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Applicants Wanted for Paid Community Organizing Training

Applicants Wanted for Paid Community Organizing Training  The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Network The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Network is a national network of grassroots, metropolitan, congregation-based, community organizations spread throughout the United States. Application Deadline … Continue reading

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Asthma Danger To Rural Children

Asthma Danger To Rural Children IOWA Public Radio December 12, 2004 Children living close to large factory hog farms have a higher than normal incidence of ASTHMA than children who do not live in such areas.  Those children living close … Continue reading

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Poor Losers

Poor Losers The Prairie Progressive:  A Newsletter for Iowa's Democratic Left  – Iowa's best political newsletter since 1986. It hurts a lot more to lose than it feels good to win. – Bruce Hurst, former Boston Red Sox pitcher   … Continue reading

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Rapid Response Network: An American Conversation

Rapid Response Network:  An American Conversation Progressive Democrats of America – http://www.pdamerica.org “In our nation the people are sovereign, not the government. It is the people, not the media or the financial system or mega-corporations or the two political parties, … Continue reading

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New Holes in Iowa Safety Net

 New Holes in Iowa Safety Net Iowa Fiscal Partnership Iowa Human Services Budget Crunch –  Report Shows Cuts to Human Services in Time of Need, Tough Choices Ahead DES MOINES, Iowa – Lack of funding for human services over the … Continue reading

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Uncle Sam Wants You

Uncle Sam Wants YOU! fyrewede.blogspot.com That's right — you can stop looking around. I'm talking to YOU. Republican, Democrat, Green, Independent, I don't care. Your country needs you to answer the call. A call to arms, you ask? No, no…the … Continue reading

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Fact Checking Social Security Abolition

 Fact Checking Social Security Abolition Following up from eariler this week, Kevin Drum fact checks privatization abolition schemes other countries have tried with Social Security-like programs. The results…. not so good. [Update:  Josh Marshall is right.  We're not discussing “privatizing” … Continue reading

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Iowa Universities Seek Additional Funding

State Universities Seek Additional Funding Continuing with today's theme of educational funding, the Board of Regents is requesting additional funds for next year. DES MOINES — Hampered by cuts in state aid over the past three years, Iowa's three public … Continue reading

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John Drury: The Hypocrisy of the Mason City Globe Gazette

The Hypocrisy of the Mason City Globe Gazette by John Drury The following is an editorial published in the Mason City Globe Gazette on December 5, 2004. I found it hypocritical of the Globe to all of a sudden have … Continue reading

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Happy Chanukah!

  Happy Chanukah! Happy Chanukah! From Trish, Chad, John, Molly, and Linda Your friendly Blog for Iowa blog team!

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