Author Archives: Trish Nelson

$7.5 Million For Iowa Community Health Centers Thanks To Affordable Care Act

Progress Iowa, SEIU Local 199 Ask Iowans To Say ‘Thanks’ for Health Care Reform, Community Health Center Grants ‘Thank You’ campaign launches in recognition of Health Care Professionals Week, May 6-12 DES MOINES, IOWA — Progress Iowa and SEIU Local … Continue reading

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Iowa Legislators With ALEC Ties

Iowa Legislators with ALEC Ties Governor Terry Branstad (Iowa), identified by ALEC as involved in its formative years  http://www.alec.org/about-alec/history/ House of Representatives Rep. Richard T. Anderson (R-97), International Relations Task Force Member Rep. Richard Arnold (R-72), Energy, Environment and Agriculture … Continue reading

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Thom Hartmann: Does This Generation Have a Rendezvous With Destiny?

 

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This Week On The Fallon Forum

Ed is still doing great progressive talk radio.  Check here for the Fallon Forum weekly broadcast schedule each and every Monday.   Dear Friends, It’s been one month since we switched to a strictly online program, and things are going well. … Continue reading

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Labor Roundtable With Congressman Dave Loebsack

LABOR ROUNDTABLE With Congressman Dave Loebsack Wednesday May 2nd The Quad City Federation of Labor and the Clinton Labor Congress invite you to attend one of three LaborRoundtables where we will discuss issues concerning working families. Our guest speakers will … Continue reading

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Friday Food Talk: How Corporations Influence University Ag Research

“If an entire wing of a university department’s building is named after Monsanto, as it is at Iowa State University, can we really expect that school to produce objective, potentially critical, research on genetically engineered foods or the environmental impact … Continue reading

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Workers Memorial Day Events Around Iowa

Below is a list Workers Memorial Day events around Iowa.  For more info about Iowa events:   Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO “Workers’ Memorial Day, International Workers’ Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of … Continue reading

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Student Loan Interest Rate Increase? “The Barackness Monster Ain’t Buyin’ It”

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Anti-War Iowans Sit Down With Senator Harkin

Delegation of Iowans Talk With Senator Harkin on Iran, U.S. Foreign & Domestic Policy Diplomacy with Iran, ‘we can’t afford another war,’ a key focus DES MOINES – (Catholic Peace Ministry news services, courtesy of JJ Weiss)  A delegation that … Continue reading

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This Week On The Fallon Forum: Ed’s Restoring Freedom

Ed’s still on the air and still doing great radio.  Check here for the Fallon Forum weekly broadcast schedule each and every Monday.   Dear Friends, I’m fresh back from speaking at the Restoring Freedoms Conference in Wilkes-Barre, organized by the … Continue reading

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