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Part 4: The Shameful History Behind Iowa’s English Only Policy

Posted on September 26, 2008 by bfialindathieman

Part 4: The Shameful History Behind Iowa’s English Only Policy by Nancy Thieman, LMSW, Sioux City, IowaAn original Blog for Iowa exclusive in four partsGovernment-sponsored Coercion Leads to Mob-mentality Violence    The fact that the State of Iowa and the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Part 3: The Shameful History Behind Iowa’s English Only Policy

Posted on September 25, 2008 by bfialindathieman

Part 3: The Shameful History Behind Iowa’s English Only Policy by Nancy Thieman, LMSW, Sioux City, IowaAn original Blog for Iowa exclusive in four partsTargeting the Average German Speaker    There are many instances of outrageously-large fines being levied and enforced … Continue reading →

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Part 2: The Shameful History Behind Iowa’s English Only Policy

Posted on September 24, 2008 by bfialindathieman

Part 2: The Shameful History Behind Iowa’s English Only Policy by Nancy Thieman, LMSW, Sioux City, IowaAn original Blog for Iowa exclusive in four partsA System of Coercion    The Babel Proclamation was not an Iowa law, per se.  Nevertheless, the … Continue reading →

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The Shameful History Behind Iowa’s English Only Policy

Posted on September 23, 2008 by bfialindathieman

The Shameful History Behind Iowa’s English Only Policy by Nancy Thieman, LMSW, Sioux City, IowaAn original Blog for Iowa exclusive in four parts    When the southern states succeeded from the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1860, … Continue reading →

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