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Saturday, October 22
Ed Fallon's Scary Money Tour Hits Iowa This Week
by
Caroline Vernon
on Sat 22 Oct 2005 04:00 PM CDT
 Ed Fallon's Scary Money Tour Hits Iowa This Week
From Fallon for Governor
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 year when
ghouls, ghosts, witches, werewolves, monsters and magicians are all
about us.
But
politics has become a pretty scary place, too. It’s scary to see the
interests of everyday Iowans ignored. It’s even scarier to know the
reason. Our political system has been bought and paid for by political
action committees, special interest groups and corporate lobbyists. The
government that was created to represent all of us increasingly
represents primarily those who can afford a big campaign donation or a
high-priced lobbyist. Being powerless and forgotten is scary. Big money
in politics is scary.
But big
money should be afraid, too, because organized people can beat organized
money. Change is on the horizon. We need to elect leaders who will
fight for government that’s not bought and paid for. We need to elect
leaders that will fight for government that doesn’t put wealthy
corporate interests ahead of public interests. We need to come together
as Iowans, regardless of differences in gender, race, age, party
affiliation or wealth.
Here is our current “Scary Money” schedule:
Monday, October 24
8:30 a.m.
Spencer Library
21 E. 3rd Street
Spencer, IA
10:30 a.m.
Lake Shore Café
1520 Lake Avenue
Storm Lake, IA
1:00 p.m.
Sioux City Library – Meeting Room
529 Pierce St.
Sioux City, IA
4:00 p.m.
Barley’s
114 West Broadway
Council Bluffs, IA
6:00 p.m.
Atlantic Library
507 Poplar Street
Atlantic, IA
7:00 p.m.
Taylor Hill Lodge
1614 Highway 71
Audubon, IA
Tuesday, October 25
8:00 a.m.
Family Table Restaurant
1525 Radiant Rd.
Carroll, IA
10:00 a.m.
Kristine’s Restaurant
26 N. 27th St.
Fort Dodge, IA
1:00 p.m.
Chandler’s Restaurant
3229 4th St. SW
Mason City, IA
4:00 p.m.
Café Diem
229 Main Street
Ames, IA
6:00 p.m.
Des Moines Public Library
Downtown
Des Moines, IA
Wednesday, October 26
8:00 a.m.
Smoky Row Coffeehouse
109 Market St.
Oskaloosa, IA
9:30 a.m.
Ottumwa Public Library
102 W. 4th St.
Ottumwa, IA
12:00 p.m.
Keokuk Public Library
210 N. 5th St.
Keokuk, IA
2:00 p.m.
Burlington Public Library
501 N. 4th St.
Burlington, IA
6:00 p.m.
Eastern Iowa Community College
Strahan Hall, Room 27
152 Colorado St.
Muscatine, IA
Thursday, October 27
9:00 a.m.
Bettendorf Library
2959 Learning Campus Drive
Bettendorf, IA
11:00 a.m.
Democratic Headquarters
224 22nd Place
Clinton, IA
1:00 p.m.
Maquoketa Public Library
126 S. 2nd St.
Maquoketa, IA
3:00 p.m.
Dubuque
Venue TBA
Friday, October 28
9:00 a.m.
Decorah Public Library
202 Winnebago St
Decorah, IA
(enter downstairs at lower level)
11:00 a.m.
City Hall
Community Room
112 E. Spring St.
New Hampton, IA
1:00 p.m.
Waterloo Public Library
415 Commercial St.
Waterloo, IA
3:00 p.m.
1st Avenue Café
2706 1st Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids, IA
5:00 p.m.
Iowa City
Venue TBA
7:00 p.m.
Rukmapura Park Hotel
1702 Rukmapura Park
Fairfield, IA
Be sure to check the events page for any schedule changes. http://www.fallonforgovernor.net/events/
A NEW WAY TO HELP:
Over the
past few weeks, as our new staff members have moved in, we’ve found
ourselves in a bit of a crunch for desk chairs and computer time. If
you or someone you know can lend us either a computer or a place to sit
while working at one, please e-mail us and let us know.
