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Monthly Archives: April 2013
I Saw A Picture Of A Child Today
Early morning, before the sun came up. I was beginning the day with the usual checking of news and blogs. One post had a story of how one mother from Newtown was grieving the loss her son. Her son was 6 … Continue reading
Posted in gun control
Tagged child deaths, gun control, gun violence
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John Nichols At The National Conference on Media Reform 2013
“Brothers and sisters, we are winning fights every day… Media reform has never been about media. Media reform is about those wonderful lines in the first amendment of the Constitution where it says that we have a right to a … Continue reading
Posted in Media Reform
Tagged #NCMR13, corporate media, Freedom of the press, media reform
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We Must Do More To Confront Climate Change
Confronting Climate Change World environmental news includes dramatic evidence of rising sea levels, acidifying oceans, and shrinking arctic sea ice as well as extreme weather events, massive wildfires, increased flooding, and intense droughts. These conditions threaten people worldwide, causing deaths, … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged alternative energy, climate change, global warming
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Loebsack Fighting to Keep Student Loan Rates from Doubling
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack today joined Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) in introducing legislation that will keep student loan interest rates at 3.4 percent for an additional two years. On June 1, 2013, interest rates on student loans are … Continue reading
Posted in David Loebsack
Tagged CCRAA, College Cost Reduction and Access Act, Rep. Dave Loebsack, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, student loan interest rates
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Iowa: Field Of Drones?
The AP article in the Iowa City Press-Citizen on Saturday, March 30th, “Drones Fall in Cross Hairs Amid Privacy Concerns,” addresses the issues surrounding domestic use of drones. It contrasts domestic drones with “the killing machines whose missiles incinerate terrorists … Continue reading
Tell GOP It’s Time For Equal Pay
Today is Equal Pay Day but I’m not celebrating. Still today, even 50 years after the Equal Pay Act was passed, women are making just 77 cents for every dollar a man makes. There is something we can do to … Continue reading
Posted in David Loebsack
Tagged Equal Pay, Paycheck Fairness Act
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Who Will Be President Obama’s Next FCC Chairperson?
Julius Genachowski is resigning as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He probably did the best he could during his tenure, considering the shark environment in Washington, but he just wasn’t up to resisting corporate pressure as much as media … Continue reading
Posted in Media Reform
Tagged #NCMR13, FCC, Julius Genachowski, national conference on media reform 2013, Nicholas Johnson, Susan Crawford
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Branstad's Best Effort On Health Care Falls Short
by Charlie Wishman Here’s What 9 Months of Terry Branstad’s Very Best Work on Health Care Looks Like Well, after over 9 months of excruciating, grueling hard work, Governor Branstad finally gave us his very best ideas for health care … Continue reading
Assessing Our Heterosexual Marriage
It is time for our annual assessment of our heterosexual marriage. We have been doing so for the past four years, looking for the signs that legalized gay marriage in Iowa is causing our marriage to crumble. We have survived 2 … Continue reading
Sunday Funday – Top TV shows of 1963
Here we go with another “50 years ago” quiz. But you shouldn’t have to be an old fogie like me to recognize the description of popular shows from the way back. Most of these live on in syndication or as references … Continue reading
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