Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Let’s Go To Lasers For Light Shows

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Flagstaff, Az. (6 minutes) This is only a small sample of what lasers can do  As the world is burning it just makes sense for government and community organizations who sponsor Independence Day fireworks displays to come into the 21st … Continue reading →

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While Canada Burns…

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Meanwhile in Iowa… Climate related wild fires are raging all across Canada making the great Iowa outdoors essentially uninhabitable throughout the state. Yesterday SCOTUS struck down college affirmative action setting the country back 50 years. And also yesterday a big … Continue reading →

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Iowa Press Discusses Farm And Casino Economics

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Press should stick with this kind of programming and skip politics.

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Join The Fight Against Liquid Manure In Iowa’s Water

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Trish Nelson

ACTION ALERT FROM CCI: We’re in this fight because Iowa has over 10,000 factory farms that produce over 22 billion gallons of toxic liquid manure. Manure that is dumped untreated onto farm fields across the state and runs off into … Continue reading →

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Ethical Perspectives On The Decline Of Organized Religion In the U.S.

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Trish Nelson

This program is broadcast way too early in the morning to catch live. Fortunately, you can view all their broadcasts on YouTube. I find them to be generally quite interesting and informative. Good discussions that stay civil even during disagreement. … Continue reading →

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Will Johnson County Democrats Revolt?

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Senate Democrats v Zach Wahls Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan wrote in his newsletter Wednesday that Johnson County Democrats should “stop the flow of all money from Johnson County to Des Moines until we are represented on the Steering … Continue reading →

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Getting Real About Why Trump Took The Documents

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Trish Nelson
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Iowa Press With Amy Sinclair January v May 2023

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Trish Nelson

I thought it would be worthwhile to post and comment a bit on the May 26, 2023 episode of Iowa Press with Senate President Amy Sinclair (R – Allerton). It’s valuable to see in hindsight how Republicans were selling the … Continue reading →

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Iowa Dems Continue Statehouse Live Alerts Through Summer

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Trish Nelson

BLUE STATEHOUSE ALERT LIVE ON JUNE 20! Join House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrst for her first Blue Statehouse Alert Live of the summer on June 20, 2023 at 7pm. We’ll be talking about the big Iowa Supreme Court ruling and … Continue reading →

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The End Of Slavery In America

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Trish Nelson

June 19th or Juneteenth, marks the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free.  In 2021 President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Find … Continue reading →

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