Tuesday, October 18
Progressive Action for the Common Good Summit II, October 30, in Rock Island, IL
by
Arron Wings
on Tue 18 Oct 2005 04:00 PM CDT
 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 COLLEGE
WALLENBERG AUDITORIUM (DENKMANN HALL)
7TH AVENUE & 35TH STREET
ROCK ISLAND, IL
12 – 1 PM SIGN-IN & REFRESHMENTS
PROGRAM STARTS 1 PM
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
David Osterberg, Director, Iowa Policy Project, a
non-profit/non-partisan research organization promoting public
policy that fosters economic opportunity.
David
was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from ‘83-’94. Besides
being director of IPP, he also teaches at the University of Iowa
WORKSHOPS TO FOLLOW INCLUDE:
1. Environment: energy
2. Environment: hog confinements
3. Education reform
4. Combating hunger
5. Making work pay
6. The language of reconciliation
7. Effective lobbying
8. Predatory lending
9. Ensuring fair elections
10. Discussing Jim Wallis’ book “God’s Politics”
11. Reclaiming the language of progressivism
12. Rapid response to media coverage
13. Wake up Wal-mart campaign
PACG Service Project
We are
collecting phone cards for injured vets returning from
combat. Bring a pre-paid card to the summit or mail to:
Cathy Bolkom
26634 – 225th St
Le Clare, Iowa 52753
To
register early or for more information contact Cathy at 563-289-4155 or
CBArts4@aol.com or our site www.qcprogressiveaction.org
Sunday, October 16
Iowa Native ALDO LEOPOLD'S Legacy to be Honored
by
Molly Regan
on Sun 16 Oct 2005 11:00 AM CDT
 Iowa Native ALDO LEOPOLD'S Legacy to be Honored
Members of a newly-formed heritage group from ALDO LEOPOLD'S
hometown of Burlington are bringing a noted Leopold scholar to their community as
part of a season-long celebration of their native son's legacy.
On TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, Leopold biographer CURT MEINE will speak at a
town meeting in BURLINGTON. It will start at 7:30 PM, 321
N 5th STREET at the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The event is
hosted by the Des Moines County Historical Society. This is
designed to raise awareness of LEOPOLD'S IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL
PHILOSOPHY AND HIS BURLINGTON ROOTS.
The organization, known as the Leopold Heritage Group, has obtained
grants from the Rand Lecture Trust-Burlington and Humanities Iowa to
help fund the activities, with additional support from the Burlington
Community Schools and the Des Moines County Conservation Foundation.
Copies of Leopold's landmark book of essays, "A SAND COUNTY ALMANAC,"
are being provided by the LEOPOLD CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AT
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY IN AMES, Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever.
Meine is director of conservation programs at the Wisconsin Academy of
Sciences, Arts and Letters in Madison. He is author of the biography
Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work (1988) and co-editor with Richard L.
Knight of The Essential Aldo Leopold: Quotations and Commentaries
(1999). Meine also is a research associate with the International Crane
Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin, and founder/member of the Sauk
Prairie Conservation Alliance in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
Jerry Rigdon, co-facilitator of the Leopold Heritage Group with his
wife, Lois, said retired University of Iowa English professor Bob Sayre
approached him nearly a year ago, suggesting that they do something in
Burlington to honor Leopold and acknowledge how important his
philosophy regarding our interaction with nature remains today. Both
Rigdon and Sayre have noted that LEOPOLD IS REVERED BY NATURALISTS,
ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND ECOLOGISTS WORLDWIDE, yet has received very
little formal recognition in the town where he grew up and the state in
which he was born.
For more information about other events or the Leopold Heritage Group,
contact the Rigdons at (319) 753-2661, or by e-mail at
ledgerguy@lisco.com.
