Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Labor Day Edition

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Robert Reich: Corporate Lies About Unions (4 minutes): Well, once a year America takes its hat off to Labor. The rest of the year they are pretty much ignored except to bitch about them. This year Labor in general has … Continue reading →

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Climate The Overriding Issue

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Dave Bradley

From the headline on msn.com Thursday: 2021 saw record-high greenhouse gases, sea levels and ocean heat, new report shows When you turn on the news today, after you get by the stories of our former treasonous president, there are the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Climate Action, Climate Change, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Obstruction, Republican Policy | Tagged climate crisis | 2 Comments

New Labor Report Not Kind To Iowa

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Dave Bradley

The rise and fall of the middle class in the US has almost exactly tracked with the rise and subsequent gutting of labor unions in the US. Although this chart is a few years old, the trend has not changed … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Education, Kim Reynolds, Labor, union busting | Tagged Deidre DeJear, unions | 1 Comment

DeJear: A Governor Who Will Lead on Education

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Many Iowans may have been pleasantly surprised Thursday morning to hear stories about Deidre DeJear’s plans to start Iowa on a trek back to the top of the educational heap in America. Education used to be one of Iowa’s bragging … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Education, Kim Reynolds | Tagged Deidre DeJear, privatized schools, public schools | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: Guns In Schools Edition

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Randy Rainbow’ thoughts on thoughts and prayers (4 minutes): (not safe for work) That was quite a news story to wake up to Friday morning: The Spirit Lake School Board voted to arm (meaning carry guns) ten members of their … Continue reading →

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Campaigning Differences Very Noticeable

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Dave Bradley

We are now officially on the precipice of the campaign season, as if such existed anymore. Since the days of Ronald Reagan, republicans have turned campaigning for office into a 24 hour a day, seven day a week endeavor. There … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, Kim Reynolds | Tagged Admiral Michael Franken, Ashley Hinson, Christina Bohannan, Cindy Axne, Deidre DeJear, Feenstra, Liz Mathis, Marianette Miller-Meeks, Rob Sand, Ryan Melton, State Fair soapbox | Comments Off

Reminder: Victims Of Gun Violence Scarred For Life

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Cooper Roberts, 8 year old victim of the July 4th Highland Park shooting, has a long haul ahead of him (35 seconds) It has been what? around 50 days since the mass shooting by a teenager during a July 4th … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Charles Grassley, gun control, gun safety, Joni Ernst | Tagged carnage, gun laws, gun victims | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: Back To School Edition

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Dave Bradley

But first: NSFW (not safe for work) Randy Rainbow’s newest (4 minutes): First let me start off by apologizing for not including the answer to question (R) in last week’s quiz. The previous quiz has been properly updated. The correct … Continue reading →

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