Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Loebsack To Discuss Expanding Broadband In Rural Areas

Loebsack to Discuss Expanding Rural Broadband in Columbus Junction, Fairfield and Wellman Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that he will be visiting Columbus Junction, Fairfield and Wellman on MONDAY, March 9th, to meet with local elected and … Continue reading

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PSR Iowa And UNA Iowa Co-Sponsor Fundraiser For Climate Action

Iowa Chapter Physicians for Social Responsibility 20 East Market ● Room 200 ● Iowa City, IA 52245 ● http://www.psriowa.org Dear Friend, 2014 was the hottest year in recorded history. 2014 was the year of the Great Climate March for Climate … Continue reading

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Hughie Tweedy To Pipeline: “My Land Is Not For Sale – Not For A Million Bucks”

fallonforum.com/ Beginning on March 2, 2015, Ed Fallon began a walk of 400 miles following the path of the proposed Bakken Oil Pipeline. He will walk from the southeast corner of Iowa to the northwest corner of the state, meeting … Continue reading

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Is This Hell? Not Yet But It Will Be If The Iowa Legislature Legalizes Fireworks

Yes it will be hell for dogs, veterans with PTSD, children and parents of children who are injured, not to mention the hell of further poisoning Iowa’s groundwater, if Iowa lawmakers legalize fireworks.   Nobody needs fireworks.  You can go see … Continue reading

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O.T. Is Back! And In Rare Form

Giuliani Nutball or Sleazeball? http://otherwords.org/is-giuliani-a-nutball-or-a-sleazeball/ The former New York City mayor may be full of it, but that won’t stop him from weighing in. By Donald Kaul I’m trying to make up my mind about Rudy Giuliani: I can’t decide … Continue reading

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President Obama Thanks Activists For Net Neutrality

Blog for Iowa would also like to say congratulations and thank you to all of the internet users in Iowa who contacted the FCC on the issue of net neutrality.  It is because you participated that the free and open … Continue reading

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What Is Wage Theft?

It’s happening in Iowa.

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The Unapologetic Populist

Senator Sanders: “I’m prepared to take on the billionaire class.” Run, Bernie, run.

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This Week On The Fallon Forum: Gas Tax, Pipelines, Online Gambling, Billboards

Dear Friends, One week from today, I set-out on a 400-mile walk along the proposed path of the Bakken Oil Pipeline – perhaps walking across fields and streams, but more often traversing road and bridges. Speaking of which . . … Continue reading

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Progress Iowa Announces The Academy Awards of Extreme Iowa

ProgressIowa.org And the Oscars go to…Branstad, Ernst, Upmeyer, Blum and King *Updated Source Citations Below* Des Moines, Iowa — Tonight, stars and celebrities will honor the best in movies over the past year. Today, Progress Iowa announced the winners of … Continue reading

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