Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Happy Holidays From Blog For Iowa

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Dave Bradley

We wish everyone a joyous holiday season, whatever persuasion you may be. This has been a tumultuous year. Much of what we have taken as being normal in the past is about to be tested to the very limit. We … Continue reading →

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Trump Was An Accident

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Everyone was pissed off about something. But did anyone really mean for this to happen?  

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Today Is Election Day. Be Part Of History. Go VOTE

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Trish Nelson

  Today is election day.  The polls in Iowa are open from 7 am – 9 pm.  Iowa has same-day voter registration. If you have an absentee ballot in your possession, don’t mail it, but you may take it with … Continue reading →

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9/11: Result Of America’s Worst Leadership Ever

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Sorry I won’t play along with this as being a day of super patriotism. We were attacked on September 11th, 2001 by group of mostly Saudi Arabian radicals. Rather than be a day for beating our breasts in public to … Continue reading →

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The Coolest First Lady Ever

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Trish Nelson

For fun ICYMI. She is so awesome.  

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American Freedoms, an Ongoing Struggle

Posted on July 7, 2016 by bfiaralphscharnau

How we view ourselves individually and as a nation often comes down to one idea, freedom. Freedom, the central term in our politics, is embedded in our history and our language. It is used interchangeably with liberty in the Declaration … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th of July from Blog for Iowa!

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Trish Nelson
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Where Is The Outrage, Steve King?

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Interesting to note last week that Steve King made a big splash with an amendment to stop any funding for the Treasury that would be used to redesign the $20 bill. King claimed his amendment was concerned only with the … Continue reading →

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Judge, Grassley Virtually Tied? Wow.

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Email posted to us from the Patty Judge campaign Thursday afternoon carried some great news: Wow! Earlier this month: A PPP poll showed us just 7 points behind Chuck Grassley — a popular incumbent. And another PPP poll showed Grassley’s … Continue reading →

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Privatization

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Iowa’s recent very unpopular and poorly thought out experience with the privatization of the administration of Medicaid in Iowa makes one wonder what are the roots of privatization in this country and how pervasive is privatization. Much like guns or … Continue reading →

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