Category Archives: Progressive Community

Working Families Win – A Town Meeting in the Quad Cities January 17

Posted on January 14, 2006 by Trish Nelson

Working Families Win – A Town Meeting in the Quad Cities January 17 Working Families Win Higher Expectations for Iowa's Working Families! A Town Hall Meeting for people concerned about good jobs,fair wages, and a healthy future for our community … Continue reading →

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Author of What’s the Matter with Kansas? to speak in Des Moines January 18

Posted on January 13, 2006 by bfialindathieman

 Author of What’s the Matter with Kansas? to speak in Des Moines January 18 Who:  THOMAS FRANK,  author of What's The Matter With Kansas? – How Conservatives Won the Heart of America Where:  Drake University – Bulldog Theater, Des Moines … Continue reading →

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Joyce Schulte to Announce for Congress, 5th District, on January 14

Posted on January 10, 2006 by bfialindathieman

 Joyce Schulte to Announce for Congress, 5th District, on January 14 Blog for Iowa Proudly Adds the Indomitable Joyce Schulte to our Candidate Watch List. Creston, IA – Joyce Schulte will announce her candidacy to be Iowa’s next Congressperson from … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean Knocks the Wind out of Wolf Blitzer

Posted on January 9, 2006 by Trish Nelson

  Howard Dean Knocks the Wind out of Wolf Blitzer CNN Here is a partial transcript of Howard Dean’s appearance on CNN’s Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer Sunday.  Click on the video link that follows to experience for yourself  glazed-over … Continue reading →

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Choice: The New Progressive Frame

Posted on January 4, 2006 by bfialindathieman

Choice: The New Progressive Frame by Rachel Neumann, AlterNet.org Rachel Neumann believes that choice will be one of the most buzzed about issues in 2006.  Here's how, in her opinion, progressives can frame the message. The Right To Mother – … Continue reading →

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Prairie Dog’s Honor Roll 2005

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Prairie Dog's Honor Roll 2005   The Prairie Progressive   Rosa Parks’ greatness, said Congressman John Lewis, was that 'she got in the way.' Gary Sanders, peripatetic gadfly from Iowa City, got in the way of the City Council … Continue reading →

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Group Delivers Petition To Deny the Broadcast License of KGAN Channel 2

Posted on December 22, 2005 by Trish Nelson

 Iowans for Better Local Television to hold broadcaster to a higher standard of service Iowans for Better Local Television (IBLTV) are gathering at the offices of KGAN-TV to deliver a copy of their Petition to Deny the License Renewal to … Continue reading →

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Raising the Issue of Impeachment

Posted on December 21, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

   Raising the Issue                     of Impeachment By John Nichols thenation.com All I can say is, it's about time someone on the Hill demands accountability from the crooks who have hi-jacked our country! Thank you John … Continue reading →

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Non-partisan ‘Families’ Focuses on Middle-Class Economic Issues

Posted on December 19, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Non-partisan 'Families' Focuses on Middle-Class Economic Issues The Dyersville Commercial The following is an excerpt from a story in the December 14, 2005 issue of  The Dyersville Commercial, a small town paper that still provides excellent reporting on local topics … Continue reading →

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Moyers has his say

Posted on December 17, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Moyers Has His Say FreePress Bill Moyers became the central figure in absentia in the controversy surrounding former Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson. It was Tomlinson who pointed to Moyers’ Now newscast on PBS as a … Continue reading →

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