Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Covid Ain’t Over Yet, Folks

When Yogi Berra stated one of his more famous ‘yogiisms’ “It ain’t over til it’s over” little did he know that would be a statement that could be applied to many things. In his case he was talking about a … Continue reading →

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The High Five!

As the legislature grinds on, ProgressIowa sends these daily updates. We will post Friday’s weekly to remind us all of what Republicans are doing: Happy Friday! It has been another long week dealing with the divisive and harmful agenda of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: High Holy Days Of Basketball Edition

Short highlight reel of Caitlin Clark (2:17 minutes): It’s that time of year folks. Yep the High Holy Days of Basketball are upon us. Some of you may call it March. For us true believers, it is the holy days … Continue reading →

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Miller-Meeks Wants Unneeded KeystoneXL

From Miller-Meeks house.gov account: On March 2nd, Miller-Meeks cosponsored the American Energy Independence from Russia Act, which would require President Biden to make an energy security plan within 30 days and take action to unleash America’s oil and natural gas … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Elections Are About Issues

Republicans push “culture wars.” Democrats have solutions to problems. A daily news letter from Robert Reich reminded me that elections should be about issues. On of the biggest issues that affects nearly every American every day is health care. Somehow … Continue reading →

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The High Five

We will continue to post one of these daily emails from Progress Iowa each week. Iowa’s Republicans hit some new lows last week: We made it to Friday. But it feels like we made it to Friday in 1950. Iowa … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Women’s History Month Edition

Al Franken: GOP on CRT: (10 minutes) Katenji Brown Jackson is nominated as the first black woman for a seat on the SCOTUS As President Biden gives his first State of the Union Address he is backed by VP Kamala … Continue reading →

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The Trump-Putin Network

 The Lincoln Project (2 minutes): A most interesting article in Thursday’s Guardian explores the deep ties between associates of the former president and the Kremlin with current leader Vladimir Putin. This is information that has been out in the cyber … Continue reading →

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Iowa Has A Choice For Governor

 In a rather surprising editorial in the Des Moines Register last week John and Terri Hale wrote about encounters with former Iowans at various places around the country. After some banter, they said, a common theme came up: An example: … Continue reading →

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Scrambled Thoughts As Russia Invades Ukraine

I am putting some thoughts down on paper to maybe help clear my mind as Russia invades Ukraine. In my humble opinion, it is similar naked aggression Germany used in Poland. It is scary. My first thought is that the … Continue reading →

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