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Iowa Blog Roundup

Iowa Blog Roundup By Sam Garchik I just figured out how to subscribe to Feedblitz's blog email. I enter the blog urls that I want to read, and then every morning, I get an email with updates from those blogs.  This … Continue reading

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Change the Course Campaign!

Change the Course Campaign by Sam Garchik This just in from Michelle Vanderhoff on the “Change the Course” campaign: We are trying to get a debate on House floor on Iraq. Quad Cities and Progressive Action for the Common Good are … Continue reading

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Help Ed get the DFA endorsement

Help Ed get the DFA Endorsement by Sam Garchik I just got this from the Ed Fallon campaign.  They need help getting some national attention: ATTENTION DFA MEMBERS: This week we applied for the endorsement of Democracy for America, and … Continue reading

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Iowa Pork Gets Harper’s Notice

Iowa Pork Gets Harper's Notice By Sam Garchik The Harper's Magazine May 2006 issue came to my door today.  In it, there's a great article about pigs, and it mentions two successful Iowa family farms. One, run by the Sleezer family, … Continue reading

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Iowa Tornado Update

Iowa Tornado Update By Sam Garchik As all of you know, Johnson County was hit by a tornado Thursday night. For those who haven't seen the damage, John Deeth, of the Johnson County Democrats, has posted these pictures. The Johnson County Democrats have … Continue reading

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Just Try and Go West, Old Man

  Just Try to Go West, Old Man By Sam Garchik In 2008, there is going to be consensus among Democrats and Greens that the war in Iraq was wrong, abortion should be legal, rich people should pay more taxes, … Continue reading

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Upcoming Events and Happenings

Upcoming Events and Happenings DFA NIGHT SCHOOL STARTS TUESDAY This spring, you can join four online sessions of DFA Night School that will teach you the basics in campaign tactics: message, volunteer recruitment, canvassing and phoning. The Night School sessions … Continue reading

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Hello from the New Editor

Hello from the New Editor Greeting Democracy for Iowans! My name is Sam Garchik.  Some of you may know me from the Art Small for U.S. Senate campaign, where I drove 10,000 miles without ever leaving the state of Iowa … Continue reading

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