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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement to House Leaders: ENOUGH!

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement to House Leaders:  ENOUGH! iowacci.orgMembers of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) are calling for House leaders Kevin McCarthy and Pat Murphy to remove Dolores Mertz as Chair of the House Agriculture Committee due to … Continue reading

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Kos: Grassley Vulnerable to Vilsack Challenge

Kos: Grassley Vulnerable to Vilsack Challenge by Kos, Daily KosFollowing the assumption that it is never too early to discuss the NEXT election, Markos, over at Daily Kos, has compiled this information for those of us who are interested in … Continue reading

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Gotta Get ’em While They’re Young!

Gotta Get 'em While They're Young! Okay, perhaps I am spending too much time on Twitter.  But I hooked up with a mom blogger there named Amy S. who posts over at SnarkyMommy.com.Amy tells the story [from just a couple … Continue reading

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New Study: 38% of American Adults Use Alternative Medicine

New Study: 38% of American Adults Use Alternative Medicine by Rob Stein, Washington PostMore than one-third of adults and nearly 12 percent of children in the United States use alternatives to “traditional” medicine, according to a large federal survey released … Continue reading

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Iowa Colleges Attract Young People But Cannot Retain Grads

Iowa Colleges Attract Young People But Cannot Retain Grads Generation IowaA report last week out of Generation Iowa suggests that Iowa's great brain drain is not a thing of the past.The state of Iowa is faced with a difficult mismatch … Continue reading

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Attorneys Conclude Iowa Supreme Court Arguments in Gay Marriage Case

Attorneys Conclude Iowa Supreme Court Arguments in Gay Marriage Case by Grant Schulte, Des Moines Register.comArguments [ended yesterday] before the Iowa Supreme Court over a case involving gay marriage.Varnum vs. Brien involves six same-sex Iowa couples who sued Polk County … Continue reading

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New Report Exposes Subsidies to Factory Farms

New Report Exposes Subsidies to Factory Farms Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, iowacci.orgFamily Farm Groups Demand Reform of Environmental Quality Incentives ProgramDes Moines, Iowa – A report released yesterday exposes how industrial hog and dairy operations are subsidized through the … Continue reading

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Never Too Young to be an Activist: How Your Kids Can Help Save the World

Never Too Young to be an Activist: How Your Kids Can Help Save the World by Linda Thieman, Katie & Kimble Blog If you've read Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story, you know that Katie is the kind of girl … Continue reading

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The Long Good-Bye to the Des Moines Register

The Long Good-Bye to the Des Moines Register by Trish Nelson By now you've heard the news about the dozens of Des Moines Register staff lay-offs that occurred on Wednesday, including Brian Duffy, award-winning editorial cartoonist and, according to Iowa … Continue reading

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Spotlight on Iowa: Statewide Events Aim to Make Gay Marriage a Reality

Spotlight on Iowa: Statewide Events Aim to Make Gay Marriage a Reality One IowaIowa is poised to take the national spotlight this December! As the Varnum v. Brien case for marriage equality goes before the Iowa Supreme Court, join us … Continue reading

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