Senator Grassley's Iowa Town Hall Schedule

Howard County Town Hall Meeting
    * 2:15 – 3:15 PM
Cresco Bank and Trust, Community Room, 126 Second Avenue SE, Cresco
 
Worth County Town Hall Meeting
    * 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Worth County Courthouse, Magistrate Room, 1000 Central Avenue, Northwood
 
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010

Cerro Gordo County Town Hall Meeting
    * 7:30 – 8:30 AM
North Iowa Area Comm. College, Muse-Norris Conf. Ctr., Rms 180 A, B & C, 500 College Dr., Mason City
 
St. Ansgar Community High School
    * 9:45 – 10:45 AM
    * St. Ansgar

 Charles City High School
    * 12:00 – 1:15 PM
    * Charles City
 
Speech and Q & A at the Hampton Chamber Spring Meeting
    * 2:00 – 3:00 PM
    * Hampton
 
Butler County Town Hall Meeting
    * 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Aplington Community Center, Corner of 10th Street and Parriott Street, Aplington

MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010

Winnebago County Town Hall Meeting
    * 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Winnebago County Courthouse, Courtroom, 126 South Clark Street, Forest City
 
Hancock County Town Hall Meeting
    * 9:45 – 10:45 AM
Garner Education Center, 325 West 8th Street, Garner
 
Speak with Algona Rotary
    * 12:00 – 1:00 PM
    * Algona
 
Palo Alto County Town Hall Meeting
    * 2:00 – 3:00 PM
West Bend Golf Course, Club House, 4829 580th Avenue, West Bend
 
Emmet County Town Hall Meeting
    * 4:30 – 5:30 PM

Iowa Lakes Community College
Auditorium, Room 16, 300 South 18th Street, Estherville
 
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010

Tour and Q & A from employees at Eaton Manufacturing
    * 7:30 – 8:30 AM
    * Spencer

Harris-Lake Park High School
    * 9:30 – 10:30 AM
    * Lake Park

Osceola County Town Hall Meeting
    * 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Senior Activities Center, 845 Main Street, Ocheydan
 
Lyon County Town Hall Meeting
    * 2:45 – 3:45 PM
US Bank, Community Room, 203 South 2nd Avenue, Rock Rapids

Iowans Should Say Yes to a New Vision for Media

Editor's Note:  I was listening to the Randi Rhodes show the other day, my favorite progressive talk radio program…oh by the way, you cannot hear Randi or any nationally syndicated progressive talk radio host over the publicly owned airwaves anywhere in Iowa because of the saturation of conservative talk programming on Iowa's stations.  But you can live-stream a number of amazingly informative progressive talk radio programs. These radio programs such as Thom Hartmann, Randi Rhodes, and Stephanie Miller, are packed with information. Just google “progressive talk radio” and you will be rewarded with radio riches that you can't even imagine.  I listen to Randi here.  Check out her website where you can find such goodies as, “Randi's Guide to Congressional Jargon”  and more.

The point of mentioning this is, on Randi's show about the tea partiers, she made the comment, “Our country has two problems: Money and Media.”  We agree with that, and today, at least we can take action on the Media problem.   Here's an action alert from Free Press we hope you'll participate in.

~ If you're like us, you're worried about the future of news.  Many journalists have lost their jobs, and funding cuts to local NPR and PBS affiliates have forced some stations to close for days at a time. If we lose this watchdog press, the damages will be severe.

Join our call for better media now

The FCC has begun to take a hard look at the future of media, and we need to make sure they hear from as many people as possible. This is your chance to stand up for noncommercial, nonprofit media by signing our mass declaration to the FCC.

Everyone agrees that to sustain a vibrant democracy, we need well-funded and secure media that serve all people and communities. The question is how to get there – and we have a plan. Here's how you can help us get it to the FCC.

First, we need you and everyone you know to sign this declaration calling for better media now.

Then, in the coming weeks, you can:

    * Flood the FCC's Web site with examples of the state of journalism in your area
    * Help us send activists to every upcoming FCC hearing
    * File official comments with the FCC about your own vision for better media

In this first phase, we need 20,000 signatures from people across the nation to show a groundswell of support for better media.

We have a chance to make the media system better and more vital than ever. Please sign this declaration now to help us build momentum for this important initiative.

Josh Stearns, Free Press

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