Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Grassley Faces Angry Constituents at First Town Hall of 2018

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House Rural Broadband Caucus Writes Letter To Trump

https://loebsack.house.gov/ Dave and his fellow co-chairs of the House Rural Broadband Caucus called on President Trump to include dedicated funding for broadband connectivity in his forthcoming infrastructure proposal. The letter and release follow. House Rural Broadband Caucus to President: Include … Continue reading

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Meeting For People Who Oppose Factory Farms

Sharing is caring!  Action Alert from CCI: You’ve probably heard: following the construction of two massive slaughterhouses, Iowans are bracing for yet another factory farm influx. Over the last three months, Iowa Select has inundated North Central Iowa with plans … Continue reading

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Glasson: Everybody In Nobody Out

If elected Governor, Cathy Glasson plans to work to pass a universal, single-payer health care plan to cover every Iowan, including mental health and reproductive health care. Check out her campaign website here.  Follow her on Facebook and Twitter

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“All We Want Is Clean Air And Water” Support The Moratorium on CAFOs (Factory Farms)

This happened at the state capitol this week.  Farmer Chris Petersen:  “Our beautiful state of Iowa is being sacrificed… for what?  for what?”   Please share this.

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We Must Talk with Rural Voters

–John Norris, Democratic candidate for Governor, was State Director of the Farm Unity Coalition during the 1980s’ Farm Crisis. He served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is currently co-owner of the State Public Policy … Continue reading

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Get On The Bus

Reprinted with permission from the Winter 2018 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter, available only in hard copy for $12/yr.!! Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. [from a transcript of remarks given at Bethel … Continue reading

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I Have A Dream Martin Luther King Jr. Full Speech: Video

Recently, I was having a conversation with a young person, well younger than me, thirty something, about the Vietnam war.   I happened to mention Agent Orange, and she had no idea what I was talking about, had never heard of … Continue reading

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Public Figures and Directional Changes Needed for the New Year

by Ralph Scharnau When considering New Year’s resolutions for individuals with high public recognition, President Donald Trump stands apart from all others. Marked by administrative chaos and dysfunction, Trump’s tweets and policies put him in the category of one of … Continue reading

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Reyma McCoy McDeid, Democrat For House District 38

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