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Chris Brase Runs For Senate Again In SD46
(The following quote is from the https://www.cbraseforiowasenate.com/ web page) “MOVING FORWARD Iowa is capable of so much more and that’s why I’ve decided to run again for Iowa State Senate. We can be leaders in education, rebuild and improve our infrastructure … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa
Tagged Chris Brase, mark lofgren, SD46, state senate, state senate district 46
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I Am Ready To Scream!
From day 1 of the pandemic it has been more than abundantly clear that the Republican Party as a whole had no plans to do anything really substantial to stop the spread of the disease. They followed the lead of … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Covid-19
Tagged Coronavirus, priorities, school reopening, schools, seeking normal
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Robert Reich – The Rich Get Much, Much Richer
Robert Reich once again puts the current economic situation in plain language. (13 minutes) The current economic situation, especially the inequalities between workers and shareholders in a normal year would be a central issue in a presidential election. Our current … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa
Tagged monopolies, new Gilded Age, Power, Robert Reich, unions
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Sunday Funday: We Still Have A Country Edition
There are those among us who find that watching scotusblog.com in June to be some real entertainment as SCOTUS unveils its decisions as the term ends for the Supreme Court. Drama this year came down to the two Trump tax … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Humor
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Tom Courtney Is Running Again!
And now we move down to the lower levels of the election. At this level legislative action directly affects your life as they pass legislation that directly affects your taxes, whether you can return soda containers and other things like … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Courtney, Iowa Legislature
Tagged iowa senate district 44
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Leadership
Biden address on the economy. (31.5 minutes) As you listen to Joe Biden’s address in Dunmore, Pennsylvania from Thursday the differences between Biden and his opponent are stark. The very first thing that is hugely obvious is that Biden cares. … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Covid-19, Joni Ernst
Tagged Cindy Axne, JD Scholten, pandemic, Rita Hart, unions
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The Man Who Stole The Fourth Of July
by Tom Gilsenan Here’s a column I wrote for the neighborhood newsletter where I live in Des Moines. (Newsletter is called Drake Neighborhood Experience. It has a Facebook page) Weary of the fireworks in your neighborhood? Boom, boom, boom every … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa
Tagged 2019 Republican fireworks bill, Fireworks laws in Iowa, Fireworks pet trauma, Fireworks PTSD, Iowa fireworks, Iowa Senate District 10, Jake Chapman, Warren Varley
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You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument
Right at the time of renewed racial tensions in the USA comes this short and very gritty look at an aspect of the relics of the Civil War that few ever think of. Reading this really opened some channels of … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa
Tagged Confederacy, confederate monuments, racism
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Sunday Funday: Patriots Wear Masks Edition
Who better to start the day with than Randy Rainbow and his latest: (4 minutes) I do not know about you, but I am sick of Bunker Boy and his traitorous ways. Today, how about just some real trivia questions … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Humor
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Frederick Douglass’ Fourth of July Speech
As you listen to this, it is almost unbelievable that a black man had enough courage to make a speech like this in pre-Civil War America. One of the greatest American speeches of all times. Some of it is sadly … Continue reading
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Tagged Frederick Douglass, July 4th, July 4th speech
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