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retired in West Liberty

Health Care About To Take A Beating

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Wednesday United Health Care, the big behemoth in the health insurance industry, announce that it is cracking down on emergency room visits beginning on July 1st in 34 states. This includes Iowa.  From an article in USA Today:    UnitedHealthcare … Continue reading →

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Reynolds Continues Stink-o Leadership

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Dave Bradley

About all that Kim Reynolds has done during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in Iowa has been to grab opportunities to advance her name while actually doing little in the way of helping Iowans crawl out from under the weight of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Remembering D-Day Edition

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Dave Bradley

WW2 – D-Day. Invasion of Normandy [Real Footage in Colour] (4.5 minutes) There is not much I can say to add to the solemnity of this day. Most of the brave soldiers that stormed Omaha Beach that day have passed … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Scott County – Three More Days To Sign Petition To Elect Auditor

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Dave Bradley

This is a reminder that residents of Scott County have until 4:30 PM on Tuesday to sign petitions to force a special election to replace the retiring Roxanna Moritz as Scott County Auditor.   From an email from the Johnson County … Continue reading →

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D-Day: Five Months Since The Attempted Coup

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Tomorrow is the 77th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe by the Allies in World War 2. This is a day that looms large in our family because my late father-in-law was among those who stormed the beach. As … Continue reading →

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Wear Orange Next Weekend

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Why Orange? Orange is the color that Hadiya Pendleton’s friends wore in her honor when she was shot and killed in Chicago at the age of 15 — just one week after performing at President Obama’s 2nd inaugural parade in 2013. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: 100 Years Since Tulsa Massacre Edition

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Dave Bradley

1921: The Tulsa Race Massacre | Goin’ Back to T-Town | American Experience | PBS (13.5 minutes)  Most of you have heard references to the Tulsa Massacre at least in recent days. The stories of the attack by whites on … Continue reading →

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ICYMI: Iowa’s economy sputtering as people flee the state

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Dave Bradley

From last week’s inbox, a very important message from Progress Iowa: For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Contact: Ivy Beckenholdt, ivy@progressiowa.org ICYMI: Iowa’s economy sputtering as people flee the state Iowa losing jobs as younger residents flee the state under … Continue reading →

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“Shame On The Republican Party”

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Senate Majority Leader Charles Shumer calls out Republicans Friday following the Republicans blockage of the bill to establish an independent commission to investigate the attempted overthrow of our government on January 6th: (4 minutes 20 seconds) BTW why in the … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2021

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Dave Bradley

This is a video made to explain Memorial Day to youngsters. Some interesting info and scenes. (11.5 minutes) Following the horror of 2020 and the world wide pandemic, I hope Americans take time to give some serious thought to the … Continue reading →

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