Monthly Archives: June 2004

DFIA Merchandise Now Available!

DFIA Merchandise Now Available! DFIA has turned in the final, approved version for our DFIA merchandise to the Dean blogger extraordinaire and graphics artist known as “jc.”  Note: At the request of DFIA Environmentalist Molly Regan, wind turbines have been … Continue reading

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Submit Your Nomination for the Iowa City Human Rights Award

Submit Your Nomination for the Iowa City Human Rights Award For the past 20 years, the Iowa City Human Rights Commission has recognized individuals and a business in Iowa City for their significant human rights contributions to the local and … Continue reading

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ELECTION TECHNOLOGY: Can voting machines be partisan?

ELECTION TECHNOLOGY: Can voting machines be partisan? Here's a great article by Molly Ivins at Myrtle Beach Online that sums up well the current situation with touchscreen voting – the gross inaccuracies, the hack-ability, and the stuck-in-committee bill that would … Continue reading

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Iowa Soil And Water Commissioner Elections This Year

Iowa Soil And Water Commissioner Elections This Year Washington Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa This year, Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners (SWCDs) will be elected in 100 districts throughout Iowa. The commissioners are elected volunteers and have been working with … Continue reading

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Voter-owned Iowa – Clean Elections: Sign The Petition

Voter-owned Iowa – Clean Elections: Sign The Petition Working towards clean elections, or special-interest-free elections, in Iowa is something I hope DFIA can apply itself to after November.  The system has been implemented in both Arizona and Maine and is … Continue reading

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Around Iowa: Swaledale Gets Gift of Softballs — Again

Around Iowa: Swaledale Gets Gift of Softballs – Again By PEGGY SENZARINO, of The Mason City Globe Gazette   [This is a touching story that ran yesterday involving John Drury, former mayor of Swaledale and current Democratic candidate for Iowa … Continue reading

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Art Small: Rebuilding Iraq From The Roof Down

Art Small: Rebuilding Iraq From The Roof Down [This is the text of the flyer that you can pass out at your Fahrenheit 9/11 screenings or house parties. Scroll down for more information.] Almost every school child has read Jonathan … Continue reading

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A New Low in Iowa Politics: Republicans Cook The Books

A New Low in Iowa Politics: Republicans Cook The Books Blog for Iowa has obtained a copy of a memorandum that was sent out to Democratic Senators and Candidates by Senate Democratic Leader Mike Gronstal.  It has to do with … Continue reading

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Michael Moore Will Star in MoveOn Town Hall Meetings June 28th

Michael Moore Will Star in MoveOn Town Hall Meetings June 28th DIRECTOR TO AID IN POST-FAHRENHEIT 9/11 GRASS ROOTS MOBILIZATION     Filmgoers to Michael Moore's new film Fahrenheit 9/11 will be doing more than supporting the box office when … Continue reading

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On The National Front: Gore Rebukes Bush While The Bush Junta Comes Crumbling Down

On The National Front: Gore Rebukes Bush While The Bush Junta Comes Crumbling Down “Democracy itself is in grave danger” by Former Vice President Al Gore Salon.com Former Vice President Al Gore charges that the Bush administration's use of executive … Continue reading

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