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Sunday Funday – High Holy Days Of Basketball Edition

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Dave Bradley

But first – here is a new Randy (not safe for work) Rainbow! Enjoy (3:50) I can’t help it. I am a super college basketball fan. Iowa’s women’s team has captured me this year, but I still have a spot … Continue reading →

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Food Banks Need Our Help In Iowa

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Dave Bradley

PBS story on food banks in the US (7:10) As we posted last week, the Johnson County CommUnity sent out an emergency letter stating that reserves were low and requesting donations. You can be certain that if the Iowa City … Continue reading →

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What Else Can They Do?

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Jane Meyer on extremism in state legislatures (7:11) Had a conversation with an old friend and his wife last weekend. It was one of those “what the hell is going on in Iowa?” conversations that seems to be getting more … Continue reading →

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Leftovers For The Short Day

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Dave Bradley

This is the day I hate every year when we “leap forward” so some folks can have late barbecues and the rest of us take about a month to adjust the time change. If you didn’t know, the current daylight … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Time Is Relative Edition

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains it (8:45) Listening to NPR’s Morning Edition Friday to a story about time. As we prepare to go through our annual pain in the ass time change, they used that to discuss time on the moon. … Continue reading →

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No Iowa Nice Anymore

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Abortion horror story (5:40) I call up a map of the US every day to see if sometime overnight the state Iowa drifted off it’d moorings and drifted south and nestled someplace amongst the states of the old south. Are … Continue reading →

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In A Kingdom Not Long Ago

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Dave Bradley

I got this email from occasional contributor and friend of blogforiowa, Don Paulson. You can almost hear the frustration in Don’s narrative of a legislative session in Muscatine not long ago. I get the distinct feeling that the legislators, all … Continue reading →

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Community Food Banks Need Help

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Dave Bradley

A close friend in Iowa City just got this email from their local Community Food Bank yesterday. I have no doubt that that Food Banks across the state are in or near crisis. Remember that pandemic aid has ended and … Continue reading →

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High Five Highlights How Bad Iowa Legislature Is For Iowans

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Progress Iowa continues to send out its daily email during the legislative session. As we pass through funnel week (last week) the seriousness of what the legislature is doing is magnified. Many of the bills that pass through the funnel … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: High Holy Days Of Basketball + Women’s History Edition

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Clark buzzer beater after screen by Czinano (46 seconds:) What a grand conjunction for someone like me. Over the years I have become more and more of a women’s basketball fan. While the skill level is not what men can … Continue reading →

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