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Meet Jeff Danielson, Democratic Candidate for Iowa Senate, District 10

Meet Jeff Danielson Democratic Candidate Iowa Senate, District 10 Firefighter Jeff Danielson (right) Dear Blog for Iowa readers, Greetings!  My name is Jeff Danielson and I’m running for the Iowa Senate District 10 seat.  I was born and raised in … Continue reading

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Scott County Becomes Iowa Battleground

Scott County Becomes Iowa Battleground A Message from the Iowa MoveOn PAC Visits by both John Kerry and George W. Bush to Davenport on the same day, at the same time and only blocks apart from each other indicate that … Continue reading

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Another Peaceful Citizen Thrown Out of Bush Event in Iowa

Another Peaceful Citizen Thrown Out of Bush Event in Iowa [The spelling convention “pResident” is that of Blog for Iowa and not that of the author of this story.] Hi, my name is Mike Van Hulle, 19, from Davenport, IA, … Continue reading

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Iowa in the News: Environment

DFIA Environmentalist Throws Her Hat in the Ring In her first race since college days, DFIA Environmentalist Molly Regan has taken out nomination papers for the Scott Soil and Water Conservation Commission. There are 5 people on the Scott County … Continue reading

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Hammer Tom DeLay: A Message from Howard Dean

Hammer Tom DeLay: A Message from Howard Dean Representative Tom DeLay of Texas needs to be stopped. He is at the center of a machine that launders corporate influence in our political process. And now his machine is at the … Continue reading

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Gay Wedding Announcement Reaches Small-town Iowa

Gay Wedding Announcement Reaches Small-town Iowa This item was posted in the comments section of Blog for Iowa earlier today by SousyHawk, a Democratic activist and Paul Johnson for Congress supporter over at the U of I: The Register ran … Continue reading

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Our Fearful Mis-leader Mis-speaks Again!

Our Fearful Mis-leader Mis-speaks Again! Signing a defense spending bill yesterday, George W-for-I-Wonder-Where-he-got-his-education Bush declared that America's terrorist enemies “never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people” – then he added, “And neither do we.” … Continue reading

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Doctors Without Borders Leaves Afghanistan and Rumsfeld Leaves the Public Eye

Doctors Without Borders Leaves Afghanistan and Rumsfeld Leaves the Public Eye Aid group Médècins Sans Frontières pulls out of Afghanistan TheOlympian.com . . . The Nobel Prize-winning medical relief group, also known as Doctors Without Borders, denounced the U.S. military's … Continue reading

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Is Same Sex Marriage a Possibility for Iowa?

Is Same Sex Marriage a Possibility for Iowa? KIMT.com Mason City KIMT did an interview with DFIA Founding Member Darrell Lewis The state of marriage: it's a hot topic in just about any state. Darrell Lewis, advocacy coordinator for Parents, … Continue reading

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Reflections on DemocracyFest by Darrell Lewis

Reflections On DemocracyFest by Darrell Lewis I packed up my truck and left early on Wednesday morning, July 21st, on my adventure to experience…well, I guess I wasn't too sure what I was going to experience when I left.  I … Continue reading

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