Monthly Archives: December 2018

For Auld Lang Syne

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Trish Nelson
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Why We Should All Boycott Factory Farming

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Trish Nelson

“The disastrous impact of factory farms is not just on the animals abused there, but also on our environment, and even on our health. Read more about factory farms and the changes that you can make in order to have … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Scary New Year Edition

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Dave Bradley

One Illinois policeman can look forward to a bit more time on earth (46 seconds) With the crazy man in the White House who knows what is going to happen in the next 12 months. Odds on bet is that … Continue reading →

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Can’t Wait For Rob Sand’s Report On Iowa’s Medicaid Mess

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Dave Bradley

(4 hours if you are interested) About a week before Christmas Iowa’s Senate Health Policy Oversight Committee held a hearing with the administrators of Iowa’s now privatized medicaid system. The YouTube is posted above. It runs nearly 4 hours. I … Continue reading →

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Thank You, John Culver

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Dave Bradley

In his later years, John Culver established the Culver Center for Public Policy at Simpson College. Here is an interview from 2016 (9 minutes)  We at blogforiowa.com  were saddened to hear of the death of former senator John Culver this … Continue reading →

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Iowans Arrested At Border During Peaceful Protest

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Trish Nelson

“..there were machine guns, tear gas, riot gear…we were there to make a statement that immigrants have a right to seek asylum.. they tried to push us back and.. we kept our feet planted on the ground and didn’t move … Continue reading →

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Help Track Manure Application Violations

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Trish Nelson

from Citizens for Community Improvement  http://iowacci.org/ On Friday, December 21 the ban on manure application on snow-covered ground kicks in. Because of a wet fall (thanks climate change), a late harvest, and an early freeze, factory farms have been racing … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Air Pollution Problem

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Trish Nelson

According to this EPA air quality map, every county in Iowa has poor air quality. Red counties are the worst.  http://creativemethods.com/airquality/maps/iowa.htm Letter to the editor of the Storm Lake Times When it comes to Iowa’s water quality problems, the elephant … Continue reading →

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Outfoxing The Holidays

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Merry Christmas from Blog for Iowa and good luck!

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Top Lies Of Trump FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Trish Nelson

In addition to getting rid of Dear Leader ASAP, the nation also desperately needs a national media reform movement.  Sign up to receive action alerts and find out about more activist tools at Freepress. Seems like one has to be … Continue reading →

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