Category Archives: Progressive Community

DFA-Link: An Underutilized Tool

Posted on June 14, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Finding an Event By Alta Price I wanted to get this up ASAP to use for the Iowa Democratic Party State Convention this weekend in Des Moines. I have not been able to come up with a plan to get DFAers … Continue reading →

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Planning a Quad Cities Iraq War Forum

Posted on June 13, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Planning a Quad Cities Iraq War Forum By Alta Price, DFA-Quad Cities, DFA-Link Host, altaprice@yahoo.com Thanks, Sam, for bringing our Iraq War Forum to the attention of Blog for Iowa readers! We had a great planning meeting last night … Continue reading →

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Iowa Blog Roundup

Posted on June 10, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Iowa Blog Roundup By Sam Garchik First off, the Democracy for America voting continues. As of 6:00 PM CST on Saturday, Loebscak was in 5th, Braley hanging on in 13th. The top five candidates will advance to an instant … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruce Braley, Calls to Action, Candidates, David Loebsack, Iowa Blogosphere, Local Events, Main Page, Progressive Community | 2 Comments

Head Start Is Dear To My Heart

Posted on May 31, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

Head Start Is Dear To My Heart by Caroline VernonThis is an issue very close to my heart. All four of my children participated in Head Start. My oldest daughter is 26 and my youngest son is 10, so that … Continue reading →

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Feingold Asks You to Help an Iowa Candidate

Posted on May 23, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Feingold Asks You to Help an Iowa Candidate by Sam Garchik I found out about this from a Leonard Boswell email, strangely enough. I guess he is working with Feingold on this one, and any of these candidates would do … Continue reading →

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Effect of Corporate Globalization on State & Local Governance

Posted on May 17, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

Effect of Corporate Globalization on State and Local Governance From Public Citizen at http://www.citizen.org Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch (GTW) promotes democracy by challenging corporate globalization, arguing that the current globalization model is neither a random inevitability nor “free … Continue reading →

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Bring Progressive Radio to Eastern Iowa

Posted on May 16, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Bring Progressive Radio to Eastern Iowa! By Sam Garchik This came to me from the Johnson County Dem list-serv. It's something that could be very important for the future of Eastern Iowa Progressives. In the interests of fairness, … Continue reading →

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PACG Birthday Bash Tonight!

Posted on May 12, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

PACG Birthday Bash Tonight! By Caroline VernonCome one, come all… help us celebrate the first year of Progressive Action for the Common Good. If you have been unable to come to other events, come to this one and bring your … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart & Crime: Is Wal-Mart Safe?

Posted on May 10, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

Wal-Mart & Crime: Is Wal-Mart Safe? By Paul Blank – http://www.wakeupwalmart.comThe Wake-Up Wal-Mart campaign recently released the first national study detailing the problem of crime at Wal-Mart store locations called “Wal-Mart & Crime: Is Wal-Mart Safe?” We requested the official … Continue reading →

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Senator Harkin Introduces Iraq War Resolution

Posted on May 3, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

Senator Harkin Introduces Iraq War Resolution by Caroline Vernon Senator Tom Harkin has just introduced a resolution for a new course in Iraq.Please call Senator Harkin and thank him for taking such a courageous and compassionate stance on this critical … Continue reading →

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