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“SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL” — Ending School Segregation

“SEPARATE IS NOT EQUAL” — Ending School Segregation by Linda Thieman Several years ago, I landed an assignment from a children's magazine to do a story on Brown v. Board of Education.  I believe I got the assignment because I … Continue reading

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Keeping Up With Blog for America

Keeping Up With Blog for America In case you've been having a problem keeping up with Blog for America, that outstanding weblog of our mothership, Democracy for America, here are a few posts you might want to look at. A … Continue reading

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Vermont Admits It Miscounted Dean Papers – Arrggghhhh!

Vermont Admits It Miscounted Dean Papers – Arrggghhhh! File this one away under “yet another kick in the gut.”  It seems that when Howard Dean left the office of Governor of Vermont, he actually sealed FAR FEWER records than his … Continue reading

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451° F: Hot Books: The New Pearl Harbor

451° F: Hot Books: The New Pearl Harbor Alta Price 451° F: Hot Books has a new blog!  For complete information on which books will be discussed, how to host a book discussion group, where to sign up to host … Continue reading

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Connie Wilson: Final Installment – If You Cannot Find Osama, Bomb Iraq!

FINAL INSTALLMENT:  “IF YOU CANNOT FIND OSAMA: BOMB IRAQ!” By Connie Corcoran Wilson, M.S. (*Recap of our previous three installments:  Connie sings “If You Cannot Find Osama: Bomb Iraq” on public radio station WVIK (see 4/25 blog entry). Station has … Continue reading

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Iowa in the News: Fiscal Crisis

State Auditor: Iowa fiscal policy on wrong courseWaterloo-Cedar Falls Courier WATERLOO — State Auditor David Vaudt says it's time to cut up the state government's Mastercard and start making payments to erase the debts. Vaudt, who has been criss-crossing Iowa … Continue reading

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The Progressive: The Howard Dean Interview

The Progressive: The Howard Dean Interview Available online today for the first time is a new interview with Howard Dean from the June, 2004, issue of The Progressive. The interview was conducted on April 19 by Matthew Rothschild, and covers … Continue reading

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Convention Report: Iowa’s 3rd District

Convention Report: Iowa's 3rd District The 2004 District 3 Democratic Convention was held on April 24 at Johnston High School.  From the outset, controversy set the tone for the convention as the acting Convention Chair held by Jim Peterson (Edwards … Continue reading

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Great Tool: Project Vote Smart

Great Tool: Project Vote Smart A knowledgeable electorate is the strongest component of a functioning democracy. Information about elected officials and candidates is crucial to maintaining the defense of one's rights and privileges guaranteed in the Constitution. In that spirit, … Continue reading

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Vilsack Vetoes Fetal Personhood Bill

Vilsack Vetoes Fetal Personhood Bill This just came in from Suzi Alexander, the Field Director of Governmental Affairs over at Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa.  Our thanks to all the Blog for Iowa readers who wrote or called Gov. Vilsack … Continue reading

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