Category Archives: Iowa in the News

Iowa State Association of County Auditors Aligns With the Iowa House to Prevent the Passage of Paper Audit Trails

Posted on August 27, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Iowa State Association of County Auditors Aligns With the Iowa House to Prevent the Passage of Paper Audit Trails by Tom Slockett, Johnson County Auditor and Elections Commissioner The Senate passed verified audit trails unanimously last session. This was … Continue reading →

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Iowa State #2 – In Student Debt

Posted on August 25, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Iowa State #2 – In Student Debt This morning's Iowa State Daily had a rather shocking back-to-school statistic: Iowa State ranked second in the nation among public institutions in highest debt among graduates, according to a recent survey. Iowa Board … Continue reading →

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Congress About To Slash Food Stamps in Favor of Corporate Farming Subsidies

Posted on August 21, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Congress About To Slash Food Stamps in Favor of Corporate Farming Subsidies by Mike Owen At the Farm Bill hearing in Des Moines last week with Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, at least four speakers in the first 55 minutes of … Continue reading →

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Peace Vigil Gets Wide News Coverage; Spin Goes Against Bush

Posted on August 18, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Peace Vigil Gets Wide News Coverage; Spin Goes Against Bush The Iowa Channel almost spins it correctly, calling Cindy Sheehan “Peace Mom.” That's a far cry better than other media who have been smearing her this past week. Anti-War … Continue reading →

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Ed Fallon Places 2nd At State Fair

Posted on August 16, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Ed Fallon Places 2nd At State Fair As August rolls on, we turn the “Candidate Watch” to the State Fair. Many times you'll see just staged photo ops and a few recycled stump speeches. One thing I don't recall: seeing … Continue reading →

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Former State Legislator and Fellow Progressive Minnette Doderer Dies at 82

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Former State Legislator and Fellow Progressive Minnette Doderer Dies at 82 Iowa City Press-Citizen (Blog for Iowa apologizes for the delay in getting this post up today – the system was down for maintenance.) Minnette F. Doderer, 82, former … Continue reading →

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Monsanto’s Big Deal

Posted on August 13, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Monsanto's Big Deal by Karl Beitel and Nick Parker, Food First This serves as a reminder of where we are heading. As you know, Iowa has already passed the Terminator Gene Bill. In my opinion, not only is this a … Continue reading →

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Worst Midwest Drought in Years

Posted on August 12, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Worst Midwest Drought in Years By Scott Kilman, Wall Street Journal We're getting to the point where the plants don't have much flowers left. It's not good news.” – Agronomist Bill Wiebold The worst drought across the east-central United States … Continue reading →

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Changes In Des Moines: Lamberti For Congress

Posted on August 11, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Changes In Des Moines: Lamberti Runs For Congress This hit the Des Moines Register yesterday: State Senate Republican President Jeff Lamberti said Wednesday he has decided to run for Congress, challenging incumbent Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa. Lamberti, a veteran of … Continue reading →

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Ground Breaks On Iowa Biodiesel Facility

Posted on August 10, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

Ground Breaks On Iowa Biodiesel Facility Work to begin on massive biodiesel plant in northern Iowa A massive biodiesel plant to be built in northern Iowa is just the kind of project the new energy bill will help foster, said … Continue reading →

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