Monthly Archives: February 2012

Good News Bad News From Mike Gronstal

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Trish Nelson

February 23, 2012 Dear Friend, First, let me tell you the good news. Democrats in the Iowa Senate have remained focused on Job Growth, Education and mainstream, Middle Class Priorities. We balanced the budget without raising taxes and kept Iowa … Continue reading →

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Iowa Environmental Council: DNR Funding Trend Ignores Iowa Voters

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Yesterday was Environmental Lobby Day at the Iowa statehouse.  Check out the Iowa Environmental Council’s website and blog.   You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter.  They got nice coverage by WHO-TV.  Also at the statehouse yesterday was Iowa … Continue reading →

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50 Show Up To Protest Voter ID Law In Nebraska

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Republicans know that the only way they can win elections is by cheating. They are getting this cheating down to a system. One of their main tricks this year will be the ALEC written “voter-id laws.”  Everyone knows that this … Continue reading →

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Grover Norquist At CPAC: “Republicans Don’t Need Someone Who Can Think”

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Here are some uplifting and inspiring words from the behind-the-scenes leader of the Republican party who has never been elected to public office, Grover Norquist, President of Americans For Tax Reform.   Mr. Norquist and Blog for Iowa have found common … Continue reading →

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Jobs in Post-Reagan Iowa

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Paul Deaton

Garbage pickers are everywhere. This is a photo of a gent working near where I lived through my early years, until Kindergarten. I asked him if he lived in the area. He didn’t, but knew about the current occupants of … Continue reading →

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This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on February 20, 2012 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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Mid-America Bill “Largest Fleecing Of Iowa Consumers In State’s History”

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Trish Nelson

The following is an Iowa View column published in the Des Moines Register “If passed by the Iowa Senate, the law would provide an opening for what will effectively be the largest publicly-sanctioned, but privately-imposed, fleecing of Iowa consumers in … Continue reading →

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When Will Scott Walker become ‘Perp’ Walker?

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Last week one of Scott Walker’s close aides from his days as Milwaukee County Commissioner plea bargained a deal in the John Doe investigation into Walker’s affairs in Milwaukee. Walker and a couple lawyers had an interview with investigators on … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Black History Month

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Many of my heroes and heroines come from the days of the civil rights protests. A time when a young inquisitive boy would sit in front of his flickering black and white TV and watch a younger Walter Cronkite show … Continue reading →

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Cedar Valley Voices – Voter ID

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Dave Bradley

David Hunt is a retired teacher from North Cedar HS and a former Iowa Teacher of the Year. In 2011 voter ID laws suddenly appeared in states all over the country, particularly where Republicans made big gains in 2010. Indeed … Continue reading →

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