Monthly Archives: March 2013

Public Meeting: Nuclear Power Plant In Muscatine County?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Trish Nelson

*PUBLIC MEETING* Nuclear Power Plant in Muscatine County??? Tuesday 6:30pm Wilton Community Center, 1215 Cypress Street Wilton, IA Check out  Say ‘NO’ to nuclear power in Muscatine County Iowa Facebook page: *This issue will affect every community in Muscatine, Cedar, … Continue reading →

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Hey Reince: Matt Schultz Ain’t Listening

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Reince Preibus wants to start a love affair with all those people who rejected him and his friends in 2012. That is to say that he and the Republican party want to make up with people like the African American community, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: 50 Years Ago Today

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Dave Bradley

1963 was the year that the threads that were holding society together started to get frayed. In the US it was still pre British music invasion and we were still only ‘advising’ in Viet Nam. So we will reach back to … Continue reading →

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Ten Years Later

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Better later than never on remembering the Iraq War. I would probably not have said a thing had I not stumbled across this article at the Booman Tribune. In his entry for the Iraq Invasion Day Booman relates how disconnected … Continue reading →

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Medicaid Madness – Medicaid Matters

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Schedule of Events Monday, March 25th A coalition of small business owners, health care providers, and citizen organizations on Monday will launch the Healthiest Iowa Initiative and call on Governor Branstad to accept the expansion of Medicaid in Iowa. Representatives … Continue reading →

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Young People Leaving Iowa

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Dave Bradley

In a report issued Monday on Iowa employment one of the down notes sounded concerned Iowa’s young (25 – 44) workers leaving the state. This is hardly a new phenomenon. Young people have been leaving Iowa for decades. Yet for … Continue reading →

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The Facts About Obamacare: How Can So Many Be So Wrong?

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Misconceptions still abound about Obamacare aka the Affordable Care Act.  It is  not astonishing or mysterious how so many people come up with so many wrong ideas.   Fox News, conservative talk radio,  and the regular corporate media pretending to … Continue reading →

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Register Now To Attend The National Conference On Media Reform 2013

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Trish Nelson

There’s still time to register for the National Conference on Media Reform that will happen in Denver, April 5-7.  Blog for Iowa attended in 2007 in Memphis and was part of a panel on How To Challenge A Broadcast License … Continue reading →

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Republican Report Card

Posted on March 20, 2013 by bfialauratwing

The Republicans gave themselves a report card this week.  Completely failing grade.  They seem to understand lately that their party is struggling, but due to their failure to support education of any kind,  they will again fail to learn why. … Continue reading →

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Loebsack: Tell House Republicans Not To Slash Medicare

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Dear Friend, I want to thank all of you for your hard work this past week. After the House GOP introduced a budget that is even worse than last year’s budget, you let them know you weren’t going to stand … Continue reading →

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