Monthly Archives: August 2009

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”;} Health Care Reform Update: From Iowa – The Good, the Embarrassing, and the … Continue reading →

Dx: Fear Rx: The Facts about Health Care Reform – Nuts about ACORN by Alta Price, M.D.(cross posted at Quadsville.com in Dr Dx's Blog)Apparently the more deranged anti-reformers subjected the entire HR 3200 document to Microsoft Word’s find and replace … Continue reading →

Congressman Braley's Town Halls Start Wednesday Braley’s town hall meetings on healthcare reform are free and open to the public.Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Fayette Congress On Your Corner (one-on-one meetings with Rep. Braley), 10am, Upper Iowa University Garbee Hall Buchanan … Continue reading →

Iowa Newspaper Covers Issues at Burlington Town Hall Meeting Kudos to the Burlington Hawkeye for its excellent coverage of the town hall meeting Saturday on health care, held in Burlington with District 2 Democratic Congressman, Dave Loebsack.  How refreshing to … Continue reading →

Progressive Activist Reports on Congressman Loebsack's Cedar Rapids Town Hall Meeting Submitted to Blog for Iowa by Kate CowlesMy husband and I attended Dave Loebsack's health care town hall in Cedar Rapids this morning [Saturday]. If you're going to one … Continue reading →

Visit the Iowa Democratic Party State Fair Booth Yesterday, we stopped by the IDP Booth at the Iowa State Fair and found Kerry Bowen, Polk County Central Committee Representative,  and Greg Hauenstein, Director of New Media at the IDP, holding … Continue reading →

Congressman Loebsack's Town Hall Meetings in Cedar Rapids, Mount Pleasant, Fort Madison, and Burlington Today Congressman Dave Loebsack will be hosting Town Hall meetings today across Iowa's Second District. The Congressman will discuss health care reform, economic recovery, and address … Continue reading →

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An Ounce of Prevention and a Pound of Letting Go by Paul Deaton “After eight hours of lifting barrels, about the only thing I felt like doing after work was hitting the tavern when it opened at 6:00 AM and … Continue reading →

Dx: Fear Rx: The Facts about Health Care Reform – Government Bureaucrats by Alta Price, M.D.(cross posted at Quadsville.com in Dr Dx's Blog)Are the scary government bureaucrats going to take over the health care system? I wish! If I had … Continue reading →