Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Sunday Funday – Native American history.

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Dave Bradley

This is a set of questions I made up for a trivia contest a couple year ago. Americans lack of knowledge of the original natives is amazingly low.These questions just touch on a few highlights. 1) Native American population has … Continue reading →

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Abortion Unavailable Or Banned In Nearly 90% Of US Counties.

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I read the above line in a story on DailyKos Wednesday. It really got me. This is a procedure that is some cases is needed to save a woman’s life. This means that in all but only a sliver of … Continue reading →

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Grover Norquist At CPAC: “Republicans Don’t Need Someone Who Can Think”

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Here are some uplifting and inspiring words from the behind-the-scenes leader of the Republican party who has never been elected to public office, Grover Norquist, President of Americans For Tax Reform.   Mr. Norquist and Blog for Iowa have found common … Continue reading →

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When Will Scott Walker become ‘Perp’ Walker?

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Last week one of Scott Walker’s close aides from his days as Milwaukee County Commissioner plea bargained a deal in the John Doe investigation into Walker’s affairs in Milwaukee. Walker and a couple lawyers had an interview with investigators on … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Black History Month

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Many of my heroes and heroines come from the days of the civil rights protests. A time when a young inquisitive boy would sit in front of his flickering black and white TV and watch a younger Walter Cronkite show … Continue reading →

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Why America Needs A National Clean Energy Policy

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Trish Nelson

“America needs a national energy policy to transition us from polluting fossil fuels to clean, renewable energy. ” by Ralph Scharnau In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama offered a vision of both clean energy from wind … Continue reading →

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CVV- Response To Rep. Jeff Kaufmann On Education

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Dave Bradley

This is a column that ran is some of the small town newspapers  near Iowa City. Rep. Kaufmann is given aspace for a column every week. Some enterprising Democrats have worked to be allowed to respond to his column. The … Continue reading →

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Loebsack, Braley, Grassley Oppose SOPA, PIPA

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Trish Nelson

SOPA and PIPA are dead for now but there has been some activity from a site called buythevote that seems to have little interest in updating info.  They erroneously claim that certain congressmen in the Iowa delegation have not stated … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: How Rich Are Our Presidents?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Lots of talk this week about Mitt Romney and the incredible bulge in his back pocket. Estimates of his fortune go as high as $250 million, but Mitt seems quite reluctant to share how much he has. So that brings … Continue reading →

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Talk To Your Congressman: Join Loebsack Telephone Town Hall To Discuss Nation’s Priorities

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Trish Nelson

[U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack serves the second district of Iowa.  Find out which district you live in:   Map of redrawn 2nd District] Dear Neighbor, Next week, President Obama will deliver his annual address to Congress on the State of … Continue reading →

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