Monthly Archives: January 2005

Howard Dean Wins Support of Latinos for America for DNC Chair

Posted on January 22, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Howard Dean Wins Support of Latinos for America for DNC Chair Latinos for America.com  “To have someone with the integrity and conscience of Gov. Dean at the helm of a major party, would be a coup not only for progressives, … Continue reading →

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John Drury: I Need Your Help

Posted on January 22, 2005 by bfiajohndrury

I Need Your Help Dear Friends and Supporters, As I’ve said before, when I announced my candidacy for the Iowa Senate back in March of last year, I really didn’t know what to expect for support from the Iowa Democratic … Continue reading →

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EPA Sweetheart Deal with Factory Farms Exempts Polluters from Clean Air Act

Posted on January 21, 2005 by bfialindathieman

EPA Sweetheart Deal with Factory Farms Exempts Polluters from Clean Air Act Hastings Group WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 21, 2005) In the wake of the EPA release of its CAFO Air Quality Compliance Agreement today, Michele M. Merkel, senior counsel of … Continue reading →

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Keeping Livestock Records Secret?

Posted on January 21, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

 Keeping Livestock Records Secret? This item appeared in the Des Moines Register this morning: State agriculture officials want to be allowed to keep secret certain records dealing with the control of livestock diseases such as mad cow disease. Key lawmakers … Continue reading →

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Teflon: Is Your Cookware Hurting You?

Posted on January 21, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Teflon: Is Your Cookware Hurting You? by John Heilprin, Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency warns that people nationwide could face “a potential risk of developmental and other adverse effects” from exposure to low levels of a chemical used in … Continue reading →

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Four Years After Start of Bush Recession, Iowa Remains 17,300 Jobs Behind

Posted on January 21, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Four Years After Start of Bush Recession, Iowa Remains 17,300 Jobs Behind Iowa Policy Project MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (Jan. 20, 2005) – Iowa’s sluggish recovery ended 2004 on the right track as the roller-coaster job performance through the year finished … Continue reading →

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Social Security: A Question Of Numbers

Posted on January 20, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Social Security: A Question Of Numbers I finally got around to reading the article from this Sunday's New York Times Magazine.  The 30 minutes you'll spend reading it is well worth the time invested. Read It Here

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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Fair Lending Task Force Meets January 20th (and other meetings of interest)

Posted on January 19, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Fair Lending Task Force Meets January 20th (and other meetings of interest) ICCI The first meeting of CCI's Fair Lending Task Force will be Thursday, January 20th at 6:00 pm.   This new task force … Continue reading →

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Corporate Agribusiness: “Shocking But True”

Posted on January 19, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Corporate Agribusiness:  “Shocking But True” Today came a bunch of stories that I could only label “shocking but true”, so I put together three of them in this little post of horrors… Tomato Profiteering Remember that massive tomato shortage?  According … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean Adds Mississippi, Oklahoma and Utah to Growing List of Endorsements for Democratic National Committee Chair

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Howard Dean Adds Mississippi! Oklahoma! and Utah! to Growing List of Endorsements for DNC Chair  Blog for America Following the news that the Florida delegation to the Democratic National Committee voted unanimously to endorse Howard Dean to be the party's … Continue reading →

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