Author Archives: bfiaguestwriter

Occupy Wall Street = Love

Posted on November 2, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] After more than ten years of working on front end web development and playing around with html, css, and various other computer languages I had the opportunity to work on a software development project with a … Continue reading →

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Johnson County Puts Out Welcome Mat For Congressman Loebsack

Posted on April 25, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by Rod Sullivan] As you may have heard, Iowa’s Second District US Congressman Dave Loebsack plans to move to Johnson County in an attempt to continue to represent SE Iowa in the US House of Representatives.I … Continue reading →

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Dove Hunting – Enough Already!

Posted on March 28, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by Gary Ihnen] Dear Senator Kibbie: I am 59 years old. I spent a sizable slice of my childhood on our Northwest Iowa family farm. I have been an avid hunter and fisherman and outdoormsman most of my life. That … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the First Anniversary of the Signing of the Affordable Care Act

Posted on March 27, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by Karen Metcalf] In preparing for the celebration of the first anniversary of the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act, ACA), I found myself reflecting that those of us who support the … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Workers Protest Phony Deficit and the Silencing of American Workers

Posted on February 20, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] I slept on the floor of the rotunda last night. I Intend the same this evening. It is do or die for the Democratic party, and ground zero is in Wisconsin where unions fought for and … Continue reading →

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Bob Vander Plaats: Anti-Civil Rights Hate Mongering

Posted on February 10, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] Civil rights are something that we have to pay for with blood, sweat and tears. And fear based hate speech is something we not only have to listen to, but respond passionately and articulately to. We … Continue reading →

Posted in GLBT, GOP, Main Page | Tagged by David Van Thournout, civil rights | 2 Comments

WikiLeak’s Truth Lost In This American Noise Machine

Posted on February 2, 2011 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] I only write because of all the lying. I don’t think I’m a good writer at all. I think I’m terrible. What I’m convinced of is that my viewpoint is one of the few sane and … Continue reading →

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We All Live In A Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Society

Posted on December 27, 2010 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] Now that we’ve improved the civil rights of those serving their country in the most dangerous capacity, as soldiers defending our constitution, don’t you think it’s time we extended this acceptance of who we are to … Continue reading →

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Obama Plays It Cool, American Left Contemplates Suicide

Posted on December 22, 2010 by bfiaguestwriter

[by David Van Thournout] I think that if President Obama wants to try and use tax cuts to win hearts and minds out there it has some traction. I’m not entirely convinced but I do believe having a black president … Continue reading →

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Bill McKibben In Our Iowa Town

Posted on October 20, 2010 by bfiaguestwriter

“There is something eternal in each of us.” by Sherry Staub One of the lines from Our Town, a play by Thornton Wilder, is “Oh Earth, you’re too wonderful for anyone to realize you.” This week, Bill McKibben, one … Continue reading →

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