Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Observations On A Nice Summer Day

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Dave Bradley

World-wide Weather: After a scorching June, July is exiting in graceful fashion. But let’s be honest, the trend around the world is not good. More heat creating more unstable and more extreme weather. This week’s spotlight where unheard of weather … Continue reading →

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Grassley: Trump “Honorable”

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Malcolm Nance and Stephanie Miller discuss Trump administration. )17 minutes) Yep, that’s a real quote. From the QC Times Thursday morning:    In the meantime, Grassley’s office issued a statement that the Judiciary Committee chairman “has seen no evidence to … Continue reading →

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Cindy Axne: Coming On Strong

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Dave Bradley

There were some surprising fund raising numbers for Iowa’s congressional candidate released early in the week.  Perhaps one of the biggest surprises was Cindy Axne in Iowa’s 3rd district outraising incumbent David Young by over $100,000. Perhaps even as surprising … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Meanwhile In Hell Edition

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Dave Bradley

This so broke me up: HELL (The Borowitz Report)—Saying that he was “flabbergasted” by the events of this week, the Revolutionary War-era traitor Benedict Arnold offered a ringing defense of his own career in treason, asserting, “I was never this … Continue reading →

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Is It “Meddling”?

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Dave Bradley

“Meddling” is such a namby-pamby word. It conjures up visions of nosy old ladies with metal framed glasses at the end of their noses looking cross wise at someone. The old lady is about to tell the person what they … Continue reading →

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From The JD Scholten Campaign

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Steve King made national headlines yet again today. Take a look at the Huffington Post’s front page: When a HuffPost reporter on Capitol Hill Tuesday asked King about his retweet of a neo-Nazi, the congressman said all of his tweets … Continue reading →

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Best Hopes For Marshalltown, Bondurant And Pella

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Dave Bradley

The devastation of Thursday’s storms are just sinking in for many. This is not the first time Iowa has been hit by tornadoes and certainly won’t be the last. Iowans have always rolled up their sleeves and pitched in at … Continue reading →

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Hubbell Promises To Restore Medicaid. Thank You!

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Dave Bradley

  As many have read we have been navigating the health care system with an elderly relative for the past couple of months. What we have found has been very problematic. You can find my most recent post on this … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: And It’s Fair Season Edition

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Dave Bradley

The middle of July and it is time for county fairs. These slice of Americana are often one of the core events in a county every year. In agricultural states they are the high water mark of the calendar year. … Continue reading →

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Dan Rather Facebook Post 7/13/2018

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Dave Bradley

From Dan Rather’s facebook page: From the farce of yesterday’s hearing on Capitol Hill (“oversight” by mendacity) to the spectacle in Great Britain (a President’s destabilizing, unstable, and racist interview) to the trailing exhaust of American leadership left in Brussels … Continue reading →

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