Category Archives: womens rights

20 reasons Not To Re-elect Branstad

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Dave Bradley

A big thanks to Don Paulson of Muscatine for letting me use and combine his two LTTEs to his local paper into one complete list of Branstad “accomplishments.” We need to elect Jack Hatch as Iowa’s governor! There are a … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got A Thousand Million Questions

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Dave Bradley

A line from that Moody Blues song “Question” – “I’ve got a thousand million questions About hate and death and war.” And budgets and the wealth gap and the environment and health care and education and … well many more. … Continue reading →

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Dangers Of The Hobby Lobby Ruling

Posted on August 7, 2014 by bfiaralphscharnau

Across country there has been a storm of lawsuits. They reflect contested rights as some businesses and institutions ask for express legal permission to use religion to discriminate based on sexual orientation, sex and gender identity. Just over a month … Continue reading →

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“We Are Willing To Fight For It!”

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Ladies and Gentlemen, Senator Elizabeth Warren at Netroots Nation last Saturday: If Reublicans take control of the senate, our country will once more be stopped from moving forward. Worse yet we will most likely go through two years of money … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Hobby Lobby

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Dave Bradley

As a son of a woman, a spouse to a woman, the father of two young women and the uncle of several women, I could hardly let the decision in Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius go by without comment. Briefly this … Continue reading →

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Questions For Candidates In 2014

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Dave Bradley

As we pass Independence Day and inch closer to the heavy political season (it never stops anymore) we need to get ready for the real job of a democracy. The past two years in particular have resulted in gridlock caused … Continue reading →

Posted in economic inequality, Economy, Immigration, John Boehner, Labor, Obamacare, SCOTUS, womens rights | Tagged | 3 Comments

Weekend Hodge-Podge

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Dave Bradley

They Need A Horse Race! One thing you have to remember going into the silly political ad season is that this is the time of year that make TV stations and networks and those corporations that own them rich. No … Continue reading →

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Iowa Women Standing For Wendy Davis

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Trish Nelson

In honor of Rick Perry’s presence in the Hawkeye state this week, let’s all sign and share this letter to Rick Perry for Wendy Davis! wendydavistexas.com Rick Perry rubs elbows with the billionaire Koch brothers and their special interest friends, … Continue reading →

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Protestors: “Sally Mason Is Part Of The Problem”

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Students at the University of Iowa are protesting President Sally Mason’s bizarrely insensitive and seemingly uninformed comments about rape and sexual assault.  In an interview with the Daily Iowan on Feb. 18 Mason said “The goal would be to end … Continue reading →

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Bobby Kaufmann Disappoints Constituent

Posted on February 20, 2014 by bfialauratwing

A disappointing week.  Too many reminders of why I didn’t vote for Bobby Kaufmann last time and won’t next time. Despite a good bill regarding increases in penalties for animal abuse, and support for increasing the fuel tax in order … Continue reading →

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