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Category Archives: Actions
Community Radio Bill passes house – action needed to help it pass the Senate
The House of Representatives passed the Local Community Radio Act Wednesday! It’s been a long time coming. In 10 years of trying, we’ve never come this close to making better local radio a reality. The bill could not have come … Continue reading
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Single Payer Legislation is being debated by the Senate today!
After all the hype, compromise, corruption and political weaseling, “health care reform” is looking like a cardboard cutout of meaningless legislation. The stocks of the major insurance companies that provide health insurance are soaring. The outlook for the American public … Continue reading
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President Obama escalated the war in Afghanistan just days before accepting the Nobel Peace Prize
The escalation of the war in Afghanistan will mean more death and destruction in that already hard-hit and long-suffering country. It will cost our country more of its sons and daughters as well as costing a huge amount of money … Continue reading
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Consumer Advocacy Groups urge support of bill to create financial watchdog
Consumer advocacy groups are putting the word out to support HR 4173, which would create a financial watchdog to keep an eye on banks and other financial institutions in the name of consumers. The bill will be voted on sometime … Continue reading
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Single Payer Health Care Is on the Table – or at least On the Floor (of the House)
The Single Payer Health Care bill HR676 will be debated on the floor of the House of Representatives when the Reps come back from the August recess. This is the first time the concept of single payer health care has … Continue reading
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Save the Maples – Local Tree Conservation Support needed
TREE ALERT !!! Public Works of the City of Livingston plans to cut down 4 mature and very vibrant silver maples on the southeast corner of Geyser & K Streets, on the K Street boulevard. The four trees are somewhere … Continue reading
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Take action on Health Care Reform!
— On Thu, 6/25/09, Bobby Clark, Executive Director <info@progressnowcolorado.org> wrote: From: Bobby Clark, Executive Director <info@progressnowcolorado.org> Subject: The one healthcare email you MUST read To: “Cena Ewert” <cccenab@yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 3:54 PM Dear Cena, Nearly $1.4 Million … Continue reading
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Immediate action needed!
The word “outrage” is so overused I’m hesitant to use it …but right now it’s the only word for what Congress is up to, and we need to act. This Friday, Congress plans to vote on a bill that could … Continue reading
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Call Baucus and Tester and insist on Single Payer Health Care!
Sen. Bernie SandersIndependent U.S. Senator from Vermont Posted: June 8, 2009 04:08 PM Health Care Is a Right, Not a Privilege Let’s be clear. Our health care system is disintegrating. Today, 46 million people have no health insurance and even … Continue reading
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United for Peace and Justice joins Veterans for Peace in their Call to Action
It is possible that any day now President Obama may decide to escalate the war in Afghanistan. Here in the U.S. and no doubt around the world, people will react in pain, anger and sorrow, knowing what tragedy and suffering … Continue reading →