Category Archives: How You Can Help

Help Get Ann Coulter Off The Des Moines Register Opinion Page

Posted on July 1, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Help Get Ann Coulter Off The Des Moines Register Opinion Page This came in today from DFIA Founding Member and Rapid Response – Iowa Co-coordinator Trish Nelson. If you have a few spare minutes, it is certainly worth the … Continue reading →

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Victory For The Public Interest: Court Rejects FCC Rules

Posted on June 29, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Victory For The Public Interest: Court Rejects FCC Rules According to MoveOn.org, following an unprecedented public outcry, a federal appeals court rejected the Federal Communications Commission's rules last Thursday. The decision gives priority to the public interest over corporate bottom … Continue reading →

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ELECTION TECHNOLOGY: Can voting machines be partisan?

Posted on June 27, 2004 by bfialindathieman

ELECTION TECHNOLOGY: Can voting machines be partisan? Here's a great article by Molly Ivins at Myrtle Beach Online that sums up well the current situation with touchscreen voting – the gross inaccuracies, the hack-ability, and the stuck-in-committee bill that would … Continue reading →

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Iowa Soil And Water Commissioner Elections This Year

Posted on June 26, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Soil And Water Commissioner Elections This Year Washington Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa This year, Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners (SWCDs) will be elected in 100 districts throughout Iowa. The commissioners are elected volunteers and have been working with … Continue reading →

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Michael Moore Will Star in MoveOn Town Hall Meetings June 28th

Posted on June 25, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Michael Moore Will Star in MoveOn Town Hall Meetings June 28th DIRECTOR TO AID IN POST-FAHRENHEIT 9/11 GRASS ROOTS MOBILIZATION Filmgoers to Michael Moore's new film Fahrenheit 9/11 will be doing more than supporting the box office when … Continue reading →

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Global Warming: Please Sign This Petition

Posted on June 11, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Global Warming: Please Sign This Petition When the new disaster movie, “The Day After Tomorrow”, opened two weeks ago, over 8,000 environmental activists were outside theaters in 622 cities, talking to moviegoers about the real danger of a climate crisis. … Continue reading →

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Iowa: Speak Out Against Proposed Interstate Power & Light (aka Alliant Energy) Rate Increase

Posted on June 10, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa: Speak Out Against Proposed Interstate Power & Light (aka Alliant Energy) Rate Increase RPU-04-1 Interstate Power and Light Company (aka Alliant Energy) The Iowa Utilities Board has scheduled a tenth public customer comment hearing to be held today, June … Continue reading →

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Gay Pride Festival in Iowa City: Call For Volunteers

Posted on June 9, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Gay Pride Festival in Iowa City: Call For Volunteers This Saturday, June 12, is the Gay Pride Festival in Iowa City. I am table captain for the DNC/Kerry booth and also have a second booth adjacent to it for … Continue reading →

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A Message from Gov. Dean on Bridge the Gap for Health Care on June 19

Posted on June 7, 2004 by bfialindathieman

A Message from Gov. Dean on Bridge the Gap for Health Care June 19 As a doctor and a governor, there is no more important issue for me than ensuring quality, affordable health care for all. We did it in … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democrats Struggle to Regain Majority

Posted on June 6, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Democrats Struggle to Regain MajorityPhillyburbs.com(Well, this is the headline on the AP wire, anyway. I don't know if I'd exactly characterize our quest to regain the Iowa House and Senate as a “struggle.”)DES MOINES, Iowa – With only five seats … Continue reading →

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