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Letter to Sinclair Broadcasting: 37 Cents. Taking Back Our Airwaves: Priceless

Letter to Sinclair Broadcasting:  37 Cents.  Taking Back Our Airwaves:  Priceless Ted Remington (above) is seen by many as a pioneer in the campaign to expose Sinclair Broadcasting’s corporate excess.  This guest opinion, which appeared in the Iowa City Press-Citizen … Continue reading →

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WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW CAN HURT YOU

“WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN HURT YOU” This is the title of a flyer being distributed by a group of people who live close to Reynolds, Illinois.  Seems there is someone who wants to build a HOG CONFINEMENT near their … Continue reading →

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Party’s Over For The Party Boy

Party's Over For The Party Boy ABC News: The Note by Mark Halperin, David Chalian, Teddy Davis, and Sarah Baker As Howard Fineman, Adam Nagourney, Rick Berke, Jeff Greenfield, Elizabeth Wilner, Ron Brownstein, Matt Cooper, Mike Abramowitz, and Ken Mehlman … Continue reading →

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Advice To Mr. Bush From a Member of the ‘Reality-Based’ Community

   Advice To Mr. Bush From a Member of the 'Reality-Based' Community HBO:  Real Time with Bill Maher contributed by Boris Botero Bill Maher's closing words from a recent Real Time With Bill Maher show.  “Mr. [Bush], this job can't … Continue reading →

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Rising Gasoline Prices Aren’t Wholly Caused by Hurricane Katrina

Rising Gasoline Prices Aren’t Wholly Caused by Hurricane Katrina by Public Citizen http://www.citizen.org What is it going to take before the American people start demanding accountability? Why should the people be the only ones to sacrifice in tough times? While … Continue reading →

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Rural Communities Hit Hardest By Hunger

Rural Communities Hit Hardest By Hunger The 2005 Annual Report of the charity Bread for the World shows something that we might consider to be surprising:  90% of the poorest counties in America are rural and 20% of rural children … Continue reading →

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The DFA Vote is Down to the Final 10, and Iowa Has TWO Great Candidates Still in the Running! Vote Now!

The DFA Vote is Down to the Final 10, and Iowa Has TWO Great Candidates Still in the Running!  Vote Now! Well, I have to admit that I am very impressed by the Iowa progressive community.  In the initial round … Continue reading →

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Smithfield, Iowa Settle Packer Ban Lawsuit

Smithfield, Iowa Settle Packer Ban Lawsuit In a bit of “end of the week” news last week, Smithfield announced a settlement with the State of Iowa that would lift the ban on Smithfield owning hogs to contract to growers. Smithfield … Continue reading →

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Iowa Hog Confinements Built at Record Pace

Iowa Hog Confinements Built at Record Pace by Perry Beeman, Des Moines Register.com The number of large sites continues to grow, despite their neighbors' concerns Iowa this year set a record for new large-scale livestock confinements, as neighbors and critics … Continue reading →

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Media Consolidation is Threatening Our Democracy

  Media Consolidation is Threatening Our Democracy by Caroline Vernon and Amanda Ballantyne – freepress.net Do you want the media to do a better job of covering issues you care about? Do you want more quality journalism? Are you wondering … Continue reading →

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