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Friday In Iowa: More Summer Reading

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Paul Deaton

(Editor’s Note: BFIA returns to The Prairie Progressive: A Newsletter for Iowa’s Progressive Left for Prairie Dog’s summer reading list. More engaging books to read during this exceptionally pleasant summer weather). Five Books You Must Read This Summer By Prairie … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality: Why It Matters To You

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Trish Nelson

The January 2014 court decision by the D.C. U.S. Court of Appeals that gutted the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules has given internet service providers (ISPs) the ability to not only slow, but also to legally block websites, content, … Continue reading →

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The Prairie Progressive Summer Reading List

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Summer Lies:  Prairie Dog’s Summer Reading for 2013 Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain Against backdrops of the war in Iraq and a Dallas Cowboys football game, the author of Brief Encounters with Che Guevara brutally but uproariously … Continue reading →

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The Prairie Progressive 2012 Honor Roll

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Summertime Murmur: Prairie Dog’s 2012 Honor Roll Amanda Coyne launched a sizzling career in investigative journalism after moving from Iowa City to Alaska. With her husband Tony Hopfinger, Coyne plunged into the politics of Big Oil in Alaska, covering a … Continue reading →

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The Prairie Progressive Endorses Tom Slockett For Johnson County Auditor

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Excerpts reprinted with permission from the April 2012 issue of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter, available only in hard copy. PP Endorses Tom Slockett for Johnson County Auditor Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett faces a vigorous primary challenge … Continue reading →

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Prairie Dog’s Predictions For 2012

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Ron Paul wins the Iowa Caucuses. Rick Perry trails the field, further embarrassing all those who gushed over his “Bigfoot” entrance into the race last August (even the Iowa City Press-Citizen ran not one, not two, but FIVE photos of … Continue reading →

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