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Cedar Valley Voices: Iowa Communities Must Work Together To Fix Education

Cedar Valley Voices:  Iowa Communities Must Work Together To Fix Education by Gerald Reese The Cedar Valley Voices project is a citizen response to state Representative Jeff Kaufmann’s column in the West Branch Times during the Iowa legislative session. Is … Continue reading

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Salute to the Sustainable Ag Women of Iowa!

[by Denise O’Brien] Given that March is Women’s History Month and that March 8th was International Women’s Day, I thought I would pay tribute to the incredible women of Iowa’s sustainable agriculture community.  Over my years of involvement in Iowa … Continue reading

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Health Care Reform Update: Messages to BFIA Readers from Senator Harkin and Representative Braley

Health Care Reform Update: Messages to BFIA Readers from Senator Harkin and Representative Braley by Alta Price, M.D.“Although Braley did not say so, I heard others at the dinner say that Representative Boswell may not vote for the bill. Those … Continue reading

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Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum

Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum Dear Friends, We’ve got thirteen hours of talk radio to fill this week – mostly issues and politics, of course. But in honor of St. Patrick, Ed tells true tales of … Continue reading

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Labor Update: What's in the Health Care Bill for Iowa Workers?

Labor Update: What's in the Health Care Bill for Iowa Workers? by Tracy Kurowski By this time next week, we could finally have a health care bill on President Obama’s desk. I stress the word “could” because if we’ve learned … Continue reading

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Progressives are Gathering Across Iowa

Progressives are Gathering Across Iowa by Paul Deaton “It’s how we share information and live our lives. Neither the topic of politics nor the corporate media came up once that night.”A group of locals were sitting around a table in … Continue reading

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HF2399: Iowa's Stifling of Innovation

HF2399: Iowa's Stifling of Innovation by Paul Deaton “These assertions and arguments are bought and sold by MidAmerican Energy and the electric utilities, reflecting their power to persuade.”The nuclear power study bill, HF2399, sped through the Iowa legislature at breakneck … Continue reading

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An Iowa Veteran Still Fighting to End Iraq War

An Iowa Veteran Still Fighting to End Iraq War Iraq War, Seven Yearsby Ed Flaherty Seven years ago on March 19, 2003, the US launched its war in Iraq. Now, seven years later as we launch into the eighth year … Continue reading

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Cedar Valley Voices: March is Women’s History Month

Cedar Valley Voices:  March is Women's History Month by Clara Oleson The Cedar Valley Voices project is a citizen response to state Representative Jeff Kaufmann’s column in the West Branch Times during the Iowa legislative session. During lunch at Croissant … Continue reading

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Howard Dean: I’m Going To Fight For A Public Option Until We Get One

The Bat Is Back –  Howard Dean Pledges To Fight For A Public Option Until We Get One I'm going to fight for a public option until we get one. It really is that simple.The American people want the choice … Continue reading

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