Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Take Action For Peace On Earth, Good Will To All

Posted on December 26, 2012 by bfiasamosborne

by Sam Osborne To The Editor: Peace on Earth and good will to all, by doing: Our nation doing a better job of protecting the most innocent does not lessen the self-protective capacity of even the most self-centered who only … Continue reading →

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Peace And Merry Christmas From Blog For Iowa

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Trish Nelson

   

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The Prairie Progressive 2012 Honor Roll

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Questioning the Narrative: Prairie Dog’s Honor Roll (2): Two weeks before the last election, Iowa Senator Mike Gronstal informed Iowa Representative Nate Willems that Willems’ poll numbers were very low in his campaign for a rural Senate seat.  So low, … Continue reading →

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How To End Gun Violence In America

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Donald Kaul has come out of retirement to offer his unique voice on how we as a nation should think about and respond to the atrocity in Newtown, Connecticut and our country’s problem with gun violence.  Here is an excerpt … Continue reading →

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Iowans To Senator Grassley: End The Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Middle Class Iowans in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Sioux City to Deliver Letters and Petitions From Over 800 Iowans [UPDATE:  THE DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO:  FRIDAY @12:30] UPDATE:  On Friday, December 21st at 12:30 p.m., Progress Iowa … Continue reading →

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Now Is The Time To Protect Children Not Guns

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Democracy for America Words cannot express our heartbreak as we grieve for the children and educators killed in Newtown on Friday. As a father, I cannot even begin to imagine what the victims’ families are going through. Connecticut is my … Continue reading →

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Five Things You Can Do About Gun Violence

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Dianne Feinstein will introduce an assault weapon ban on the first day of congress.  Watch: http://embed.crooksandliars.com/v/MjYyODYtNjQ0NDU Ways you can help: Click on these links to join or make a donation: Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence Million Mom March Mayors … Continue reading →

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President Obama Speaks To Newtown And The Nation

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Trish Nelson

 

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What Should Be Government’s Role In A Complex World?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by bfialauratwing

Limited Government , Under God, Vote Republican On my way to Iowa City, I drive past an election sign still standing proudly in someone’s yard.  Some days, I smile to myself, amazed that anyone could think our country would be … Continue reading →

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Limited Government (Under God)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by bfialauratwing

When our nation’s founders wrote their remarkable (in theory and in actual words chosen) document, they worked on many versions, arguing with each other over many points.  They knew it was not dictated by God, not perfect, not a miraculous … Continue reading →

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