Monthly Archives: April 2005

Doctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads

Posted on April 27, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Doctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads by Shankar Vedantam & Marc Kaufman, Washington Post Offbeat Study Links Brand to Diagnosis Actors pretending to be patients with symptoms of stress and fatigue were five times as likely to walk out … Continue reading →

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John Drury: Quotable Quotes for $1000, Alex

Posted on April 27, 2005 by bfiajohndrury

Quotable Quotes for $1000, Alex by John Drury The last week of the 2005 session of the Iowa legislature is upon us and it seems that instead of trying to get their feet out the door, some are trying to … Continue reading →

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Cityview: An Earth Day Portrait

Posted on April 26, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Cityview:  An Earth Day Portrait While the timeliness of this post might not be very good, I found a very good article discussing Iowa's environmental record on a number of topics.  This comes from the Des Moines independent weekly “Cityview”, … Continue reading →

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Benefits of Voter Paper Trail Justify Cost of Machines

Posted on April 26, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Benefits of Voter Paper Trail Justify Cost of Machines The following appeared as a Guest Column in the Cedar Rapids Gazette By Tom Slockett, Johnson County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Did you know that Carteret County, N.C., lost more … Continue reading →

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Paperless Voting Machines to be Installed in Iowa Unless We Act Now

Posted on April 25, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Paperless Voting Machines to be Installed in Iowa Unless We Act Now The following is a letter sent to Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver by Maureen McCue MD, PhD, Coordinator Iowa Chapter, Physicians for Social Responsibility. Please cut … Continue reading →

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JOHN DENVER AND HIS LEGACY

Posted on April 24, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

JOHN DENVER AND HIS LEGACY “To Sail On A Dream On a Crystal Clear Ocean, To Ride On The Crest Of The Wild Raging Storm, To Work In The Service Of Life And The Living, In Search Of The Answers … Continue reading →

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Action Alert: Attend a Rally to Stop Bush’s Plan to Dismantle Social Security

Posted on April 24, 2005 by Trish Nelson

   Action Alert:  Attend a Rally to Stop Bush's Plan to Kill Social Security America Coming Together This coming Tuesday your time is urgently needed to stop [George W.] Bush and his Republican allies from dismantling Social Security. Please join … Continue reading →

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Happy Passover!

Posted on April 24, 2005 by bfialindathieman

  Happy Passover! A happy Passover from the Blog for Iowa blog team: Trish, John, Molly, Caroline, Chad, and Linda.

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Beyond Earth Day: It’s Time for Iowa to Face the Music

Posted on April 23, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Beyond Earth Day:  It's Time for Iowa to Face the Music Cityview – Des Moines By Carolyn Szczepanski When the first Earth Day erupted, rivers were burning and citizens were suffocating in a country infected with oppressive pollution. On April … Continue reading →

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Harkin Town Hall Meetings on Social Security

Posted on April 22, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Harkin Town Hall Meetings on Social Security by Caroline Vernon Senator Tom Harkin will be holding a series of town hall meetings this week-end in order to discuss the future of Social Security. Local forces in favor of privatization are … Continue reading →

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