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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
Beaker Street Remembered
Friday love to BFIA readers. If you’re of a certain age you remember historic Beaker Street well. If not check out this podcast anyway for some radio history. Beaker Street was on K double A Y, Little Rock, Arkansas. Seems … Continue reading
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Tagged 60s music, Arkansas Rocks Radio Network, Beaker Street Radio, Clyde Clifford, early 70s music, Podcast by George
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Another Bad Vote By Miller-Meeks
Hey voters in Iowa Congressional District 1, your accidental congress person Mariannette Miller-Meeks just voted to keep professional liar George Santos in congress. This and many other bad votes mean she and George both do not belong in congress. Democrats … Continue reading
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Tagged @repmmm, George Soros, IA-01, Mariannette Miller-Meeks
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Local Panel Discusses AI On Ethical Perspectives
“ChatBot Boundaries” Ethical Perspectives On the News – 05.14.2023 – KCRG Cedar Rapids Inter-Religious Council of Linn County Moderator: Beth Parker Panelists: Dara Schmidt, Cedar Rapids Public Library Director; Leon Tabak, Professor of Computer Science Cornell College; Jackson, 9th grade … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, AI and jobs, ChatGPT, Future of librarians, KCRG Cedar Rapids, Nicholas Johnson
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Democrats Highlight Positives In 2023 Legislative Session
From our inbox: Here is a summary by Iowa House Democrats of the 2023 session which has been called “the most harmful and destructive in our state’s history.” Follow Iowa House Dems on Facebook and Twitter SESSION ADJOURNS- HERE IS … Continue reading
Gov. Reynolds Is Being Sued And Not By Rob Sand
As you may have heard Governor Reynolds is being sued by Iowans for unlawfully cutting off their pandemic related jobless assistance. Details below. Reynolds has only herself to blame for this one. She can’t blame Rob Sand or President Biden … Continue reading
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Tagged #COVIDKim, Covid-19, Kim Reynolds corruption, Reynolds being sued
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Paul Krugman On The Debt Ceiling
Fact: Republicans voted to raise the debt ceiling three times when Donald Trump was president, with no preconditions. Talking with Al Franken, Paul Krugman provides information including what the options are for getting through the GOP’s shenanigans.
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Stopping Mass Shootings Means Regulating Guns And More
Ed Fallon does an excellent job in this article of taking the gun violence discussion out of the either-or (guns v. mental health) and moving it to a comprehensive examination of many factors at play in the U.S. that contribute … Continue reading
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Tagged #takethegunsaway, Guns and White Males, Guns in America, Students Demand Action
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Rally for an Assault Weapons Ban
studentsdemandaction.org/ Rally for an Assault Weapons Ban We’re fed up with lawmakers offering only thoughts and prayers. Fed up with them ignoring the voice of the “mass shooting generation” and refusing to reinstate the bipartisan Assault Weapons Ban to save … Continue reading
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DNR Moving Forward With Executive Order Revision of CAFO Regulations
Important update about CAFO regulation (sounds more like deregulation) from the website of Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors – JFAN jfaniowa.org by Diane Rosenberg | Executive Director The DNR is now continuing its revision of Chapter 65 under the direction … Continue reading
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Tagged CAFOs in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa agriculture, Iowa DNR, JFAN
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Iowa Press I Think I Thought I Saw You Try
On the April 28th episode of Iowa Press the panel frivoled away 26 minutes of precious broadcast time on the weather. No, not climate change. Just the weather. Guests were two National Weather Service meteorologists based in Johnston, a suburb … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa GOP trifecta, Iowa legislative session 2023, Iowa Press
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