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Convention Report from Iowa’s 4th Congressional District

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Paul Deaton

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Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum Dear Friends, Today, Monday, on The Fallon Forum we talk about regulatory reform with Andy Shaffer, a self-described “pissed off taxpayer and 401(k) victim who's been studying this stuff since the … Continue reading →

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Labor Update: April the Cruelest Month for Workplace Disasters

Posted on April 26, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Labor Update:  April the Cruelest Month for Workplace Disasters by Tracy Kurowski T.S. Eliot famously said that April is the cruelest month. However, this April the cruelty is not caused by lilacs breeding out of dead land but by workplace … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democrats’ Third Congressional District Convention Report

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Iowa Democrats’ Third Congressional District Convention Report by Anita MartinMarion County Central Committee ChairKnoxville, IowaThe Convention was graced by the appearances of  Lt. Governor, Patty Judge, who introduced the Color Guard from North High School ROTC.   Lt. Governor Judge then … Continue reading →

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Iowa is Talking about Food, Inc.

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Last Wednesday, Iowa Public Television aired the motion picture Food, Inc. throughout the state. (If you missed the broadcast, the film is available on line streaming until April 29th as a part of the event). Because of the key role … Continue reading →

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Loebsack and Conlin Speeches Highlight Iowa Second District Democratic Convention

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Loebsack and Conlin Speeches Highlight Second District Democratic Convention The Second District of Iowa Democrats convened today in Fairfield at the beautiful convention center (where a production of the musical Hair will run through May 2nd at the Sondheim Center … Continue reading →

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Roxanne Conlin is Emerging as the Choice for Iowans

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Paul Deaton

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Iowans Support the Troops, So End the Wars

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Paul Deaton

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Iowans Can See the Partisanship

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Iowans Can See the Partisanship by Paul Deaton “If our goal is a world without nuclear weapons and the Russians are willing to reduce arsenals along with the United States, exactly whose nuclear weapons would such a system defend us … Continue reading →

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The First Earth Day 1970/Iowa Earth Week Events 2010

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Trish Nelson

The First Earth Day 1970/Iowa Earth Week Events 2010 Earthweek.us For many people who are now over fifty years old, their principle memory of the first Earth Day forty years ago on April 22, 1970 was of the one hour … Continue reading →

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