Category Archives: Calls to Action

Senator Grassley Begins All-Iowa Tour

Senator Grassley Begins All-Iowa Tour Senator Grassley tours all 99 counties each year.  Perhaps some folks would like to go to an event and ask Senator Grassley some questions.  Below is his schedule for the week of January 11-15. looks … Continue reading

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One Iowa to Host Free Public Forums on Marriage Equality

One Iowa to Host Free Public Forums on Marriage Equality OneIowa.org Please join us at our first forum  Monday, January 4th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at Central Middle School (901 Cedar St.) in MuscatineIt has been six months since … Continue reading

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Iowa Book Blogger Makes 2009 Tweet for Literacy Campaign a Big Success

Iowa Book Blogger Makes 2009 Tweet for Literacy Campaign a Big Success by Linda ThiemanThe First Annual Tweet for Literacy campaign took place in November, 2009, during National Family Literacy Month. Four authors and three mom/book bloggers got together for … Continue reading

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Labor Leaders Stunned at Latest Health Care Compromise

Labor Leaders Stunned at Latest Health Care Compromise by Tracy Kurowski Last week, Senator Harry Reid revealed the latest compromise on a health care reform bill. – No public option  – No expansion of Medicare to seniors and retirees age 55 … Continue reading

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Howard Dean Still Fighting for Real Health Care Reform (and Winning)

Howard Dean Still Fighting for Real Health Care Reform (and Winning) Basically, everything passed in today's (Saturday's) manager's bill (Reid's amendment) is the Democrat's response to Howard Dean's call to improve the legislation.  Democrats responded to Dean's public criticism with … Continue reading

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Ask Senator Grassley to Use His Family Connections to Save Gays in Uganda

Ask Senator Grassley to Use His Family Connections to Save Gays in Uganda by Alta Price, M.D.Having had the foresight (or perhaps just the good luck) to take this snowy day off from work, I have a little time to … Continue reading

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No More Compromising on Health Care – Call on Senators to Reject All Public Option-Weakening Amendments

No More Compromising on Health Care – Call on Senators to Reject All Public Option-Weakening Amendments Reports from The Hill are that Democratic Senators are preparing to offer a “compromise” amendment to the healthcare bill as soon as next week … Continue reading

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Hey, Iowa Progressives! David Plouffe Announces “Beat Palin’s Book for a Day”

Hey, Iowa Progressives!  David Plouffe Announces “Beat Palin's Book for a Day” par·a·digm    (pr-dm, -dm)  n.1. One that serves as a pattern or model.2. A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for … Continue reading

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When the Paycheck Stops: A Forum on the Economic Crisis to be Held in the Quad Cities

When the Paycheck Stops: A Forum on the Economic Crisis to be Held in the Quad Cities When the Paycheck Stops:  A Community Meeting for the Unemployed, Under-employed and Anxiously-employed Tues, Dec. 1st, Wed, Dec. 2nd, Thur, Dec. 3rd5:30-7:30pm each … Continue reading

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Jon Stewart Impersonates Glenn Beck for Entire Segment

Jon Stewart Impersonates Glenn Beck for Entire Segment Huffingtonpost.com “You know who else didn't answer medical questions?  Hitler.” ~ Jon Stewart The “Daily Show” host spent an entire segment acting like, talking like, crying like, dancing like, and gesticulating like … Continue reading

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