Yearly Archives: 2011

This Week On The Fallon Forum: OWS, Climate Change & More

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Monday – Thursday from 7:00-800 pm, join us for the fusion of politics and civility at 98.3 WOW-FM and on-line at 983wowfm.com.  Call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK to participate in the conversation.  If you miss the show, you can … Continue reading →

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SD 18: GOP Candidate Golding Calls Unemployment Taxes “Silly Regulation”

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Trish Nelson

http://thegazette.com/2011/10/23/golding-says-dont-fear-the-gridlock/   (Is that to the tune of “don’t fear the reaper?) Republican Cindy Golding in the SD18 race actually called unemployment taxes a “silly regulation” for businesses.  This just strikes me as an amazing statement from a candidate given the … Continue reading →

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Why Did The Des Moines Register Censor Donald Kaul?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Every Sunday morning I read The Des Moines Register.  The first thing I do is pull out the opinion page to read Donald Kaul’s column. Yesterday, I could not find the column in its usual place.  So I sent an … Continue reading →

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Weekly Observations

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Dave Bradley

No Koch The state minister for environment in Baden-Wurtemberg has stated that his state, a highly industrialized part of Germany, will be decarbonized by the mid-century. The minister claims a broad consensus that this must be done by the German … Continue reading →

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The Iowa Democratic Caucuses from the Grassroots

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Paul Deaton

This whole season of politics has been a non-event where I live. It’s true, regardless of how people are registered to vote. There are too many other things to do in life than to think about politics a year before … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Let Me Tempt You With An Apple

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Dave Bradley

It is autumn and nothing says autumn like the crunch of an apple freshly picked from your tree or in one of Iowa’s fine orchards. Mmmmm – man I can almost taste one now. Well the apple is one of … Continue reading →

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You Have Been Robbed Big Time

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Dave Bradley

If you needed something else to keep you awake over the Halloween season, this one should be good for months of sleeplessness. Over the night between Monday and Tuesday, the Federal Reserve  and Bank of America agreed to move their … Continue reading →

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Loebsack, Democrats Walk In University of Iowa Homecoming Parade

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Congressman Dave Loebsack joined Johnson County Democrats and University of Iowa Democrats for the annual UI Homecoming parade through downtown Iowa City Friday.  The weather was perfect,  crisp and cool.

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Cheerleading for Obama

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Trish Nelson

It’s homecoming weekend at the University of Iowa, so let’s talk football! Some on the left say those who support President Obama  are  “cheerleading.”  Not that there’s anything wrong with that!   There is a vague sense I get that … Continue reading →

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2012 Iowa Democratic Caucuses Will Be Held January 3rd

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Trish Nelson

State Central Committee Sets Democratic Caucus Date, Issues Official Caucus and Convention Call The Iowa Democratic Party’s State Central Committee voted unanimously Thursday night to hold the 2012 Iowa Democratic Caucuses on January 3rd, 2012, beginning at 6:30 PM and … Continue reading →

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