Daily Archives: February 3, 2012

Loebsack, Braley, Grassley Oppose SOPA, PIPA

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Trish Nelson

SOPA and PIPA are dead for now but there has been some activity from a site called buythevote that seems to have little interest in updating info.  They erroneously claim that certain congressmen in the Iowa delegation have not stated … Continue reading →

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Tell Your State Senator To Oppose “Ag Gag” Bill

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Food & Water Watch There is a bill in the Iowa legislature that would carve out special protections for factory farms by criminalizing whistleblowers who document practices on factory farms, making it harder to regulate the pollution they create. This … Continue reading →

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Friday Food Talk: Good News About School Lunches

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Trish Nelson

opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/ Thirty-two million kids — 10 percent of the American population, and the future of the country —  are about to start eating better. That’s the bottom line of the new Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) guidelines for government-subsidized school meals, … Continue reading →

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