Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Rob Sand Goes On Offense

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Trish Nelson

This is a must see video of Rob Sand debunking Governor Reynolds’ comments from her May 12 appearance on Iowa Press.  Too bad he’s not on the panel.

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D-Day June 6th, 1944

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Dave Bradley

4 minutes: Seventy-nine years ago this coming Tuesday. An incredible invasion against the once invincible Nazi war machine. Those who landed on the Normandy shore that day had to be among the bravest of the brave. The future of the … Continue reading →

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Watch: Chris Jones Live Presentation Plus Audience Q and A

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Trish Nelson

“As our streams have been degraded our farms now look clean. You drive across the countryside and all our farms look like this – corn and soybeans, no weeds… we have 25 million hogs in Iowa but you can drive … Continue reading →

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Physician Says Reynolds Has Failed To Protect Public Health

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Trish Nelson

This is from a guest column in the Des Moines Register yesterday.  David E. Drake is a physician and member of the Volunteer Physician Network.  He declined an invitation from Kim Reynolds for drinks and hors d’oeuvres at the governor’s … Continue reading →

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Republican Led States Including Iowa Are Messing With Democracy

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Trish Nelson

GOP-led states including Iowa quit the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) this year, a program states use to ensure election integrity.  ERIC’s mission is to “help states improve the accuracy of America’s voter rolls, increase access to voter registration for … Continue reading →

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Republicans Need To Put Country First Over Political Games

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Iowa has NO Democratic representation in congress. Our entire delegation is made up of MAGA Republicans who only represent themselves and their supporters, not all Iowans.  They are playing politics that could bring serious harm to the economy and to … Continue reading →

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President Biden Remarks At 155th National Memorial Day Observance

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Trish Nelson
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Is Fifty Years of Iowa Press Enough?

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Trish Nelson

My review of the May 12 episode of Iowa Press with Governor Kim Reynolds originally appeared in the June 2023 edition of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter. The PP is  funded entirely by reader subscription,  available in hard … Continue reading →

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Polling: Public Increasingly Concerned About Default

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox. Check out this action alert from Iowa Citizen Action Network – Iowacan.org Thu, May 25 at 12:08 PM The latest reports about the debt ceiling negotiations are more upbeat than earlier in the week. Speaker McCarthy has … Continue reading →

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Listen To Iowans Speak Out On Carbon Pipelines

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Chapter Sierra Club  The big Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration- PHMSA-  carbon pipeline safety meeting is next week, May 31-June 1. Watch this video to see why we don’t want carbon pipelines in Iowa. @noco2pipeline Iowans oppose carbon … Continue reading →

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