Category Archives: Jobs

Harkin: It’s Time to Restore the American Dream

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Dave Bradley

March 29, 2012 Harkin: It’s Time to Restore the American Dream for Middle Class Families Introduces Bill to Create Jobs, Invest in America, and Restore Balance to Tax System WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced the Rebuild America … Continue reading →

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John Archer Makes A BS Commercial

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Last week Republican John Archer unveiled a commercial in his run for the Republican nomination to oppose Congressman Dave Loebsack in this fall’s election. As I had complained here before, most of what Republicans are doing right now is feeding … Continue reading →

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Courtney Report March 1, 2012

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Upcoming public forums 3/3/2012 9 a.m. Muscatine Legislative Forum 3/3/2012 11:15 a.m. Wapello Legislative Forum 3/17/2012 7:15 a.m. Burlington Eggs & Issues At Greater Burlington Partnership 610 N. 4th Street, Suite 200 3/17/2012 9:15 a.m. West Burlington Legislative Forum At … Continue reading →

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Jobs in Post-Reagan Iowa

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Paul Deaton

Garbage pickers are everywhere. This is a photo of a gent working near where I lived through my early years, until Kindergarten. I asked him if he lived in the area. He didn’t, but knew about the current occupants of … Continue reading →

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The Courtney Report

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Stay in touch this session Please contact me this session if you have something you’d like to share. You can call me at the Statehouse during the week at 515-281-3371. On weekends, I can be reached at 319-759-5334. E-mail me … Continue reading →

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While The Media Focused On The Clown Car In Iowa

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Americans are amazing. They love their sporting events. And they can turn darn near anything into a sporting event. If there are two bugs crawling in the same direction, an American boy will sit and watch to see which one … Continue reading →

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A Key To Romney’s Problems And Other Stuff

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Dave Bradley

FOX News highlights Romney’s problem. The above is an actual screen capture from Fox News last Wednesday.  My guess is that most can easily see now why Romney is losing ground among Republicans. Who but Jon Stewart? The Daily Show … Continue reading →

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Post-Thanksgiving Hash

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Like many folks, we are taking some time away to visit family for this holiday. We have one child at one end of the Mississippi and another at the other end. So we will be heading south with one set … Continue reading →

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Newt, We Hardly Know Ye (Which Is Good For You)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Dave Bradley

When is water not water? Does anyone remember why for thousands and thousands of years mankind drank alcoholic drinks rather than water? Mostly because drinking water would kill you with all the filth, bacteria and who knows what else in … Continue reading →

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Creating and Saving Jobs: A National Emergency

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau We live in a dual economy.  On one hand, corporate profits are high, corporate cash holdings are soaring, and income gains are proliferating for the rich.  On the other, the working and middle classes experience weak job … Continue reading →

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