Category Archives: Civil Liberties

Progressive Action in the Quad Cities

Posted on April 14, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Progressive Action in the Quad Cities by Caroline Vernon Progressive Action For The Common Good is a group of Quad Cities citizens who are committed to working together in order to rebuild an active community interested in promoting progressive values … Continue reading →

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Civil Rights for Gays and Lesbians: ” The Moral Barometer of Our Time”

Posted on April 4, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Civil Rights for Gays and Lesbians:   “The Moral Barometer of Our Time” The following piece by Dave Leshtz, Chair of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission,  was a guest opinion in Saturday's Cedar Rapids Gazette. I have three grown daughters.  … Continue reading →

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How to Fight Back in the Universities: Starting a Progressive Policy Promotion Think Tank in Your University

Posted on March 14, 2005 by Trish Nelson

How to Fight Back in the Universities: Starting a Progressive Policy Promotion Think Tank in Your University OpEdNews.com  by Rob Kall   Now the right wing is trying to shut down one of the last bastions of free speech and … Continue reading →

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State Reps. Rants and Horbach Soft on Meth

Posted on March 13, 2005 by bfialindathieman

State Reps. Rants and Horbach Soft on Meth by Jon Gaskell, Pointblank Des Moines Iowa House Speaker Christopher Rants (R-Woodbury) and Rep. Lance Horbach (R-Tama) worry that meth makers' civil liberties will be violated if Iowa requires ID to purchase … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage Ban Moves Forward in Iowa

Posted on March 5, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Gay Marriage Ban Moves Forward in Iowa The Advocate An Iowa house committee has approved a proposed amendment to the Iowa constitution banning same-sex marriage. Critics said state law already bans same-sex marriage and saw the proposed constitutional amendment as … Continue reading →

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Your Right to Buy Supplements is at Risk!

Posted on March 4, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Your Right to Buy Supplements is at Risk! Nutritional Health Alliance Pending Bills in Congress Could Take Away Your Health Care Rights to Buy Vitamins and Herbs Our Health Freedoms are Under Siege! Legislators and the FDA continue their relentless … Continue reading →

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Democrats Wimp Out on First Amendment. Surprise!

Posted on March 3, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Democrats Wimp Out on First Amendment.  Surprise! by John Nichols, AlterNet.org Judging from the lackluster showing against the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, it seems that most Democrats – who are supposed to take civil liberties more seriously than the Republicans … Continue reading →

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QC Library Patrons Favor Warning Signs About Patriot Act

Posted on February 27, 2005 by Trish Nelson

QC Library Patrons Favor Warning Signs About Patriot Act QC Times By Tory Brecht Bettendorf public library director Faye Clow faced what she called a “terrible choice” recently when asked by the Quad-Cities chapter of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union … Continue reading →

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Iowa School Board Association Should Join Anti-Bullying Effort

Posted on February 19, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Iowa School Board Association Should Join Anti-Bullying Effort contributed by David Leshtz by Dr. Carolyn E. Cutrona Ames, Iowa All children deserve a safe, high-quality public education, regardless of whether they are Christian, Muslim, black, white, brown, gay, straight, … Continue reading →

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Pro-Choice Lobby Day at Iowa State House

Posted on February 16, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Pro-Choice Lobby Day at the Iowa State House Pro-ChoiceAmerica.org “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.” Have you signed up for Pro-Choice Lobby Day yet?  If not, there is still time to make sure your voice is … Continue reading →

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