Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Help Iowa’s Puppy Mill Dogs: Register for Iowa Voters For Companion Animals Lobby Day

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Registration is now open for Iowa Voters for Companion Animals’ Ninth Annual Iowa Humane Lobby Day! We are thrilled to be bringing animal welfare advocates and organizations together for one of the most important days of action for Iowa’s animals. … Continue reading →

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Why Are 90,000 Veterans Being Denied Agent Orange Coverage?

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Trish Nelson

…because a lone Republican senator and Dear Leader said so, that’s why.  The injustice  is magnified by the fact that Trump dodged being drafted himself, while these veterans did not have that privilege. They were called upon to serve their … Continue reading →

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The Case For Impeachment

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Trish Nelson

► BLOG : http://www.thomhartmann.com/thom/blog ► FACEBOOK : http://www.facebook.com/ThomHartmannP… ► INSTAGRAM : http://www.instagram.com/Thom_Hartmann ► TWITTER : http://www.twitter.com/thom_hartmann ► WEBSITE : http://www.thomhartmann.com ► YOUTUBE : http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c… The Thom Hartmann Program is the leading progressive political talk radio show for political news and … Continue reading →

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Indivisible To Take Action On Day #1

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Here is an action alert from Indivisible. If you haven’t joined yet, sign up here.  Sign up with the Iowa chapter here.  https://www.indivisibleiowa.us/ Tomorrow morning [today] your new members of Congress (MoCs) will be sworn into the 116th Congress. It … Continue reading →

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Will 2019 Be Better Or Worse Than 2018?

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Happy new year from Blog for Iowa! The #trumpresistance prevailed in 2018 by doing the one thing that was essential to the survival of Democracy, helping Democrats take back congress. Democracy will live to see another day. May we forge … Continue reading →

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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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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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