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Monthly Archives: July 2018
Why Don’t Iowa Farmers Export More to Europe?
During a brief appearance at Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta on Thursday, President Trump claimed a trade breakthrough with European allies. “We just opened up Europe for you,” he said. Not so fast! On Saturday, European Union Commission President … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Farming, Trade
Tagged corn. soybeans, EU, European Union, farming, GMOs, Iowa soybeans, Trade, trade war
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Rise Of Nuclear Power Was A Bad Idea
In a broader perspective, the rise of nuclear power was a bad idea. It always required substantial government subsidies, and there is no solution for handling spent fuel rods and radioactive equipment. If there is a disaster like Fukushima Daiichi … Continue reading
Posted in Nuclear Abolition
Tagged Duane Arnold, James Hansen, NextEra Energy Resources, nuclear abolition, nuclear power
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People Might Expect Education And Health Care For Their Children?
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry or both: (17 minutes) Let me think. One of the purposes of rebelling against Britain was so that we could band together and decide to do things for the common good. Giving … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Education, Food Insecurity, Health Care & Medicare
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Sunday Funday: 100 Days Until The Election
Video 7 minutes: If you haven’t stepped up now is the time. There are doors to knock, there are contributions to make, there are phone calls to make, there are absentee ballots to be requested. Candidates not only need … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Humor
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From A Diedre DeJear Email
With all the other races in Iowa and across the country some races get a bit dwarfed. Let’s not forget Diedre DeJear folks. Ms. DeJear is in a quest to restore the Iowa Secretary of State’s office to an office … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, voter suppression
Tagged check your registration, Deidre DeJear, Iowa Secretary of State
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Getting Involved In The Campaigns From Rob Hogg
Upcoming Events including the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding and events with Molly Donahue, Tracy Ehlert and Art Staed Canvassing for Abby Finkenauer this Saturday in Cedar Rapids Dear Friends: This is just a reminder that I hope you can join … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa
Tagged Rob Hogg
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Observations On A Nice Summer Day
World-wide Weather: After a scorching June, July is exiting in graceful fashion. But let’s be honest, the trend around the world is not good. More heat creating more unstable and more extreme weather. This week’s spotlight where unheard of weather … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Climate Change, Joni Ernst, Kim Reynolds
Tagged Fred Hubbell, medicaid privatization, net neutrality, Sinclair Tribune merger
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RAGBRAI 2018
(Editor’s Note: Trish Nelson is taking a break from editing Blog for Iowa this July and August. One of her annual activities is riding RAGBRAI and she sent some photos of her experience this year. This is also her remembrance … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community
Tagged Blog for Iowa, Donald Kaul, RAGBRAI
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Advocating For Those With Four Paws
Mindi Callison-Long created Bailing out Benji, an organization devoted to putting an end to puppy mills through educational outreach, advocacy and rescue, in 2011 when she was 21 years old. She recently made a trip to Washington, D.C. with animal … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Progressive Community, progressive values
Tagged animal advocacy in Iowa, animal rights in Iowa, animal welfare Iowa, Iowa animal welfare
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Iowa Environmental Council Weekly Water Watch
(Editor’s Note: The Iowa Environmental Council monitors harmful algae blooms throughout the state. Here’s a link to their July 20 report). Weekly Water Watch is really about this: taking a minute to 1) see Iowa’s lakes as resource, 2) understand … Continue reading
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