Category Archives: Main Page

Eighty-Seven Iowa Towns Need Clean Water Infrastructure Funding

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Eighty-Seven Iowa Towns Need Clean Water Infrastructure Funding Bleeding Heartland.comIowaIndependent.comIaenvironment.orgBleeding Heartland and Iowa Independent reported earlier this week that “the Iowa Environmental Council is encouraging U.S. lawmakers to increase clean water infrastructure funding in the economic stimulus plan, now under … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on Eighty-Seven Iowa Towns Need Clean Water Infrastructure Funding

One Iowan’s Inaugural Story: A Narrow Escape From The Purple Tunnel of Doom

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Reprinted with permission from The Prairie Progressive by Rusty Martin Last November, I called my son Robert, a college student in Minnesota, and demanded that he travel to the Inauguration with me.  He had worked fulltime for Obama in Iowa. … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Page | 1 Comment

Big Media: Too Big Not To Fail

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Big Media:  Too Big Not To Fail StopBigMedia.comby Josh StearnsAbout five months ago, when the first of the big national banks began to buckle under their own weight, fanning the flames of the already smoldering economic crisis, a new idiom … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on Big Media: Too Big Not To Fail

UPDATE: Howard Dean for HHS

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Trish Nelson

UPDATE:  Howard Dean for HHS Contact the White House today to support Howard Dean for Health and Human Services.  White House switchboard:  202-456-1414FAX:  202-456-2461 Join this HD for HHS Facebook group.  They are now up to 1,004 members. Join this … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on UPDATE: Howard Dean for HHS

Ryan J. Davis: Howard Dean For HHS

Posted on February 4, 2009 by bfialindathieman

Ryan J. Davis: Howard Dean For HHS Ryan J. Davis, Huffington PostTom Daschle's withdrawal leaves an opening at Health and Human Services. Howard Dean is the man for that job.Dean isn't given enough credit for his expert chairmanship of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dean News, Health Care & Medicare, Main Page | Comments Off on Ryan J. Davis: Howard Dean For HHS

Right Wing Media and the Politics of Vitriol

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Columbia Journalism Review   Vitriol.  2. caustic or hostile speech, criticism, or feeling.Most progressives I know pay little attention to conservative talk radio.  We don’t listen to it, therefore, it is easy enough to put it out of our minds … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Page, Media Bias, Radio | Comments Off on Right Wing Media and the Politics of Vitriol

Inauguration Day Revisited: Photos of Iowa Reception in DC

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Inauguration Day Revisited: Photos of Iowa Event in DC   The “good news” for the purple and blue ticket holders was that we did not have to fight our way through crowds after the ceremony, to get to the Dirksen … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on Inauguration Day Revisited: Photos of Iowa Reception in DC

The Obstructed View ~ Education for Education’s Sake

Posted on January 28, 2009 by bfiasamosborne

The Obstructed View ~ Education for Education's Sake  Random thoughts from an idle mind for the beginning of 2009 by Sam Osborne Is education nothing more than a tool of economics, but without the bailout?American workers have not lost their … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Main Page | Comments Off on The Obstructed View ~ Education for Education’s Sake

Iowans Demand Legislators Put People First

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Everyday People to Rally for “People First” Legislation Jan. 27 in Des Moines As a kickoff to the start of the legislative session, hundreds of members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) will rally to urge lawmakers to put … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on Iowans Demand Legislators Put People First

Update for Iowans with Purple or Blue Tickets: Redress Being Discussed

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Trish Nelson

Update for Iowans with Purple or Blue Tickets:  Redress Being Discussed According to WaPo's Sleuth, redress for disenfranchised ticket holders is being talked about. After offering to give personal tours of the Capitol to compensate those who were left out … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Page | Comments Off on Update for Iowans with Purple or Blue Tickets: Redress Being Discussed