Category Archives: Covid-19

Noise, Noise, Noise

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Dave Bradley

One of the things most of us hoped for following four years of lies, four years of mismanagement and outright illegal activities by the Trump administration was some competent leadership and a bit of quiet time away from the constant … Continue reading →

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RELEASE: Iowans Speak Out Against New Laws –

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Dave Bradley

 Enacted By Corporate Kim Reynolds & Republican Legislature   Editor’s Note: In some kind of karmic happenstance, as I chose to write about how our government at all levels has become basically beholden to corporations in Republican controlled legislatures, this … Continue reading →

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Covid: A Study In Evolution

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Dave Bradley

The war with the Covid virus at the present time seems to be at an uneasy standoff, at least in the US. We have come to this standoff because a large percentage of our population has decided to do the … Continue reading →

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Health Care About To Take A Beating

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Wednesday United Health Care, the big behemoth in the health insurance industry, announce that it is cracking down on emergency room visits beginning on July 1st in 34 states. This includes Iowa.  From an article in USA Today:    UnitedHealthcare … Continue reading →

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Reynolds Continues Stink-o Leadership

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Dave Bradley

About all that Kim Reynolds has done during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in Iowa has been to grab opportunities to advance her name while actually doing little in the way of helping Iowans crawl out from under the weight of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: 100 Years Since Tulsa Massacre Edition

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Dave Bradley

1921: The Tulsa Race Massacre | Goin’ Back to T-Town | American Experience | PBS (13.5 minutes)  Most of you have heard references to the Tulsa Massacre at least in recent days. The stories of the attack by whites on … Continue reading →

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ICYMI: Iowa’s economy sputtering as people flee the state

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Dave Bradley

From last week’s inbox, a very important message from Progress Iowa: For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 Contact: Ivy Beckenholdt, ivy@progressiowa.org ICYMI: Iowa’s economy sputtering as people flee the state Iowa losing jobs as younger residents flee the state under … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2021

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Dave Bradley

This is a video made to explain Memorial Day to youngsters. Some interesting info and scenes. (11.5 minutes) Following the horror of 2020 and the world wide pandemic, I hope Americans take time to give some serious thought to the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Who’s A Hero Edition?

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Please enjoy Al Franken’s comments on Liz Cheney as a hero: (10 minutes): Is there anybody in that party that can stand up to Trump? What a bunch of cowards from the local school boards to the county supervisors, state … Continue reading →

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Gawd-Awful Legislature Leaves Des Moines Finally

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Dave Bradley

Considering that the Iowa legislature has a long-standing reputation of doing little of the work that Iowa needs done, this legislature far exceeded that reputation this year. I have tried to keep track, but it is nearly impossible. I think … Continue reading →

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