Category Archives: Great Tools: IOWA

Howard Dean Adds Mississippi, Oklahoma and Utah to Growing List of Endorsements for Democratic National Committee Chair

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Howard Dean Adds Mississippi! Oklahoma! and Utah! to Growing List of Endorsements for DNC Chair  Blog for America Following the news that the Florida delegation to the Democratic National Committee voted unanimously to endorse Howard Dean to be the party's … Continue reading →

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Framing The Issues: How Conservatives Use Language to Dominate Politics

Posted on September 22, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Framing The Issues: How Conservatives Use Language to Dominate Politics An Interview with UC Berkeley professor George Lakoff, UC Berkeley News But first, a brief note from Linda: I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that I … Continue reading →

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DFIA Launches New Events Calendar!

Posted on August 3, 2004 by bfialindathieman

DFIA Launches New Events Calendar! Democracy for Iowa has our new Events Calendar up and running.  You can check here daily to find Democratic events around Iowa.  Our candidates have already begun adding their events.  Check them out! Click on … Continue reading →

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Great FREE Tool: Organizers’ Collaborative

Posted on July 27, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Great FREE Tool: Organizers' Collaborative DFIA Co-founder Dr. Alta Price at DemFest © 2004 Democracy for Iowa. All rights reserved. DFIA Co-founder Dr. Alta Price of Bettendorf Reports on a Great Find Coming Out of DemocracyFest DemocracyFest was a wonderful … Continue reading →

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News, Notes, and Platforms

Posted on July 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

News, Notes, and Platforms Well, today is a big day at the Thieman household – yes, we received our first order of DFIA/Blog for Iowa merchandise that graphics artist “jc” created for us.  As I write this blog entry, I … Continue reading →

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DFIA Merchandise Now Available!

Posted on June 27, 2004 by bfialindathieman

DFIA Merchandise Now Available! DFIA has turned in the final, approved version for our DFIA merchandise to the Dean blogger extraordinaire and graphics artist known as “jc.”  Note: At the request of DFIA Environmentalist Molly Regan, wind turbines have been … Continue reading →

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Old Tool Reborn: Organize for America

Posted on May 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Old Tool Reborn: Organize for America As part of the new DFA 2.0, Project Commons is being relaunched with yet another new name: Organize for America. http://organize.democracyforamerica.com I believe this has been known alternately as Commons, Deanlink, and Get Local.  … Continue reading →

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Great Tool: Project Vote Smart

Posted on May 16, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Great Tool: Project Vote Smart A knowledgeable electorate is the strongest component of a functioning democracy. Information about elected officials and candidates is crucial to maintaining the defense of one's rights and privileges guaranteed in the Constitution. In that spirit, … Continue reading →

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Tools: Blog for Iowa “Search” Feature

Posted on May 12, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Tools:  Blog for Iowa “Search” Feature Now that Blog for Iowa has published almost 140 articles, I've tried to create categories under which to file most of the articles.  It's a time-consuming process to go back and re-file the articles, so … Continue reading →

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Tips For Finding Uncontested Races

Posted on May 5, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Tips For Finding Uncontested Races by 21st Century Democrats 1)  Pick a race that you want to research. You can find elected officials by zip code, along with district information, at http://yahoo.capwiz.com/y/dbq/officials. 2)  Find the filing deadline for the race. You … Continue reading →

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