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The YearlyKos Made Me Vomit

The YearlyKos Made Me Vomit By Rachel Griffiths Frantically I pulled over to the side of the road, got out of the car and vomited.  Less than an hour ago I had been excitedly talking, laughing, cheering and learning at … Continue reading

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ICCI To Host Presidential Forum

ICCI To Host Presidential Forum By Adam Mason, ICCI Iowa CCI and the Center for Community Change (CCC) will be presenting “The Heartland Presidential Forum –Real Issues, Real People” in Des Moines on December 1st. Presidential Candidates will be questioned … Continue reading

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Help Knock Out Gonzales

Help Knock Out Gonzales By DFA Congress is beginning to get it. After years of evidence that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is both an embarrassment and a danger to the Justice Department, TheSeattle Times reports that Congressman Jay Inslee (D-WA), “will … Continue reading

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August and September Energy Events

August and September Energy Events By Cliff DayThe following four events (scheduled in August and September) will present  speakers, workshops, and exhibits which will be of interest to those who are concerned about alternative energy, energy conservation, and the impact … Continue reading

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How lucky are we?

How lucky are we? By Sam Garchik I received this via email. It's very good reading from Campaigns and Elections, written last week. Could the Iowa GOP be really short on cash? This means less to spread around,and more possible … Continue reading

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Our Race to Win

Our Race to Win By Jim Dean, DFA The fight to bring health care to every American is not just a national issue. It is a local one too. Governors, state legislators, and insurance commissioners are taking the lead on … Continue reading

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Nine Iowa Counties Toss Their Touchscreens

Nine Iowa Counties Toss Their Touchscreens By Jerry Depew, Iowa Voters Nine Iowa counties that used touchscreen voting machines as part of their equipment in each precinct have decided to get rid of them. Their change of heart was prompted … Continue reading

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What’s our energy future worth?

What's our energy future worth? By Alana Stamas, Environment Iowa Meeting with Representative Charlie Wilson (OH), who's on the fence about renewable energy for America: $50 Printing and delivering 5,000 petition signatures to one representative: $100 20% of our energy … Continue reading

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Updates

Updates By Sam Garchik I've been on RAGBRAI this week, and this if the final post I set in advance. Next week, I'm off to California, so I wanted to put up a short list of updates and changes to … Continue reading

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Hiroshima, the pictures they didn’t want us to see :

Hiroshima, the pictures they didn't want us to see By Frank Cordaro The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed about 250.000 people and became the most dreadful slaughter of civilians in modern history. However, for many years there was … Continue reading

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