Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Thinking Basketball Edition

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Dave Bradley

The last time Iowa and Michigan met, the Hawks came up a bit short: (2 minutes) I make no apologies for this: I am a basketball fan, mostly a college basketball fan. This year college basketball is probably as scrambled … Continue reading →

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Staff Short? Give ‘Em More Work

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Covid Kim has had some really strange responses to what is being described as a workforce shortage. The responses have ranged from cutting unemployment insurance early to attempt to force people in desperation to take any job, offering a whopping … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Covid-19, Kim Reynolds, Labor, unemployment insurance | Tagged child care in Iowa, teachers | 1 Comment

Incompetent? You Get To Give The Republican Response

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Iowa’s governor is about to join a non-illustrious list of persons who seemed to have disappeared into the ether – those who give the opposition response to the State of the Union (SOTU) address. Most of those who get pushed … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Covid-19, Kim Reynolds | Tagged response to State of the Union, State of the Union | 1 Comment

Sunday Funday: Black Presidents’ Day Edition

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Dave Bradley

He’s back with a special guest! Randy Rainbow (4 minutes) Lookie there! It is Black History Month and Presidents Day rolled into one – Black Presidents History weekend, I guess. Quick, can you name the presidents who have also coincidently … Continue reading →

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This Week’s The High Five

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Dave Bradley

As noted before, The High Five is a daily email from Progress Iowa that keeps the public abreast of what is going on in the Iowa Legislature. In this time of Iowa’s Republican domination , it is smart to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, voter suppression | Tagged book banning, public schools, school vouchers, special needs students, we will be Kansas | 1 Comment

So Let’s Give Biden Some Credit

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Dave Bradley

I was reminded Wednesday that exactly one year previous we had gotten our first Covid vaccination. When we realized that it had already been a year we started remembering what was happening prior to getting our shots. It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Biden-Harris, Covid-19, Jobs, Labor | Tagged covid rescue bills, public schools open | 1 Comment

Testing Out Insurgency Tactics?

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Can’t help but look at what is going on in Canada in recent days and wonder if this is some isolated incident or is it another in a long series of acts of anarchy that are being used to probe … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19 | Tagged Canadian truckers' protest, covid vaccines, doctors, insurrection, nurses, teachers | 1 Comment

Sunday Funday: Olympics Edition

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Ow! (50 seconds) One thing I have enjoyed seeing during the little bit of Olympics I have watched is that when NBC does a look in on the families of American athletes, we have athletes from all sorts of backgrounds. … Continue reading →

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Killing Public Schools In Iowa?

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Once again the Iowa legislature is in session with an overwhelming Republican trifecta for passing bills. They have a wide majority in both Houses and a governor whose only concern seems to be pleasing the extreme right of the Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19, iowa legislature 2022 | Tagged cameras in classrooms, Iowa schools, obscenity, state funding private schools, teacher shortage, teachers, underfunding schools | Comments Off