Tag Archives: Press Citizen

Hughie Tweedy LTE PC, 6/16/15

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Katharine

The company trying to buy right-of-ways for the Bakken pipeline offered Mr. Tweedy a $2500 teenage prostitute. That guy should be jailed. Anyway, I thought we should certainly include Mr. Tweedy as a friend and hope he hangs tough. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Becky Ross 6/8/15 letter to editor, Press-Citizen

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Katharine

Decrease plastic use to help environment Iowa is a long way from an ocean, but many of us like to vacation near the ocean. We want our water and beaches to be clean and the ecosystems to be healthy for … Continue reading →

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Moral, ethical issues with Bakken Pipeline

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Katharine

PC op ed by Jane Yoder-Short 6-1-15 Moral, ethical issues with Bakken Pipeline “A corporation, essentially, is a pile of money to which a number of persons have sold their moral allegiance.” — Wendell Berry What does it cost to … Continue reading →

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Lynn Gallager LTE, Press-Citizen 5/8/15

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Katharine

Factory farms are inhumane Don’t call it euthanasia The over 5 million chickens and turkeys are not dying a painless death. They will suffer and feel terror while they die. They will fight for their lives because, like us, they … Continue reading →

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Nancy Adams-Cogan Apr 13, 2015, PC

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Katharine

For heaven’s sake! Why should we accommodate corporation convenience in transporting harmful products under, over, around or through the ground on which we live, breathe and have our being? Let corporations work harder to develop safe, non-damaging energy sources, and … Continue reading →

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Barbara Schlachter’s op ed March 27, 2015

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Katharine

Using the ‘precautionary principle’ George Schultz, who was secretary of state from 1982 to 1989, had a piece in The Washington Post a few weeks ago titled “A Reagan approach to climate change.” What I remember about President Ronald Reagan … Continue reading →

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Pat Bowen’s letter to the editor (PC) 3/2/2015

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Katharine

http://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/03/02/bruce-rastetter-ag-summit-family-farms/24265621/ Ag summit isn’t about farming issues Bruce Rastetter is claiming he will elevate the concerns of farmers, who “feed and fuel the world,” through his 2015 Iowa Ag Summit to be held in Des Moines on March 7 by … Continue reading →

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Press-Citizen page 1 – January 19, 2015

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Katharine

http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2015/01/18/grannies-climate-change/21977119/ Climate group aims to make difference through education Paul Deaton, For the Press Citizen 9:06 p.m. CST January 18, 2015 “Social justice and environmental justice issues are completely intertwined,” says Miriam Kashia, a member of 100 Grannies. Kashia recently … Continue reading →

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Pat Bowen’s letter 1/12/2015 to the Press-Citizen

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Katharine

Real culprit is farming in non-sustainable way Letter to the editor 9:34 a.m. CST January 12, 2015 The Des Moines Water Works is expected to pursue a lawsuit against three northwestern Iowa counties that manage drainage districts with high concentrations … Continue reading →

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Lynn Gallager LTE Press-Citizen 12/4/14

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Katharine

Gov. Terry Branstad misleading public about crates Letter to the editor December 4, 2014 (Web said 4th. Actually the 5th) Gov. Terry Branstad says: “I can’t think of anything more humane than protecting baby pigs from being crushed to death by … Continue reading →

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