Monthly Archives: October 2015

Kaul On America’s Gun Problem

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Otherwords.org “The chances that you, an untrained shooting range wizard, can prevail against an insane guy with an assault weapon are less than nil.” Will the Carnage Ever Cease? By Donald Kaul I’ve written at least 75 columns on gun … Continue reading →

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U.S. And Russia Must Unite Against ISIS For Peace

Posted on October 15, 2015 by bfiaedflaherty

Who Wants Peace? More than half of the population of Syria is displaced, with over four million refugees outside of the country and eight million displaced within the country. They want peace, they need peace. Lebanon and Jordan, with millions … Continue reading →

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Senator Cruz And The Sierra Club

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Paul Deaton

The exchange between U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Sierra Club president Aaron Mair during an Oct. 6 Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing was a brief flash in the news cycle. Was it also a debate about climate change? The subject was … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Climate Change, Environment | Tagged Aaron Mair, climate change, environment, Iowa Starting Line, Miriam Kashia, Sarah Beckman, Sierra Club, Ted Cruz | Comments Off

6 Problems With Mainstream (Corporate) Media

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Please like and share. Summary: (1) Mouthpieces for the establishment; (2) Repetition; (3) Context (lack of); (4) Character assassination; (5) Concision (sound bytes only!); (6) False balance (trying to appear balanced, giving equal, undeserved exposure to arguments not backed by … Continue reading →

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Submit Your #InternetVoter Question For Tonight’s #DemDebate

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Freepress Action Fund The first Democratic presidential debate is tonight and CNN is taking your questions! We pushed the Republicans to weigh in on Internet issues during the last two debates. Now’s our chance to do the same for the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Internet Issues | Tagged #DemDebate, #InternetVoter, Democratic Presidential debate 2016, future of the internet | Comments Off

This Week On The Fallon Forum: Bakken Pipeline, Tim Dwight

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Trish Nelson

fallonforum.com If you live anywhere in Iowa, I appeal to you to stand with landowners fighting to stop Big Oil and its allies in Big Government in their accelerated push to build the Bakken Pipeline. For breaking developments, visit Bakken … Continue reading →

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Free Public Workshop On Corporate vs. Community Rights

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Trish Nelson

We the People Are More Powerful Than We Dare Believe: A Community Rights Workshop with Paul Cienfuegos 100Grannies For A Livable Future and local coalition Environmental Advocates present a FREE and public introductory workshop with National Community Rights Educator Paul … Continue reading →

Posted in Calls to Action, Corporate Greed, Factory Farms (CAFOs), Local Control, Local Events | Tagged CAFOs in Iowa, community rights, corporate greed, local control, Paul Cienfuegos, rights of nature | Comments Off

Capitol Comments

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Governor Branstad takes one tiny tiptoe forward with the Anti-Bullying Proclamation but then takes ten big stomps backward. FIRST, this week, Gov. Branstad proposed new rules (instead of legislation) allowing his administration to give $37 million dollars in tax exemptions … Continue reading →

Posted in Branstad, Education, Iowa legislature 2015 | Tagged bullying, business tax cuts, domestic violence, heating assistance, liheap, medicaid privatization | Comments Off

Sunday Funday: We Don’t Need No Leaders Edition

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Seems like about once a week the Republican Party suffers a small earthquake within itself. My recollection from a geology class in my distant past was that a huge earthquake is preceded by several smaller quakes. We have some very … Continue reading →

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