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An Iowa Nuclear Disarmament Primer, Part 1

An Iowa Nuclear Disarmament Primer, Part 1 by Paul Deaton Many of us were sleeping when President Obama addressed nuclear disarmament to a crowd in Prague on April 5, 2009. It seems the whole United States has been asleep regarding … Continue reading

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Former FCC Commissioner: Congress and FCC Abandon Citizens – Appeal to Rupert Murdoch Our Only Hope

Former FCC Commissioner:  Congress, FCC Abandon Citizens – Appeal to Rupert Murdoch Our Only Hope FromDC2Iowaby Nicholas Johnson “Rupert Murdoch, this Australian-born, 78-year-old media mogul, and 132nd richest person in the world, controls the News Corporation, which owns Fox. And … Continue reading

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Speak up! New, Improved, Comment System for Blog for Iowa!

Speak up! New, Improved, Comment System for Blog for Iowa! Commenting on BFIA is now faster and easier than ever!Blog for Iowa now allows ANONYMOUS comments – because it's faster and easier.Just click comment at the bottom of the post, … Continue reading

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2009 QC Earth Charter Summit – Local Foods

2009 QC Earth Charter SummitBuilding a Local Foods Movement By Caroline Vernon You’re invited to attend! The 2009 Quad Cities Earth Charter Summit“Building a Local Foods Movement”Saturday, September 26, 2009, 9am-3pmAugustana College – Wallenberg HallLocal Food is the theme of … Continue reading

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Grassley Challenger Tom Fiegen Tells His Story to Blog for Iowa: Fiegenomics – Part 2

Grassley Challenger Tom Fiegen Tells His Story to Blog for Iowa:  Fiegenomics – Part 2 by Dave Bradley Dave Bradley and his wife, Carol, are activists from West Liberty. Both feel that retiring Chuck Grassley and finding the person to … Continue reading

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Health Care Reform Update: Saving Money on Health Care by Changing Our Diet

Health Care Reform Update: Saving Money on Health Care by Changing Our Diet by Alta Price, M.D.This fascinating opinion piece from the New York Times, “Big Food vs. Big Insurance”, suggests that requiring health insurers to take all comers, regardless … Continue reading

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Labor Day Monday: AFL-CIO Delegates Elect Two Women Officers to Lead Largest Labor Federation

Labor Day Monday:  AFL-CIO Delegates Elect Two Women Officers to Lead Largest Labor Federation Labor Day Monday is a new weekly Labor update on Blog for Iowa. by Tracy Kurowski By unanimous consent, the delegates at the AFL-CIO convention in … Continue reading

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Move Over, Shock Jocks! Iowans Are Taking Back the Talk Radio Airwaves!

Move Over, Shock Jocks! Iowans Are Taking Back the Talk Radio Airwaves! by Ed and Lynn Fallon Dear Friends, For too long, Iowa’s airwaves have been dominated by Rush Limbaugh, Jan Mickelson, Steve Deace, Glen Beck and Michael Savage. Well, … Continue reading

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Congress Has The Votes Needed To Pass A Public Option – TODAY.

Congress Has The Votes Needed To Pass A Public Option – TODAY From Howard Dean, M.D. We've worked together since the beginning of the healthcare debate to draw a line in the sand – the choice of a public option … Continue reading

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An Iowan's View of the Joe Wilson Flap

An Iowan's View of the Joe Wilson Flap by Paul Deaton I am okay with Joe Wilson shouting out “You lie!” during the President’s speech last week, and my perspective is from near the corner of Second Street and C … Continue reading

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