Monthly Archives: January 2007

Radio for People Coalition Comes to Iowa

Posted on January 10, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Radio for People Coalition Comes to IowaBy Dave Bradley and Trish Nelson This group recently had a conference call today to discuss how to expand radio frequencies and . I look hearing from Trish and Dave as to how this … Continue reading →

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Iowa General Assembly Urged to Upgrade Election Procedures

Posted on January 9, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Iowa General Assembly Urged to Upgrade Election Procedures By Sean Flaherty, Iowans for Voting Integrity In the wake of last week’s revelation about failures in the national testing of electronic voting machines, a citizens’ advocacy group is urging the … Continue reading →

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Loebsack Is In!

Posted on January 8, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Loebsack Is In! By Trish Nelson Activists with Johnson County Democracy for America travelled to Washington, DC this week to celebrate electing Democrat Dave Loebsack to Congress to represent Iowa's second District. Loebsack, formerly a professor at Cornell College, defeated 30-year Republican … Continue reading →

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Leadership or Reflection?

Posted on January 7, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Leadership or Reflection? By Mark Nolte I’ll admit, as we come to the end of the sixth year of our country being led by President Bush, I still wake up every morning and say… “Really? How could this happen?” Since … Continue reading →

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Prairie Progressive’s 2006 Honor Roll

Posted on January 6, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Prairie Progressive's 2006 Honor Roll By Prairie Dog Viivi Shirley, mayor of Perry, serves a mostly rural population of 8,000, more than a quarter or which is Latino. Somehow the fear of immigrants has passed her by: “I don’t … Continue reading →

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Iowa Blog Round Up

Posted on January 5, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Iowa Blog Round Up By Sam GarchikGOP leader Chris Rants is now contributing to Krusty Konservative. I await his commentary on GOP positions in Des Moines.For those thinking the ruling in Davenport outlawing traffic cameras is the final nail in … Continue reading →

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Reclaim Democracy: January 9th ICCI Rally at the State Capital

Posted on January 4, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Reclaim Democracy: January 9th ICCI Rally at the State Capital By ICCI Reclaim Democracy!Join us for CCI's Rally and Lobby DayTuesday, January 9, 200710 am – 4 pmFirst Floor Rotunda of the State Capitol in Des MoinesThis session powerful special-interest … Continue reading →

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Call to Donate to UICHR

Posted on January 3, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Call to Donate to UICHR By Tom Slockett, UICHR Executive Board Member, and Karen Kubby, UICHR FriendAs the end of the year quickly approaches we would like to ask that you give serious consideration to making a tax-free contribution to … Continue reading →

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Sanders sets the Record Straight in the Wash PosGary t

Posted on January 2, 2007 by bfiasamgarchik

Gary Sanders sets the Record Straight in the Wash Post By Gary Sanders Gary sent me this, to repost from his original writings in the Washington Post. As you can see, he defends our understanding of politics. Editor: What's with … Continue reading →

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