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Iowans Can Help Rural Life

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Iowans Can Help Rural Life (Editor's Note: Wendell Berry's essay, “The Pleasures of Eating” seems as relevant today as when it was first published in 1989. In a world where the negative effects of our industrial food system are becoming … Continue reading →

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It's Parade Season and Iowans are Talking

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Paul Deaton

It's Parade Season and Iowans are Talking by Paul Deaton“We’ve canvassed our regulars and there are things going on. It’s a midterm and there are families and baseball games, vacations and church; lives to live. They will be with us … Continue reading →

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Monsanto Fined $2.5 Million Over Cotton Seeds

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Monsanto Fined $2.5 Million over Cotton Seeds By Paul Deaton In a world with genetically modified organisms, once the seed gets out in the fields, so do the genetics and their real world consequences. So when the United States Environmental … Continue reading →

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Letter from Senator Chuck Grassley on the Gulf Oil Spill

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Letter from Senator Chuck Grassley on the Gulf Oil Spill July 6, 2010Dear Constituent:Thank you for taking the time to contact me. As your senator, it is important for me to hear from you. Please accept my apology for the … Continue reading →

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Campbell Challenges King to Debate in Iowa's 5th District

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Paul Deaton

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Iowans Won't be Fooled on START

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Iowans Won't be Fooled on START by Paul Deaton “…Romney, in this Op-Ed, joined the likes of John Bolton, Monica Crowley, Michelle Bachmann and Steve King as one more shrill voice echoing in its own emptiness.“ If you blinked, you … Continue reading →

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Francis Thicke In First Place For Democracy for America Endorsement

Posted on July 9, 2010 by bfiamollyreagan

Francis Thicke In First Place For Democracy For America Endorsement – Go Vote Now! Francis Thicke is right now in first place for a DFA endorsement.  Please vote for Francis,  instructions below.  Winning a DFA endorsement could help the campaign … Continue reading →

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Social Security Under Attack While Iowans Look The Other Way

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Social Security Under Attack While Iowans Look The Other Way by Dave Bradley While we look the other wayAs our eyes are focused on the election, the monumental disaster in the Gulf, two wars that seem to be in stalemate … Continue reading →

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Tea Party “Movement” Biggest Mass Deception Since WMDs

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Trish Nelson

by Trish Nelson Remember, back in April when we said on Blog for Iowa that the tea party movement was like an extended infomercial without the info? And when we said that the tea-party-as-grassroots-movement narrative was just one prolonged balloon-boystory … Continue reading →

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Congressman Loebsack Gets Commitment From Pelosi For Cedar Rapids Flood Protection

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Congressman Loebsack Gets Commitment From Pelosi For Cedar Rapids Flood Protection Gazetteonline.com Congressman Loebsack is up for re-election this year and is being opposed by a Republican who, by her own advertising, is “pro-gun.”  (I noticed in a snail-mail flyer … Continue reading →

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