Following is an excerpt from the 'October/Red Lanterns' section of "A Sand County Almanac":
"One way to hunt partridge is to make a plan, based on logic and
probabilities, of the terrain to be hunted. This will take you
over the ground where the birds ought to be.
"Another way is to wander, quite aimlessly, from one red lantern to
another. This will likely take you where the birds actually
are. The lanterns are blackberry leaves, red in October sun.
"Red lanterns have lighted my way on many a pleasant hunt in many a
region, but I think that blackberries must first have learned how to
glow in the sand counties of central Wisconsin. Along the little
boggy streams of these friendly wastes, called poor by those whose own
lights barely flicker, the blackberries burn richly red on every sunny
day from first frost to the last day of the season. Every
woodcock and every partridge has his private solarium under these
briars. Most hunters, not knowing this, wear themselves out in
the briarless scrub, and, returning home birdless, leave the rest of us
in peace.
"By 'us' I mean the birds, the stream, the dog, and myself. The
stream is a lazy one; he winds through the alders as if he would rather
stay here than reach the river. So would I. Everyone of his
hairpin hesitations means that much more streambank where hillside
briars adjoin dank beds of frozen ferns and jewelweeds on the boggy
bottom. No partridge can long absent himself from such a place,
nor can I. Partridge hunting, then, is a creekside stroll,
upwind, from one briar patch to another.… Almost anything can happen
between one red lantern and another."
From "A Sand County Almanac" by Aldo Leopold, (1949) by Oxford University Press, Inc., New York, NY
Please Give It A Read…And also, remember to CPR…CONSERVE/PARTICIPATE/RECYCLE
Saturday, October 15
Catch Ed Fallon Sunday Noon on Iowa Press
by
Linda Thieman
on Sat 15 Oct 2005 04:00 PM CDT
 Catch Ed Fallon Sunday Noon on Iowa Press
I was fortunate enough to catch Ed Fallon, progressive candidate for Iowa governor, live on IPTV's Iowa Press last night. It was definitely worth watching.
Friday
night's Iowa Press with Ed Fallon will be re-run at noon tomorrow
(Sunday, October 16) on your local Iowa Public TV channel.
Be there or be square!
Tuesday, October 11
NE Iowa Health & Wellness Expo October 15 in Cedar Falls
by
Linda Thieman
on Tue 11 Oct 2005 04:00 AM CDT
 NE Iowa Health & Wellness Expo October 15 in Cedar Falls
SECOND ANNUAL NORTHEAST IOWA HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005 , 8:00am - 6:00pm
Valley Lutheran High School
4520 Rownd St., Cedar Falls, Ia.
Energy Healing and the Mind-Body Connection
"E=mc2. Everything is composed of energy." - Einstein
"Even the CDC states that 85% of disease is caused by your emotions." - Dr. Mercola
Explore this fascinating world with experts in the field featuring :
*Energy Medicine. Good News From the Research Frontier.
*Health Freedom Legislation, CODEX, and the Future.
*Medical Intuition
*Reiki
*Collective Consciousness and World Peace — Scientific Research on the Maharishi Effect and Superradiance
*Homeopathy
*Energy Intention Applied to Business Relationships
*Vaccines: Mercury and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Registration 8:00am.
Programs 9:00 to 5:00.
Networking until 6:00.
Vendors $45.00
Public Admission $15.00
Meet like-minded people. Make new friends. Nutritious lunch prepared on site. Pre-registration will assist in our lunch count.
Sponsored by Iowa Health Freedom Coalition.
More Information at:
www.IowaHealthFreedom.org 319-266-6563
Monday, October 10
FCC Town Meeting in Iowa City a HUGE Success!
by
Trish Nelson
on Mon 10 Oct 2005 11:00 AM CDT
 FCC Town Meeting in Iowa City a HUGE Success!
