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Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus Shunned
The 2018 midterms are going to be a pisser and nothing indicates the bitter intensity of the upcoming electoral contest like publicly shunning the Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus. Whether or not there should be a veterans caucus, and a state … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans
Tagged 2018 Election Campaign, Iowa Democratic Veterans Caucus, Iowa politics, Iowa State Fair, Iowa veterans, veterans
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Reclaim Armistice Day
It’s probably just as well the 45th president cancelled his military parade and commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. Armistice Day was born and designated as “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans
Tagged armistice day, Iowa veterans, Peace, veterans, Veterans for Peace
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Veterans Condemn Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy
Veterans For Peace strongly condemns Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy, the imprisonment of children, and criminalization of undocumented immigrants. Our immigration laws and enforcement tactics have long been at a crisis point and we are now witnessing even more draconian … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Veterans
Tagged families belong together, Immigration, veterans, Veterans for Peace
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It’s Not Memorial Day
We can end the witch hunt because it’s been found in the person of Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer. I had hoped our first female speaker would be different from other politicians. Those hopes were dashed as she proved herself … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans
Tagged Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, veterans, Veterans for Peace
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The Courtney Report
The Iowa Legislature is back in session. We are quite happy to once again turn a corner of this blog over to excerpts from the newsletter of State Senator Tom Courtney and occasionally others. The full newsletter can be read … Continue reading
Posted in Courtney, Courtney Report, Iowa Legislature, Iowa legislature 2016, medicaid expansion
Tagged Branstad plan to privatize Medicaid, school funding, veterans
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On Being A Veteran
My 1975 enlistment in the U.S. Army had everything to do with how screwed up the military was coming out of Vietnam. I asked myself, if regular people didn’t step up and fix the mess, who will? I almost didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged veterans, Veterans Day, Veterans for Peace
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Gulf of Tonkin Anniversary In Iowa
IOWA CITY— My skills at ordering a beer failed to keep up with the times. We were meeting at a bar in the county seat, one recognizable from infrequent visits for meetups over 40 years. I arrived first and took … Continue reading
Posted in Peace, Veterans
Tagged Gulf of Tonkin, Peace, peace activism in Iowa, veterans, Veterans for Peace, Vietnam War
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Veterans Administration Is Not The Problem
“One out of every ten veterans alive today was seriously injured at some point while serving in the military, and three-quarters of those injuries occurred in combat,” according to a 2011 Pew Research survey of veterans. “For many of these … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans
Tagged 2014 Midterm Election, Affordable Health Care Act, health, joni ernst, obamacare, Peace, single payer, veterans, Veterans Administration, Veterans for Peace
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Branstad Should Be Ashamed
Two Paycheck Terry Branstad should be ashamed for fundraising off denying health care progressiowa.org February 21st, 2013 Contact: Matt Sinovic (515) 423-0530 ‘Two Paycheck’ Terry Branstad Should be Ashamed for Fundraising off His Denial of Health Coverage to Iowans Des … Continue reading
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Tagged veterans
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