Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Opposition Update And Actions

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Go to Indivisible.org to join Indivisible and to find your local Indivisible group. And now a word from Ezra Levin at Indivisible. This week’s actions are all about fighting bravely and pushing others to be brave with us — from … Continue reading →

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Helping Endangered Species In Iowa

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Iowa Chapter Sierra Club.  Follow them on Facebook.  Join the Friday weekly Lunch and Learn every Friday at noon. Today Wally Taylor, Sierra Club Iowa legal chair discusses what we can do to help endangered, threatened, and … Continue reading →

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Candidate Forum In Cedar County Next Week

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Dave Bradley

Republicans and Democrats invited                               Eastern Iowa Rural Revival and Candidate Forum                             … Continue reading →

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A Live Conversation With HCR and Adam Schiff

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Trish Nelson

This conversation was live yesterday on the Substacks of Heather Cox Richardson and Adam Schiff Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack… Find Senator Schiff on Substack here: https://substack.com/@senschiff

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Connecting The Dots On Why Trump Is Trying To End Cancer Research

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Trish Nelson

In Iowa, we’re kind of concerned about cancer due to our high cancer rates. Check out Iowa Starting Line’s investigative series, Cancer in Iowa Why would Donald Trump want to end cancer research? Maybe because… “Both as vice president and … Continue reading →

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Kathy Dolter: “Attack Policies Not People”

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Laura Belin at Bleeding Heartland has been interviewing Democratic candidates running for office in 2026.  You can find the interviews on the Bleeding Heartland YouTube channel along with a summary of the interview and transcript. They are a good way … Continue reading →

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September 17th Is Constitution Day

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Trish Nelson

September 17 is Constitution Day. It’s the day that marks the birth of American democracy — the day that the foundational rules of our rights and freedoms were signed into law. But Constitution Day is about more than just history. … Continue reading →

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Lessons From History: The 1963 Bombing of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Early in the century, when he was U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, former Senator Doug Jones prosecuted Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry, who as members of the Ku Klux Klan participated in the 1963 … Continue reading →

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Sorting Out Political Violence In The U.S.

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Including things that didn’t get covered last week. Follow Heather Cox Richardson – heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe http://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/podcast

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DNR Wants Your Feedback On Iowa’s Water Quality

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Citizens for Community Improvement: Iowa DNR is asking for feedback on Iowa’s water quality! They are hosting 2 virtual public hearings for a Triennial Review of water quality standards. “Under the Clean Water Act, a state shall, from … Continue reading →

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