Yearly Archives: 2005

UN Study: Earth’s Health Is Deteriorating

Posted on April 3, 2005 by bfialindathieman

UN Study: Earth's Health Is Deteriorating Sci-Tech Today Unless nations adopt more eco-friendly policies, increased human demands for food, clean water and fuels could speed the disappearance of forests, fish and fresh water reserves and lead to more frequent disease … Continue reading →

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Junk Mail of the American Highway: Billlboard Pollution

Posted on April 3, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Junk Mail of the American Highway:  Billlboard Pollution Free Press In the United States today, 500,000 billboards line our federal highways alone — and that total is increasing by thousands each year. Hundreds of thousands more inundate the streets of … Continue reading →

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Another Bad Bill: Iowa Communities May Be Prevented From Providing Residents High-Speed Internet Access

Posted on April 2, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Another Bad Bill: Iowa Communities May Be Prevented From Providing Residents High-Speed Internet Access Radio Iowa by O.Kay Henderson Up to 45 communities across the state may hold referendums in November to explore the idea of a municipal utility … Continue reading →

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Industry’s Secret Weapon Against the Environment

Posted on April 1, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Industry's Secret Weapon Against the Environment By Sidney A. Shapiro, Center for American Progress, AlterNet.org Despite its furtive entrance onto the legislative stage, the Information Quality Act has become a powerful weapon in the Bush administration's attack on environmental, health … Continue reading →

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Blog for Iowa Hits Nearly Half a Million Page Views in First Year

Posted on April 1, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Blog for Iowa Hits Nearly Half a Million Page Views in First Year by Linda Thieman Yes, dear readers, Blog for Iowa is one year old today!  I remember a year ago this past week when I was looking for … Continue reading →

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SS: So Where Do We Stand?

Posted on March 31, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

SS:  So Where Do We Stand? This morning there were reports from the latest stop on the SS Phase-Out “Bamboozlepalooza” tour.  So where do our elected officials stand? The picture here definitely seems clearer, at least from Chuck Grassley: From … Continue reading →

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Contentious Talk Shows Really Are Hurting America

Posted on March 31, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Contentious Talk Shows Really Are Hurting America American Prospect By Mary Beckman When The Daily Show's Jon Stewart told CNN's Crossfire hosts that their form of combative political commentary was “hurting America,” he was on to something. And when CNN/US … Continue reading →

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Cedar Rapids Arm-Twisting

Posted on March 30, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Cedar Rapids Arm-Twisting For those of us stuck in “other places than Cedar Rapids” today, we've been watching the various news sites and listening to the radio to hear of any news coming from the latest stop on the Phase … Continue reading →

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Suicide Gene Bill Passes Iowa Senate

Posted on March 30, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Suicide Gene Bill Passes Iowa Senate by Iowa State Rep. Mark Kuhn (D-Floyd) Dear Friends,   SF 259, the companion bill to HF 259, passed the [Iowa] Senate by a vote of 33-16 with 1 absent.  I wrote and distributed … Continue reading →

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Protest Bush at Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, March 30th

Posted on March 29, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Protest Bush at Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, March 30th Junta puppet George W. Bush is coming to speak at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, March 30, in Johnson Hall at 12:15 p.m.  Loyal Americans who … Continue reading →

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