Iowa City, Iowa
Update: Town Meeting a huge success…more than 500 people packed the Pomerantz
Center at the University of Iowa to participate in a forum
on media ownership. – Free Press
“FCC official warns against media consolidation” – Des Moines Register
“400 Attend FCC Forum” – Iowa City
Press-Citizen
"Residents air media complaints; FCC officials listen to
criticism, ideas" - Cedar Rapids Gazette
“Forum Criticizes Big Media" – Daily Iowan
"Iowans irate with media," says Adelstein, Broadcasting & Cable, October 6
Wow! Is the only word
to describe it. The FCC Town Hall
Meeting on the Future of the Media was a phenomenal success! 500
people packed the University
of Iowa’s Pomerantz
Center Wednesday night. One-hundred people gave 2-minute testimony
before Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps’ aide Jordan Goldstein,
describing how our media is failing our communities.
The FCC Town Meeting in Iowa City, Iowa, on October 5, 2005, was a
smashing success. From left to right: John Nichols of The Nation; Mark
Smith, President, Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Nicholas
Johnson, Professor, University of Iowa College of Law, former FCC
Commissioner; and Amy Johnson Boyle, former KGAN anchor, currently
Marketing & Communications Director, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of
Commerce. Photo courtesy of Dennis Roseman.
People came from across Iowa to make sure their voices were heard.
The Quad Cities’ group, Progressive Action for the Common Good, was
there in force as were Johnson County DFA’ers and of course Iowans for Better
Local TV. All three groups were
co-sponsors of the event.
Other
co-sponsoring organizations were:
University of Iowa Lecture
Committee, FAIR!, Iowa City Federation of Labor, SEIU Local
199, Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Iowa Civil Liberties Union, Linn County
InterReligious Council, American Federation of Teachers Local 716, AFSCME Local
12, League of Rural Voters, Iowa City GLBT Pride Committee, Quad Cities
Interfaith, Iowa City Public Access Television, Iowa Federation of Labor,
AFL-CIO, Johnson County League of Women Voters and ICAN.
Special thanks to Amanda Ballantyne of FreePress for the
incredible job she did organizing her first ownership meeting.
Adelstein and Jordan
Goldstein, Copps' senior legal adviser, listened attentively until nearly midnight, as more than 100 concerned citizens
each offered two minutes of testimony. All testimony was recorded and will be
submitted to the FCC and Iowa's
congressional delegation.
FCC commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein made the following
statement after the hearing:
"We learned last night that people in the heartland see
many good reasons to oppose further media concentration. We heard a lot of
solid evidence that the area's media may be failing to address key issues of
local concern. People decried the lack of serious coverage of the problems
faced in their communities. They pleaded with us not to let it get any worse.
"The verdict was unanimous - from elected leaders,
teachers, workers, minorities, nurses, parents and grandparents - people are
dissatisfied their with local media outlets. The message I will take back to Washington
is that we had better address the very real issues raised by concerned citizens
of Iowa before we consider
further media consolidation."
To read more about the Town Meeting on the Future of the
Media, click here.
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Monday, October 3
Vote Early for Johnson County Progressives!
by
Trish Nelson
on Mon 03 Oct 2005 01:34 PM CDT
 Vote Early for Johnson County Progressives!
...Taking our country back one local office at a time.
contributed by Ellen Ballas and Robin Roseman
Johnson County Democracy for America
recently voted unanimously to endorse two local progressive candidates Amy Correia
and Garry Klein for the Iowa City Council at-large primary election to be held
October 11.
Voting followed a candidate forum co-sponsored by JCDFA and
two other local progressive groups, FAIR and “The 49”, held last Thursday. The three groups partnered in writing
candidate questionnaires which were considered for the endorsement.
Early voting is now available for the October 11 City Council Primary at the Iowa
City Public Library on Saturday, October 8, from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. and on Monday October 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Early voting is also available at the auditor's office at the Johnson County
Administration Bldg., 913 S. Dubuque St., Iowa
City, 8:00 am - 6:00
pm, Mon-Fri, first floor.
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