Monthly Archives: September 2004

Des Moines Register Gets Grade F on Iowa School Report

Posted on September 10, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Des Moines Register Gets Grade “F” on Iowa School Report by Linda Thieman On September 8, 2004, the Des Moines Register reported that a new study showed that “Iowa schools are about on par,” ranking “25th in the nation for … Continue reading →

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Bush’s Alleged Heart Skips Beat at Lack of Post-convention Bounce

Posted on September 10, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Bush's Alleged Heart Skips Beat at Lack of Post-convention Bounce by Ruy Teixeira, AlterNet.org The new Gallup poll, conducted entirely after the GOP convention and therefore the first poll that truly measures Bush's bounce, shows Bush with a very small … Continue reading →

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Des Moines: Conference on 9/11 to Assess Global Security on Third Anniversary of War on Terrorism

Posted on September 10, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Des Moines: Conference on 9/11 to Assess Global Security on Third Anniversary of War on Terrorism The public is welcome A unique educational event will take place in Des Moines on September 11. The conference, “National Security and the New … Continue reading →

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Environment: Indian Point on HBO Tonight

Posted on September 9, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Environment: “Indian Point” on HBO Tonight Tonight, Thursday, September 9th, HBO will air a 45-minute program at 7pm CDT called “INDIAN POINT.” It is about what an “accident” or a terrorist attack would do to this particular NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.  … Continue reading →

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Margaret Cho as Emergency Revolutionary

Posted on September 9, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Margaret Cho as Emergency Revolutionary AlterNet.org …Campaigning against injustice and hypocrisy whenever possible, Cho also takes the time to interact at length with a highly devoted audience composed of gays, straights, whites, Asians and whatever else America's so-called melting pot … Continue reading →

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News and Notes from Iowa and Deanland

Posted on September 9, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Candlelight Vigil Across Nation Organized by MoveOn.org in partnership with the Win Without War coalition More than 1,000 U.S. soldiers have now been killed in Iraq. 1,000 of our brothers, sisters, wives, husbands, moms, dads, sons, and daughters have given … Continue reading →

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Gay Dems Praise Log Cabin Bush Decision

Posted on September 9, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Gay Dems Praise Log Cabin Bush Decision by Doreen Brandt, 365Gay.com (Washington)  Gay Democrats and LGBT civil rights groups are praising Log Cabin Republicans for refusing to endorse George W. Bush's re-[s]election. “It was probably a very difficult decision for … Continue reading →

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Kerry Widens Lead in Battleground States

Posted on September 9, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Kerry Widens Lead in Battleground States Ruy Teixeira, The Emerging Democratic Majority   Now that's a headline you're not likely to see in the mainstream media, consumed as they are with the storyline du jour about Bush's Big Mo' from … Continue reading →

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Meet Karl Rhomberg, Democratic Candidate, Scott County Board of Supervisors

Posted on September 8, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Meet Karl Rhomberg Democractic Candidate Scott County Board of Supervisors Karl Rhomberg Davenport resident Karl Rhomberg is running for the position of Scott County Supervisor.  Karl is running for an open seat against three opponents; the top two vote getters … Continue reading →

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Bush’s Vietnam Evasion Exposed Tonight on 60 Minutes

Posted on September 8, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Bush's Vietnam Evasion Exposed Tonight on 60 Minutes (CBS) Wed., Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. Iowa Time   Correspondent Dan Rather talks exclusively to former Texas House Speaker and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, a Democrat, about the role Barnes says … Continue reading →

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