Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Trump Has Met Criteria For Impeachment By Every Measure

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Trish Nelson

John Nichols lays it out – why Trump can and should be impeached and the dangers of delay.

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U.S. Not Leaving Paris Agreement Yet – Here’s What You Should Know

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Dear Friends, As you know, today the White House announced that the United States would begin the process of leaving the Paris Agreement. Removing the United States from the Paris Agreement is a reckless and indefensible action. It undermines America’s … Continue reading →

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Iowa Must Change New Open Carry Law

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Trish Nelson

wcfcourier.com/news/opinion/columnists/iowa-must-change-new-open-carry-law By Washington, D.C., standards it was cold that first day of March 1954. The sky was overcast with rain, a relatively strong southerly wind and the temperatures hung in the low to mid-50s. The four arrived around noon at … Continue reading →

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“Summer of Citizenship” Begins Saturday, June 3rd

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Rob Hogg: The “Summer of Citizenship” Begins Saturday, June 3, at the “Picnic for the People” in Boone Welcome to the “Summer of Citizenship,” a campaign to encourage and empower Iowans to reach out and listen to … Continue reading →

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Recess Town Halls In Iowa May 30 – June 3

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Trish Nelson

“I’ve heard this from two additional sources. Make this recess count, folks. You have from now till June 5.” “INTEL: Several GOP Senators have privately said this recess is the test – if they get blowback at home, they’ll tell … Continue reading →

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Why MSNBC Is Moving To The Right

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Trish Nelson

There are reports that Lawrence O’Donnell will soon go the way of Keith Olbermann, Melissa Harris-Perry, and Ed Schultz.

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All Hands On Deck – Trump Coming To Eastern Iowa

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Please share far and wide. Find your Indivisible Iowa group here and start making plans to show up for the Iowa #TrumpResistance.   http://www.kwwl.com/ Donald Trump will be in Cedar Rapids next week. Donald Trump will be at the DoubleTree … Continue reading →

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Michael Flynn To Invoke The Fifth Amendment

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Trish Nelson

Trump just last September in Council Bluffs, Iowa:  “You see the mob taking the fifth…if you are innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment?”  

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Dakota Access Motion To Dismiss Denied

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Trish Nelson

DAPL update from Ed Fallon: To those who say, “The fight against the Dakota Access pipeline is over, so just move on,” we pipeline fighters and water protectors say, “Not so fast!” Tuesday, the Iowa Supreme Court sided with nine … Continue reading →

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How The Sinclair Deal Affects Iowa

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Trish Nelson

http://iowahighwayends.net/blog/ The Iowahighwayends blog has no share widgets and does not offer an RSS feed.  There is no affiliated Facebook page.  If you want to follow, you just have to go the website. We appreciate Jeff Morrison’s reporting on the … Continue reading →

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