Daily Archives: October 11, 2011

Occupy Iowa Granted Permit To Exercise Rights

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Update: Good news for the movement.  Turns out the state capitol is a place to camp out after all!  Occupy Iowa reports on FB that they have the permit in their hot little hands. BTW, Occupy Iowa City has a … Continue reading →

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#OccupyIowaCity Stability Operations

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Paul Deaton

During a gathering with a group of University of Iowa students Tuesday morning we discussed #OccupyIowaCity. The perception of those participating in the occupation was that College Green Park is well organized and a safe place to be. The Daily … Continue reading →

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Occupy Iowa Will Seek Permit To Protest On Capitol Grounds

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Trish Nelson

This seems like a smart, pragmatic decision on the part of the Occupy Iowa movement.  Apparently, the consensus process [see video] they have been using for decision-making works quite well ….Democrats may want to consider dumping parliamentary procedure and adopt … Continue reading →

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Saving the United States Postal Service

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau “If this core civic institution is wrecked, the isolation among Americans will increase, urban neighborhoods and remote villages will experience further decay, unemployment will climb, internet content will suffer, and civic and political discourse will be curtailed.” … Continue reading →

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