw in the crowd – faces I have never seen before … Continue reading

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Iowans Lose As Wedge Issues Favored by Corporate Media

Iowans Lose As Wedge Issues Favored by Corporate Media  by Dave BradleyFavored:  2. endowed with special advantages or gifts.  3.  providing preferential treatmentAs the 2010 mid-term election lurches toward a climax, the corporate news media continues to drive the conversations … Continue reading

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Iowa’s Growing Local Community Radio Movement

Iowa's Growing Local Community Radio Movement  by Dave Bradley The Local Community Radio Act has been winding its way through the obscure black box called the Senate as the the hourglass of time continues to trickle down. In a Senate … Continue reading

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Iowa Talk Radio Research Discussed on Fallon Forum

Iowa Talk Radio Research Discussed on Fallon Forum by Dave Bradley Trish nelson and I were guests on the Fallon Forum Thursday evening. While we were returning home, we agreed that we would both put down our impressions of the … Continue reading

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Iowa Progressive Activist Receives Anonymous Hate Mail

Iowa Progressive Activist Receives Anonymous Hate Mail by Dave Bradley Hopefully we will have a rousing meeting concerning community radio in West Liberty tonight. I will go through the list of criteria from the FCC and watch some eyes glaze … Continue reading

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