Monthly Archives: December 2005

This Week in Media

Posted on December 19, 2005 by bfiaarronwings

 This Week in Media I couldn’t have said it better myself.  Here are the lede paragraphs of the key stories this week in media. “Kids TV advocates and representatives and media companies, including the Big Four Networks, have agreed on … Continue reading →

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Non-partisan ‘Families’ Focuses on Middle-Class Economic Issues

Posted on December 19, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Non-partisan 'Families' Focuses on Middle-Class Economic Issues The Dyersville Commercial The following is an excerpt from a story in the December 14, 2005 issue of  The Dyersville Commercial, a small town paper that still provides excellent reporting on local topics … Continue reading →

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Moyers has his say

Posted on December 17, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Moyers Has His Say FreePress Bill Moyers became the central figure in absentia in the controversy surrounding former Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson. It was Tomlinson who pointed to Moyers’ Now newscast on PBS as a … Continue reading →

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Braley on DailyKos: Taking Back IA-01

Posted on December 16, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Braley on DailyKos:  Taking Back IA-01 Bruce Braley posted an article introducing himself to the DailyKos community.  (I re-posted here, follow the previous link for more!) Taking back IA-01, one of the top pick-up opportunities in the countryby Bruce Braley … Continue reading →

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SLAUGHTERHOUSE BLUES

Posted on December 15, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

SLAUGHTERHOUSE BLUES   ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, I READ THE FOLLOWING TO THE EAST MOLINE, IL, CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR AND NEARLY 400 OTHERS IN A CROWDED HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.  WE HAD GATHERED TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS ON A PROPOSED HOG … Continue reading →

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The Nuclear Truth and the Party of Arrogance

Posted on December 14, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

The Nuclear Truth and The Party of Arrogance by Anthony Wade http://www.opednews.com In these most precarious times, it seems to me that it's about time that our leadership rises to the challenges that are before us all, and FIGHT for … Continue reading →

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This Week in Media

Posted on December 12, 2005 by bfiaarronwings

This Week in Media The “must read” of the week is “When Message and Medium Look to Fool” by Leonard Pitts Jr.  It takes on the Bush administration's abuse of the media both here and in Iraq.  “…while political manipulation … Continue reading →

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Women Voters See Health Care as Moral Issue

Posted on December 12, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Women Voters See Health Care as Moral Issue CQ.com by Gregory L. Giroux Health care has long been a paramount policy issue for voters – and one on which the Democratic Party traditionally has polled decidedly more favorably than … Continue reading →

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Destitute But Still A Believer In Intelligent Design

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Destitute But Still A Believer In 'Intelligent Design' MinutemanMedia.Org – op-ed voices of reason   by Donald Kaul   Donald Kaul recently retired as Washington columnist for the Des Moines Register.   I’ve been retired five years now (I … Continue reading →

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Filling In For God

Posted on December 8, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Filling In For God by Molly Ivins Alternet.org The Lord Impersonator is back again. This fella reappears every couple of years and causes no end of trouble. The jokester goes around persuading feeble-minded persons he is the Lord Almighty and … Continue reading →

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