Category Archives: Progressive Community

Higher Expectations for Iowa’s Working Families – A Town Hall Meeting!

Posted on November 9, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Higher Expectations for Iowa’s Working Families – A Town Hall Meeting! A Town Hall Meeting for people concerned about good jobs, the environment, and a healthy future for their community Tuesday, November 157:00-8:30 PM Waterloo Center for the Arts, 225 … Continue reading →

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SUMMIT II/PROGRESSIVE ACTION FOR THE COMMON GOOD

Posted on November 6, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

SUMMIT II/PROGRESSIVE ACTION FOR THE COMMON GOOD It was a beautiful, late October Sunday afternoon not unlike many others, except for the gathering of the curious. No, it was not a herd of Guernsey's bobbing across a field to see … Continue reading →

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Worried Parents Turning To Organic Food

Posted on November 4, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Worried Parents Turning to Organic Food

by Libby Quaid, CommonDreams.org

Erin O'Neal has two daughters and a fridge stocked with organic cheese, milk, fruits and vegetables in her Annapolis, Md., home. She is among the increasing number of parents who buy organic to keep their children's diets free of food grown with pesticides, hormones, antibiotics or genetic engineering.

“The pesticide issue just scares me — it wigs me out to think about the amount of chemicals that might be going into my kid,” said O'Neal, 36.

Since last year, sales of organic baby food have jumped nearly 18 percent, double the overall growth of organic food sales, according to the marketing information company ACNielsen.

As demand has risen, organic food for children has popped up at more than just natural food stores.

For example, Earth's Best baby food, a mainstay in Whole Foods and Wild Oats markets, just reached a national distribution deal with Toys R Us and Babies R Us. Gerber is selling organic baby food under its Tender Harvest label. Stonyfield Farm's YoBaby yogurt can be found in supermarkets everywhere.

The concern about children is that they are more vulnerable to toxins in their diets, said Alan Greene, a pediatrician in northern California. As children grow rapidly, their brains and organs are forming and they eat more for their size than do grown-ups, Greene said.

“Pound for pound, they get higher concentrations of pesticides than adults do,” said Greene, who promotes organic food in his books and on his Web site, http://www.drgreene.com
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ROSA PARKS: The Woman Who Sat Down For What She Believed In

Posted on October 25, 2005 by bfialindathieman

ROSA PARKS: The Woman Who “Sat Down” For What She Believed In by Molly Regan [Editor's note: Back before Molly Regan became a regular poster with Blog for Iowa, she wrote this tribute to her hero, Rosa Parks, for us. … Continue reading →

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HOGS, HOGS, HOGS AGAIN

Posted on October 23, 2005 by bfiamollyreagan

Hogs, Hogs, Hogs Again A public health emergency needs to be issued for the state of Iowa. Industrial-strength hog lot confinements are getting a strangle hold on our air. If you live in one of the medium to large cities … Continue reading →

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Join the Fight Against Fake News

Posted on October 23, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Join the Fight Against Fake News Center for Media and Democracy: PR Watch Monday on Blog for Iowa, Arron reported that the Senate Commerce Committee was considering a bill, the Truth in Broadcasting Act (S 967) addressing the issue of … Continue reading →

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Ed Fallon’s Scary Money Tour Hits Iowa This Week

Posted on October 22, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Ed Fallon's Scary Money Tour Hits Iowa This Week From Fallon for Governor http://www.fallonforgovernor.com Halloween is right around the corner and over the next few days you’ll be confronted with more and more scary things. It’s the time of … Continue reading →

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GAO Report Finds Flaws In Electronic Voting

Posted on October 22, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

GAO Report Finds Flaws in Electronic Voting t r u t h o u t | Report Thank God! The truth comes out! I knew they cheated in the last election… was there ever really any doubt? GWB was never … Continue reading →

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Word-Up! DNA Can Be Reprogrammed By Words

Posted on October 21, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Word-Up! DNA Can Be Influenced And Reprogrammed By Words And Frequencies From http://www.quantumbalancing.com This gives a whole new meaning to the power of “the word”. And to think of all the times I spoke to how lame I am! OK… … Continue reading →

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Progressive Action for the Common Good Summit II, October 30, in Rock Island, IL

Posted on October 18, 2005 by bfiaarronwings

Progressive Action for the Common Good Summit II, October 30, in Rock Island, IL PROGRESSIVE ACTION FOR THE COMMON GOOD (PACG) COMMUNITY FORUM & SUMMIT II “ECONOMIC JUSTICE: PROMOTING PROGRESSIVE VALUES” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2005 NOON – 4 PM AUGUSTANA … Continue reading →

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