Monthly Archives: July 2009

Iowans Can Stop Tom Vilsack from Logging Tongass National Forest CredoAction.com Under the so-called “Vilsack policy,” Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has said he would personally review and approve applications to cut timber in the roadless areas of our national … Continue reading →

FCC Nominees to Consider Ownership, Diversity; Say No To Fairness Doctrine It was a love fest on Capitol Hill as members of the Senate Commerce Committee quizzed FCC nominees Mignon Clyburn (D) and Meredith Attwell Baker (R) about their views … Continue reading →

Senator Franken Stands up for Free and Open Internet at Sotomayor Hearing Wall Street Journal Blogs The new senator from Minnesota, Al Franken, asked a decidedly unfunny question this afternoon when it was his turn to quiz Supreme Court nominee … Continue reading →

by Trish Nelson Sinclair Broadcasting, the nation’s largest owner of local television stations, sixty-two stations at last count, with a local news-destroying business model that involved cutting local staff by laying off the reporters and “centralizing” the news, may be … Continue reading →

Want health care as good as Senator Grassley's? Apply for a job with the federal government! Want health care as good as Senator Grassley's? Apply for a job with the federal government!  According to Grassley, that's all you need to … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Lend a Hand for Health Care Event Reaches Many Quad Citians by Alta Price, M.D. I spent most of the day Sunday, July 12 at the first complete display of the thousands of handprints we’ve collected … Continue reading →

Alternative Energy Learning Opportunities in Iowa and Illinois contributed by Cliff Day July 16-18 Solar Energy WorkshopLocation: Prairiewood Franciscan Spirituality Center, 120 E. Boyson Road, Hiawatha, Iowa.This three-day workshop will provide information about and experience in installing solar panels to … Continue reading →

Insurance Insider Reveals Industry Tactics Intended to Kill Health Care Reform PBS.Org/Bill Moyers Journal I heard Bill Moyers speak at the National Conference on Media Reform in Memphis in 2007.  It was an eloquent, inspiring speech that I will never … Continue reading →

Iowa's 5th District Rep. Steve King “Explains” His Vote   [BFIA Action Alert:  Please help the 5th District Dems in their quest to replace King in 2010.  We're placing this action alert before the story because it is so important. Please … Continue reading →

Howard Dean Attempts to Spread Truth About Health Care Reform Here are some highlights from the Esquire interview of Howard Dean.  BFIA would like to recommend taking the time to check out the entire interview at Esquire.  Dean, apparently not … Continue reading →