Monthly Archives: April 2009

A Tale of Two Stories:  Blogs and Mainstream Media Coverage of Swine Flu/H1N1 Virus Columbia Journalism Review Here at BFIA, we're always interested in following what the media are up to.  The Swine Flu/H1N1 Virus story is particularly compelling in … Continue reading →

Call to Action:  Conservatives Spending Millions to Crush Obama's Health Care Plan Like our hero Howard Dean has said, without a public option, there is no health care reform, only insurance reform. Today, BFIA is happy to forward this call … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Is the Democratic Leadership Backing Away From the Public Option? by Alta Price, M.D. According to an article “Baucus Lays Out Health Care Overhaul Details”  in the Commonwealth Fund’s Washington Health Policy Week in Review, Senator … Continue reading →

Obama Wins Iowa! His First 100 Days guardian.co.uk/the observerby Paul HarrisPaul Harris of The UK Guardian's Observer, was in Iowa last week covering President Obama's first 100 days as seen through the eyes of Iowans.  His article ran in Sunday's … Continue reading →

Another Reason to Not Like CAFOs – Swine Flu Huffingtonpost.com Industry calls these massive compounds “confined animal feeding operations,” or CAFOs (KAY-fohs), though most people know them simply as “factory farms.”by David Kirby Officials from the CDC and USDA will … Continue reading →

Help Dogs in Factory Farms – Puppy Mill Bill Being Debated in Iowa Legislature TODAY – Contact Your Senators and Reps Update:  4/25/09 10 pm.  It looks like the dogs are going to have to wait until  next year on … Continue reading →

Victory for Clean Water!  Iowa House Passes Bill Extending Ban on Manure Application iowacci.org Due to widespread pressure from members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) and other environmental groups from all across the state, the Iowa House passed … Continue reading →

Call to Action: Help One Iowa Protect Marriage in the Heartland! One Iowa launched this ad to start a conversation with Iowans about the Supreme Court decision that brought marriage equality to the heartland. We can't take this victory for … Continue reading →

Clean Water: A Right Iowans Should Not Be Forced To Forego DNR Report confirms Iowa's poor water qualityIowa CCI members call on state to protect Iowa's waterDes Moines, Iowa – On Tuesday, April 21, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: The Problem of Underinsurance by Alta L. Price, M.D. The May issue of Consumer Reports has an excellent article entitled “Hazardous health plans: Coverage gaps can leave you in big trouble”.  Many people who don’t have … Continue reading →