Monthly Archives: October 2009

Grassley Challenger Tom Fiegen Talks to Blog for Iowa about Global Warming, Guns and Butter, and Heroes

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Dave Bradley

Grassley Challenger Tom Fiegen Talks to Blog for Iowa about Global Warming, Guns and Butter, and Heroes by Dave Bradley [Note from BFIA:  After reading this great interview by Dave, please check out the BFIA action alert below] Dave Bradley … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform Update: Medicare Reform – Rationality versus Rationing

Posted on October 6, 2009 by altapricehome

Health Care Reform Update: Medicare Reform – Rationality versus Rationing by Alta Price, M.D.The private insurance industry and their supporters, like our own Senator Chuck “pull the plug on grandma” Grassley, are doing their best to scare the elderly into … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Monday: "Lost Decade" for Young Workers – One Third of Workers Under 35 Live With Parents

Posted on October 5, 2009 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Day Monday: “Lost Decade” for Young Workers  – One Third of Workers  Under 35 Live With Parents Release of National Survey of Young WorkersYoungworkers2009.org After “Lost Decade,” Young Workers Less Likely to Have Health Care, Economic Security and Confidence … Continue reading →

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Iowans Pressure Gov. Culver to Deliver on Local Control Over Large Hog Operations

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Iowans Pressure Gov. Culver to Deliver on Local Control Over CAFOs The Des Moines Register More than 60 Iowans called on Gov. Chet Culver on Saturday to make good on a campaign pledge to give locals more control over large … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Health Care Reform from the President of the Iowa Federation of Labor

Posted on October 4, 2009 by bfiatracykurowski

Thoughts on Health Care Reform from the President of the Iowa Federation of Labor  Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO How many of you have seen a flyer or poster about a fund raiser for someone who needs help with health … Continue reading →

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Grassley Challengers Blast Chuck for “Reverse Robin Hood” Amendment

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Dave Bradley

Grassley Challengers Blast Chuck for “Reverse Robin Hood” Amendment Candidates for U.S. Senate Tom Fiegen and Bob Krause went on the attack Friday after Senator Grassley confirmed just whose side he is on (health insurance companies) and whose side he … Continue reading →

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University of Iowa Hosts Energy and Climate Change Symposium Oct. 16-17 – Iowa City

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Trish Nelson

University of Iowa Hosts Energy and Climate Change Symposium The University of Iowa will host a symposium October 16-17 examining new energy opportunities being created in response to the growing challenge of climate change. Energy and Climate Change in the … Continue reading →

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An Iowa Nuclear Disarmament Primer, Part 2

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Paul Deaton

An Iowa Nuclear Disarmament Primer, Part 2 by Paul Deaton We don’t talk much about the legacy of the “greatest generation” when it comes to their creation and deployment of nuclear weapons. We grew up in an environment of “duck … Continue reading →

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Glenn Beck Sells Snake Oil to Unsuspecting Iowans

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Glenn Beck Sells Snake Oil to Unsuspecting Iowans  First, there is something being done by citizens nationwide, which you can participate in (see below), but we also need to take responsibility for what goes on here in Iowa, where GB … Continue reading →

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