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An Iowa Veteran Remembers A Local Hero and Howard Zinn

Posted on February 5, 2010 by bfiaedflaherty

An Iowa Veteran Remembers A Local Hero and Howard Zinn by Ed Flaherty The loss of two heroes hit hard last week. Several hundred people gathered Jan. 30 in Iowa City to commemorate the life of our local hero, Peggy … Continue reading →

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Iowans Should Challenge the Military Establishment

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Iowans Should Challenge the Military Establishment by Paul Deaton“Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may … Continue reading →

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Anti-Equality Extremists Pushing for Constitutional Amendment in Iowa Legislature

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Anti-Equality Extremists Pushing  for Constitutional Amendment in Iowa Legislature OneIowa.Org Opponents of marriage equality have made a divisive constitutional amendment their first priority.  We expect them to push their devastating agenda on the House floor early next week. You've probably … Continue reading →

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Research 2000 Poll: What Republicans Believe/Iowa

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Trish Nelson

Research 2000 Poll: What Republicans Believe “Today's poll about Republicans was like a Margaret Mead study; except she studied more advanced tribes.”  [found on OTOOLEFAN's Twitter feed] This week, a Research 2000 poll commissioned by Dailykos, revealed that the GOP … Continue reading →

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Cedar Valley Voices: Is Grassley An Embarassment to Iowa?

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Dave Bradley

Cedar Valley Voices:  Is Grassley An Embarassment to Iowa? 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. In considering the … Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform Update: It’s Third Down and Goal to Go!

Posted on February 2, 2010 by altapricehome

Health Care Reform Update: It's Third Down and Goal to Go! by Alta Price, M.D.We had health care reform down to the one yard line before losing some yardage when we lost the sixtieth vote in the Senate. But quarterback … Continue reading →

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Good-bye Howard Zinn, the People's Historian

Posted on February 1, 2010 by bfiatracykurowski

Good-bye Howard Zinn, the People's Historian by Tracy Kurowski ”The words 'class consciousness' doesn’t come easily to American tongues. We’re not supposed to have classes in this country. We’re supposed to be one big happy family.”  –  Howard Zinn   ~ … Continue reading →

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Partisan Debate in the Iowa House over Military Families

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Paul Deaton

Partisan Debate in the Iowa House over Military Families by Paul Deaton “If we consider that the United States is fighting two wars, it is hard to say anything other than it is despicable to play partisan games when it … Continue reading →

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How Will Iowa Senators Harkin and Grassley Vote on LPFM?

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Trish Nelson

How Will Iowa Senators Harkin and Grassley Vote on LPFM? Prometheus Radio Project On December 16, 2009 the Local Community Radio Act [which would expand Low Power FM radio stations and open the airwaves up to potentially tens of thousands … Continue reading →

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SF464: A Biofuels Mandate for Iowa

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Paul Deaton

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