Category Archives: How You Can Help

Take the Bus to the US Social Forum Jun 27th

Take the Bus to the US Social Forum June 27thMark Your Calendars for the Progressive Event of the Year! By Caroline Vernon PACG is working on securing a bus (or two) to take a large Iowa contingent to Atlanta, Georgia … Continue reading

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Establishing Our Progressive Iowa Network (PIN) – Mark the Date!

Establishing our Progressive Iowa Network (PIN) – Mark the Date! By Caroline Vernon On Saturday, June 9th, progressive leaders, activists and legislators from across the state will converge on Iowa City for our first 2007 Democracy for Iowa Organizing Summit.  We … Continue reading

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Senator Grassley, Protect Medicare Beneficiaries, NOT Drug Company Profits!

Senator Grassley, Protect Medicare Beneficiaries, NOT Drug Company Profits! By Caroline VernonOn Thursday, May 10th, a coalition of concerned citizens representing various organizations came together to hold a press conference in front of Senator Charles Grassley’s downtown Davenport office. The … Continue reading

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Urgent Action Needed – Call on VOICE Monday, March 26th!

Urgent Action Needed – Call on VOICE – Monday, March 26th! From Progressive Action for the Common Good http://www.qcprogressiveaction.org   As many of you may know, PACG has put out many calls to action on VOICE – Voter Owned Iowa Clean … Continue reading

Posted in Big Government, Calls to Action, Candidates, Clean Elections, Congress, Corporate Greed, Democracy for America, DFQC, Education, Election Day Registration, Energy, Environment, Farming, How You Can Help, ICCI, Instant Runnoff Voting, Iowa Blogosphere, Iowa Federation of Labor, Iowa in the News, Iowans for Voting Integrity, Jobs, Labor, Local Events, Main Page, National News, Progressive Action for the Common Good, Progressive Advocacy of Central Iowa, Progressive Coaltion of Central Iowa, Progressive Community, Rapid Response, Verified Voting, Voter-owned Iowa | 1 Comment

CAFO Bill HF873 on Life Support at Iowa Statehouse – Call TODAY!

CAFO Bill HF873 on Life Support at Iowa Statehouse – Call TODAY! From Molly Regan mjregan@ mchsi.com (excerpts from Lynn Heuss – I'm for Iowa)   Despite overwhelming support from citizens and community leaders, HF 873, a bill regulating CAFOs, has … Continue reading

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Change is in the Air – 29th Annual Harkin Steak Fry

  Change is in the Air – 29th Annual Harkin Steak Fry By Caroline VernonI can’t tell you how excited I was to finally be able to attend a Harkin Steak Fry. For the past two years, since I became … Continue reading

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Iowa Blog Roundup (and other things also)

   Iowa Blog Roundup (and other things also) By Sam Garchik It's been a very hectic week with the convention and all, but I wanted to bring you up to speed on a bunch of different issues and happenings. Courtesy … Continue reading

Posted in Big Government, Bruce Braley, Calls to Action, Candidates, Clean Elections, David Loebsack, Denise O'Brien, DFQC, Great Tools: IOWA, How You Can Help, ICCI, Iowa Blogosphere, Joyce Schulte, Local Events, Main Page, National News, Progressive Community, Russ Feingold | Comments Off on Iowa Blog Roundup (and other things also)

Progressive Promise

Progressive Promise I got this from the Progressive Caucus website in the House of Reps. We can modify it to make it more specific to Iowa. Later today, I'll post something I was working on for Alta and a possible … Continue reading

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Convention Wrap Up; Thoughts for 08

  Convention Wrap Up; Thoughts for 08 By Sam Garchik We need to elect Joyce Schulte. Thanks to the Johnson County Republican Blog, we get this from Steve King at the Republican State Convention: “There are probably not 72 virgins … Continue reading

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Head Start Is Dear To My Heart

Head Start Is Dear To My Heart by Caroline VernonThis is an issue very close to my heart. All four of my children participated in Head Start. My oldest daughter is 26 and my youngest son is 10, so that … Continue reading

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