Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Good Ol’ Republican Chicanery

Posted on January 23, 2014 by bfiajohnshumaker

Dear Folks, Well, Cris Crisco beat the butterball turkey to a crapshoot down on the boardwalk at Atlantic City while the citizenry was boarded up and blown away by DEVASTATING Hurricane Sandy, using shady backroom armtwisting, blackmailing and stonewalling of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Our Governor Can’t Count Edition

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Dave Bradley

One of the oddest or perhaps funniest continuing plays in Iowa is how our Governor can only seem to add jobs gained but has brain freeze when it comes to the other side of the ledger – subtracting jobs lost. … Continue reading →

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The Shame Of The Republicans

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Last Week when our main stream media made a big to do about the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the “War On Poverty” they gave plenty of time for Republicans to strut in front of cameras across the country … Continue reading →

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“…It’s A Bitch Slap To The State Democrats..”

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Saw this and had to have it.

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TPP And Other Thoughts

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Dave Bradley

I haven’t done a hodge-podge column for a while. Mostly because I turned my brain off over the holidays. My first comment is that I find it so hard to believe how mean, how brutal, how anti-people the Republican party … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Spring Is Just Around The Corner Edition

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Dave Bradley

It’s The Corner That Is Far Away. Well you have survived either an Arctic High or a Polar Vortex. Next task: survive the scare of your next heating bill. Good luck to all. This may kill more than the weather … Continue reading →

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2013: A Miserable Year For Wage Earning Americans

Posted on January 7, 2014 by bfiaralphscharnau

The year 2013 witnessed no major national legislative achievements.  Partisan gridlock prevented congressional action on a number of important issues, such as immigration reform, a farm bill, and government spying. Meanwhile, the mainstream media breathlessly covers recent signs of economic … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Invading Canadian High Edition

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Dave Bradley

I say it is time that America stand up to these invaders! Year after year Canada sends down these icy blasts trying to freeze us into submission. Let’s make this the last one. Let us put up a 2000 mile … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year From Blog For Iowa

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Trish Nelson
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How My Mom Made A Difference

Posted on December 30, 2013 by bfialauratwing

The church choir sang at her funeral. She was in the church choir nearly all of her life, starting at age six in the children’s choir, and all of her adult life, until dementia stole her ability to concentrate. She … Continue reading →

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