Monthly Archives: April 2012

Labor Roundtable With Congressman Dave Loebsack

LABOR ROUNDTABLE With Congressman Dave Loebsack Wednesday May 2nd The Quad City Federation of Labor and the Clinton Labor Congress invite you to attend one of three LaborRoundtables where we will discuss issues concerning working families. Our guest speakers will … Continue reading

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Say What You Mean

Who said it? “Don’t speak to me about your religion; 1st show it to me in how you treat other people.  Don’t tell me how much you love your God; show me in how much you love all her children.  … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday ACLU Edition.

OK, I was watching Jeopardy the other day. They had the ACLU as a category. Well, what could be a better category for a bunch of liberals and progressive than the group that will lead them into the worker’s paradise? … Continue reading

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Courtney Report 27 – April – 2012

Doing more to create jobs for Iowans and grow our state’s economy is still my top priority as the 2012 session winds down. The Iowa Senate is working to invest $62 million in job creation and economic growth. The Republican-controlled … Continue reading

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Ye Olde Bait and Switch

Yet again Republicans are running their election year bait and switch on jobs and the economy. Do not ever forget who was in charge when the economy hit the skids. The reasons behind the failures were not some mystical forces … Continue reading

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Friday Food Talk: How Corporations Influence University Ag Research

“If an entire wing of a university department’s building is named after Monsanto, as it is at Iowa State University, can we really expect that school to produce objective, potentially critical, research on genetically engineered foods or the environmental impact … Continue reading

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Workers Memorial Day Events Around Iowa

Below is a list Workers Memorial Day events around Iowa.  For more info about Iowa events:   Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO “Workers’ Memorial Day, International Workers’ Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of … Continue reading

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Student Loan Interest Rate Increase? “The Barackness Monster Ain’t Buyin’ It”

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Anti-War Iowans Sit Down With Senator Harkin

Delegation of Iowans Talk With Senator Harkin on Iran, U.S. Foreign & Domestic Policy Diplomacy with Iran, ‘we can’t afford another war,’ a key focus DES MOINES – (Catholic Peace Ministry news services, courtesy of JJ Weiss)  A delegation that … Continue reading

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Decentralized and United we stand, Divided We Fail

[by David Van Thournout] I want to talk to my democrat friends who are in the fight to help Obama win in 2012. One person, even if he’s the president, can’t really change things in America. But I still believe … Continue reading

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