Monthly Archives: June 2004

A Message from Democracy for America to Iowa Dean Delegates and Alternates

A Message from Democracy for America to Iowa Dean Delegates and Alternates Dear Iowa Deaniacs, Thank you for doing more than just voting. By going to the Iowa Democratic Convention you are doing the hard work of taking our country … Continue reading

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DFIA Takes Pride In Gay Pride Celebrations

DFIA Takes Pride In Gay Pride Celebrations Their first meeting and already, they are like two peas in a pod: DFIA Co-founder Dr. Alta Price, M.D. of Bettendorf (left) and DFIA Founding Member Darrell Lewis of Clear Lake, at the … Continue reading

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Dean Delegates And Alternates To Meet Friday Evening

Dean Delegates And Alternates To Meet Friday Evening To All Dean Delegates and Alternates to the Iowa Democratic State Convention: Molly Regan has arranged for a strategy session tomorrow evening, Friday, June 25th, in Des Moines prior to the State … Continue reading

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Iowa Flood Conditions Keep Project AWARE Off River, Raise Levels of Bacteria

Iowa Flood Conditions Keep Project AWARE Off River Ames Tribune It was supposed to be a canoe trip down the Des Moines River from Humboldt to Des Moines, picking up trash and learning more about the environment. But flood conditions … Continue reading

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New Location Announced For Deanfest, July 24-25

New Location Announced For Deanfest, July 24-25 The new location has been announced for Deanfest. Deanfest will be held at Butternut Ski Resort in Great Barrington, MA.  Search for lodging here. Click to see Venue Pictures! For more information on … Continue reading

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Ben Cohen talks about Oreo Cookies, er, How There Really IS Enough Money For Social Programs

Ben Cohen Talks About Oreo Cookies, er, How There Really IS Enough Money For Social Programs Ben Cohen, the founder of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, talks about how we can make America better.  We are not going to re-write … Continue reading

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Dean Gossip: A Light-hearted Start To The Day

Dean Gossip: A Light-hearted Start To The Day You know, I was just looking through the Blog for Iowa control panel, minding my own business, clicking on links to see where our hits were coming from, scratching my head and … Continue reading

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Organic Farming Steadily Growing in Iowa & Mid-West

Organic Farming Steadily Growing in Iowa & Mid-West Well, the timing for this post couldn't be more perfect.  I've actually had this post ready to go for several days now, but had so many other timely things to get to … Continue reading

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Voter-Verified Paper Ballot Rally Today: What You Can Do Right Now From Your Computer Desk in Iowa

Voter-Verified Paper Ballot Rally: What You Can Do Right Now From Your Computer Desk in Iowa in Just 2 Minutes Today is a BIG DAY on the verified voting scene, with a rally just south of the U.S. Capitol in … Continue reading

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Ed Fallon: Support Our Iowa Farmers [Free-range pigs]

Ed Fallon: Support Our Iowa Farmers And now for something completely different on Blog for Iowa….  Received this message from State Representative Ed Fallon (D-66) last night regarding some Iowa-raised free-range pigs! Greetings, I don't know how many of you … Continue reading

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