Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

How Could This Happen?

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Republicans lost no time in blaming Muslims for the massacre in Orlando last weekend. As the investigation unfolds it becomes more and more clear that the perpetrator was a lone wolf who was really screwed up. Apparently he was really … Continue reading →

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Is #SocialMedia Ruining Our Culture?

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Thom Hartmann is the #1 progressive radio talk show host in the US and NYT best-selling author.  Check out Thom’s website for showtimes.  

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Great News: CFPB Proposes Ban On Arbitration Clauses

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Dave Bradley

CFPB Proposes Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration Clauses that Deny Groups of Consumers their Day in Court Bureau Seeks Comment on Proposal to Ban a Contract Gotcha that Prevents Groups of Consumers from Suing Consumer Financial Companies MAY 05, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. … Continue reading →

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Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Spirit Of Open Meetings Law

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Why wasn’t this ruling unanimous? We congratulate the Iowa Supreme Court for ruling that governmental boards could not hold meetings via proxy. This they said violated the the open meetings provision of Iowa law. If a majority of a board … Continue reading →

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The Beautiful Arabs of Iowa by Amer Zahr

Posted on January 27, 2016 by altapricehome

Amer Zahr, popular Palestinian-American comedian, is hosting the first-ever live Palestinian-American comedy event at Carnegie Hall in NYC on February 5, 2016, called Being Palestinian Makes Me Smile. For more information or to contribute, click here. For tickets, click here. … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions And Poetry For Sunday

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Called an executive meeting with myself on the status of the quiz for New Year’s weekend. The quizmaster decided he wanted to take yet another weekend off. Not wanting to make him mad, an executive decision was made to give … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year From Blog For Iowa!

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Trish Nelson
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Some Pictorial Memories Of 2015

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Sorry folks, no quiz today. The old quizmaster has been making rather merry this week. But lets take a slow walk through some illustrations from the past year:

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Death Of A Legend

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Reprinted with permission from the January 2016 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter, available only in hard copy for $12/yr.!!  Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244.   If that ____-sucking mother-_____ tries to bust … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Dave Bradley

And A Wish For A Hawkeye Victory. I want to thank all those who take a look at our posts throughout the year. We do what we can to try to make sense of happenings in Iowa and the world. … Continue reading →

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