Category Archives: Jobs

Shining Bright: Growing Solar Jobs in Iowa

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Shining Bright: Growing Solar Jobs in Iowa Shining Bright: Growing Solar Jobs in IowaReport: Solar Investment Would Yield Jobs, More for Iowa EconomyMarch 8, 2011DES MOINES, Iowa — A new report shows Iowa could create thousands of new jobs and … Continue reading →

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Iowa Legislators Stand with Wisconsin

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Paul Deaton

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The Politics of an Iowa Foodie

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Paul Deaton

The Politics of an Iowa Foodie by Paul Deaton Somewhere in between “Funnel Madness” in the legislature, the attack by corporatist interests on our our lives, concerns about economic security and the well being of our children, we have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Jobs, Labor, Main Page, Organic Foods & Farming, Progressive Community, Sustainability | 2 Comments

Iowa's First Nuclear CWIP: FL to NC "Don't Do it"

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's First Nuclear CWIP: FL to NC “Don't Do it” [Editor's note: The Iowa Legislature is currently considering HSB 124 and SSB 1144 which are study bills that propose Iowa public utilities are enabled to charge customers for the capital … Continue reading →

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Iowa's First Nuclear CWIP: What is That?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's First Nuclear CWIP: What is That? by Paul Deaton If one suspected that MidAmerican Energy would be in a position to produce its mandated two year study on nuclear power in Iowa early, what was not expected was that … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton[Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the seventh week of … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Government, Budget, Civil Liberties, civil rights, Education, GLBT, GOP, Immigration, Iowa Legislature, Jobs, Labor, Local Events, Main Page | 1 Comment

Iowa Legislators are Enthusiastic about Nuclear Power

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa Legislators are Enthusiastic about Nuclear Power by Paul DeatonLate Wednesday night, word came from a friend in Des Moines that MidAmerican Energy has the votes to get the legislature to enthusiastically declare that Iowa is open for business on … Continue reading →

Posted in Calls to Action, Corporate Greed, Energy, Environment, Iowa Legislature, Jobs, Main Page, Public Health | 2 Comments

DOD to Continue to Sponsor NASCAR

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Paul Deaton

DOD to Continue to Sponsor NASCAR by Paul Deaton Following the debate in the US House of Representatives over the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution was something like raking sand in the desert. A tedious task at the end of … Continue reading →

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House Republicans Poke Iowa City in the Eye

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Paul Deaton

In the early 1970s, a person could walk right up to Jackson Pollock’s painting “Mural” hanging in the University of Iowa Museum of Art and look at the paint drips up close. I recall my experience with the painting as … Continue reading →

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Iowa Agriculture, Sustainability and the Commodities Boom

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa Agriculture, Sustainability and the Commodities Boom by Paul Deaton If the 84th Iowa General Assembly is anything, it has been a battleground for competing ideologies. To call it Armageddon, the scene of a final battle between good and evil … Continue reading →

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