Category Archives: BFIA

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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A Story For Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Who doesn’t enjoy a good funny story at Christmas. Last year I found a treasure trove of hilarious stories from a series called the Vinyl Cafe. Some of you folks may remember Canadian story teller Stuart McLean who told stories … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas! No Politics Today Or Tomorrow

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Didn’t anyone tell these people that cats and Christmas trees don’t mix? The very curious partially wild animal and an indoor tree with baubles and shimmering lights. What could possibly go wrong? Let’s relax a bit for a few days … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Monkeypox Edition

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Dave Bradley

BTW: In case you hadn’t heard among all the other noise of the week, there has been a small outbreak of a disease called monkeypox in Europe, Canada and the US. Monkeypox is apparently related to small pox and is … Continue reading →

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If You Think You Are Making a Difference in Iowa, You Are Right!

Posted on January 18, 2018 by bfialindathieman

Ahhh!  Remember the “good ol’ days” when Howard Dean set off an explosion of Deaniac fervor in 2003? Democracy for Iowa gave birth to Blog for Iowa, as we joined the cause, in Deaniac style, along with several other non-Dean … Continue reading →

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A Blog for Iowa Independence Day Post

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Paul Deaton

(EDITOR’S NOTE: First posted on Blog for Iowa July 4, 2010). We hear a lot about the founding fathers today, and the truth is who they were, as people, is clouded in the river of time. One admires the portrait … Continue reading →

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Happy 10th Birthday Blog For Iowa

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Paul Deaton

Why Philadelphia Made Me a Deaniac The 2000 election was supposed to have elected Al Gore as the first environmentalist president. He was a shoe-in after a popular Bill Clinton, or so some of us thought. What happened after the … Continue reading →

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BFIA Gets a Guest Editor

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Paul Deaton

Trish Nelson, editor of Blog for Iowa, will be taking a summer break and I’ll be pinch hitting as weekday editor from July 15 until Sept. 2. I’m looking forward to regular posting on the Online Information Resource for Iowa’s … Continue reading →

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Blog for Iowa Interview with Ari Berman, Part II

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Ari Berman writes for The Nation magazine and is author of the book Herding Donkeys, published in October 2010 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Paul Deaton of Blog for Iowa interviewed Ari this week. Following is the second installment of … Continue reading →

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Blog for Iowa Interview with Ari Berman, Part I

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Ari Berman writes for The Nation magazine and is author of the book Herding Donkeys, published in October 2010 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Paul Deaton of Blog for Iowa interviewed Ari this week. Following is the first installment of … Continue reading →

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