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Where Is The Next Generation of Farmers?

Posted on December 6, 2004 by bfiachadthompson

Where Is The Next Generation of Farmers? Iowa winters typically bring about two things: 1.  Packing the gym of the local high school for basketball games and wrestling meets. 2.  Reflecting on the farm economy – the fall harvest, and … Continue reading →

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Iowans Toss Toxic TVs in Trash

Posted on December 5, 2004 by bfiamollyreagan

Iowans Toss Toxic TVs in Trash  Des Moines Register To protect human health,  IOWA must require proper disposal. Television is toxic, and we're not referring to prime-time reality shows. Most color televisions contain 4 to 8 pounds of lead, as … Continue reading →

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Dear God, Please Help Us: Rants Considers Run for Governor

Posted on December 4, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Dear God, Please Help Us: Rants Considers Run for Governor by Charlotte Eby, Mason City Globe Gazette DES MOINES — Iowa House Speaker Christopher Rants hesitates to talk about the idea that he might run for governor in 2006 and … Continue reading →

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Help Take Back the Media

Posted on December 4, 2004 by Trish Nelson

Help Take Back the Media Freepress.net Dear Media Reformer, We get calls all the time from activists and concerned citizens around the country who understand the crisis in our media system and come to us with the question: “What can … Continue reading →

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Urge Gov. Vilsack to Request $1.2 Million for Legal Aid Funding

Posted on December 3, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Urge Gov. Vilsack to Request $1.2 Million for Legal Aid Funding Iowa Legal Aid Your help is needed now to maintain low-income Iowans' access to legal assistance for issues involving domestic abuse, housing, utilities, health care and other basic necessities.  … Continue reading →

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ICLU Files Freedom of Information Act Against FBI

Posted on December 3, 2004 by bfialindathieman

ICLU Files Freedom of Information Act Against FBI

Iowa Civil Liberties Union

ACLU Launches Nationwide Effort to Expose Illegal FBI Spying on Political and Religious Groups

In Iowa, ICLU seeks disclosure of surveillance records of both federal and state law enforcement

DES MOINES – Citing evidence that the FBI and local police are illegally spying on political, environmental and faith-based groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and its affiliates today filed multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests around the country to uncover who is being investigated and why.

“The FBI is wasting its time and our tax dollars spying on groups that criticize the government, like the Quakers in Colorado or Catholic Peace Ministries in Iowa,” said ACLU Associate Legal Director Ann Beeson. “Do Americans really want to return to the days when peaceful critics become the subject of government investigations?”

Ben Stone, executive director of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union, which is among the state affiliates participating in the effort, said that the ICLU is involved because of what the U.S. Attorney's office did to Des Moines peace activists in February of this year.

“Ten months ago, citizens subpoenaed by the government courageously stood in the public square in an effort to convey to the world that they would not be intimidated,” Stone said.  “In the face of their resistance, the U.S. Attorney backed down. The ICLU's filing today of FOIA, privacy act, and open records requests on behalf of our clients represents the next step in our struggle to defend the right of free speech against government intimidation,” he added.

The requests were filed by the national ACLU as well as its affiliates in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Oregon.  The national ACLU FOIA names the central FBI agency as well as bureaus in New York, Washington, D.C., California, Michigan, Virginia, and Massachusetts. Additional ACLU affiliates are expected to file another round of FOIA requests in early 2005.  
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The Blog for Iowa Blog Team Expands

Posted on December 3, 2004 by bfialindathieman

The Blog for Iowa Blog Team Expands Blog for Iowa is pleased to announce that John Drury, former mayor of Swaledale and former Democratic candidate for Iowa Senate in North Iowa, will be writing a weekly column on Iowa issues … Continue reading →

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On World AIDS Day, The Crisis Continues…

Posted on December 1, 2004 by bfialindathieman

On World AIDS Day, The Crisis Continues… American Progress According to reports released this week in conjunction with World AIDS Day, the number of people living with HIV globally has reached “an estimated 39.4 million people,” up 3 million from … Continue reading →

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Jesse Jackson: It’s Not Too Much to Ask

Posted on November 30, 2004 by Trish Nelson

Rev. Jesse Jackson on the Ohio Recount: It's Not Too Much to Ask   OpEdNews.com “We cannot be the home of the thief and the land of the slave.” by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman COLUMBUS–Preaching to a packed, wildly … Continue reading →

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Who Wants to be a Governor?

Posted on November 29, 2004 by Trish Nelson

Who Wants to be a Governor? by Thomas Beaumont, Des Moines Register Nussle says Republicans have failed to galvanize the faithful NOV 28, 2004 Republicans lost the last two [gubernatorial] elections because the nominees' resumes failed to inspire Iowans, [Bob] … Continue reading →

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