Category Archives: Progressive Community

While Waiting for Iowa Jobs to Trickle Down

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

While Waiting for Iowa Jobs to Trickle Down by Paul Deaton Iowa Republicans have a plan to create jobs and a generation ago, it would have been called a “trickle down economy.” Today, they call it “Iowa is Open for … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the twelfth week … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Paul Deaton

An Open Letter to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad by Paul Deaton[Editor's Note:Sometimes progressives feel like they are tilting at windmills, and some of us are old enough to associate that metaphor with Miguel Cervantes. If we seem quixotic from time … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Best Days are Ahead

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Best Days are Ahead by Paul DeatonReaders won't find a lot of coverage of the Republican campaigns to win the August Presidential straw poll on Blog for Iowa. The corporate media will cover them ad nauseum, and there is … Continue reading →

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Legislative Forum in North Liberty, Iowa

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Legislative Forum in North Liberty, Iowa by Paul DeatonSixty percent of Johnson County's state legislators showed up for the League of Women Voters forum at the Gerdin Conference Center at the North Liberty Community Center Saturday morning. As is often … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the tenth week … Continue reading →

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Congressman Dave Loebsack Supports Public Broadcasting

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Congressman Dave Loebsack Supports Public Broadcasting Washington, DCMarch 18, 2011 I want to take this opportunity to reaffirm my commitment to supporting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).  As a long-time listener of the programming offered by Iowa Public Radio … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Raw Milk Bill – Dead for 2011 Session

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Raw Milk Bill – Dead for 2011 Session by Paul Deaton On Tuesday, Blog for Iowa received word that HF 394, the Raw Milk Bill, was done for the 2011 Session. According to sources at the capitol, the measure … Continue reading →

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Iowa City wants Al Jazeera

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa City wants Al Jazeera by Paul Deaton Johnson County, Iowa, where Blog for Iowa's editors live, is admittedly a bubbling pot of liberals in colors every shade of the rainbow. The conversation in some circles, is that our local … Continue reading →

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Francis Thicke and Iowa's Raw Milk Bill

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Where can legislators across the political spectrum find common ground? It turns out on House File 394, the raw milk bill, which would “allow certain milk and products using milk to be transferred directly by operators of dairy farms.” In … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Government, Fallon Forum, Farming, Iowa Legislature, Main Page, Organic Foods & Farming, Progressive Community, Public Health, Sustainability | 3 Comments