Add These to Your List: Progressive Blogs & E-groups of Note
Iowa's Drew Miller Blog
Check
out the award-winning Drew Miller Blog, if you haven't already. Drew covers
news and topics related to the Iowa scene and spices up his
observations with a quick wit and a sharp sense of humor.
Underground Railroad: The Official Blog of African Americans for Democracy
You may
remember Oscar Carter (Oscar in Louisville) from the Dean campaign
blog. Oscar, who is a minister and Biblical scholar, now runs the
Underground Railroad blog. From time to time, Oscar applies a
Biblical understanding to the news of the day. A real treat!
Howard-empowered People: Shadow BFA Blog
It's the new
Blog for America “Shadow Blog” – there is now a new BFA, sort of,
shadowing the main blog, but completely troll-free. If you were
ever a Dean blogger, you will recognize the names of the people who run
this blog: Renee in Ohio, her husband Demetrius (who, by the way,
designed the Blog for Iowa banner for us back in March of 2004), Oscar
in Louisville (yes, same as above), and Barbara in Seattle.
Deaniac Alert: New Dean On TV Yahoo Group
There's
a new Yahoo Group on the scene. This one is designed NOT for
discussion but for group members to alert each other to TV and radio
appearances by the beloved DNC chair, Gov. Howard Dean, and to post
published articles about him. The clunky name of this group is HDeanArticlesAppearances. Sign up here to get on the list.
BrixTalk E-group
If
you're interested in organic farming or gardening, this is a group that
may appeal to you. This group of gardeners concerns itself with
adding the right combination and level of minerals and such to the soil so as to create
the highest possible level of nutrients in the food grown.
Apparently, if the nutrient level is very high, pests will not be
attracted to the crop (they only attack “weak” plants). Sign up here to join the Brix e-group.
One final note:
Blog for Iowa would like to thank John Drury of Swaledale for his
excellent contributions on the Iowa political scene. John phased
out his posts as he has accepted a great new job. So, congratulations
on the new job, John, and best of luck to you. We sure do miss
you.
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