Monthly Archives: September 2009

Grassley Challenger Tom Fiegen Tells His Story to Blog for Iowa:  Fiegenomics – Part 2 by Dave Bradley Dave Bradley and his wife, Carol, are activists from West Liberty. Both feel that retiring Chuck Grassley and finding the person to … Continue reading →

Health Care Reform Update: Saving Money on Health Care by Changing Our Diet by Alta Price, M.D.This fascinating opinion piece from the New York Times, “Big Food vs. Big Insurance”, suggests that requiring health insurers to take all comers, regardless … Continue reading →

Labor Day Monday:  AFL-CIO Delegates Elect Two Women Officers to Lead Largest Labor Federation Labor Day Monday is a new weekly Labor update on Blog for Iowa. by Tracy Kurowski By unanimous consent, the delegates at the AFL-CIO convention in … Continue reading →

Move Over, Shock Jocks! Iowans Are Taking Back the Talk Radio Airwaves! by Ed and Lynn Fallon Dear Friends, For too long, Iowa’s airwaves have been dominated by Rush Limbaugh, Jan Mickelson, Steve Deace, Glen Beck and Michael Savage. Well, … Continue reading →

Congress Has The Votes Needed To Pass A Public Option – TODAY From Howard Dean, M.D. We've worked together since the beginning of the healthcare debate to draw a line in the sand – the choice of a public option … Continue reading →

An Iowan's View of the Joe Wilson Flap by Paul Deaton I am okay with Joe Wilson shouting out “You lie!” during the President’s speech last week, and my perspective is from near the corner of Second Street and C … Continue reading →

Grassley Challenger Tom Fiegen Talks to Blog for Iowa About Wedge Issues and Fiegenomics – Part 1 by Dave Bradley Dave Bradley and his wife, Carol, are activists from West Liberty. Both feel that retiring Chuck Grassley and finding the … Continue reading →

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Organized Labor Celebrates in Quad Cities QC Labor Focuses on Employee Free Choice Act, Health Care Reform With Public Option PHOTO: AFSCME members Preston Smith, Greg Johnson and Tracy Nesseler Contributed by Tracy Kurowski Dozens of union locals, politicians, community leaders … Continue reading →

Harkin Steak Fry with Jokes Indianola, IowaAs we drove into Indianola Sunday, shortly after noon, we started to tense up, wondering where the protesters were going to appear.  Bracing ourselves, we continued across town.  Spotting the “Harkin Steak Fry” sign … Continue reading →