Industry’s New Colonial Outpost: Rural Iowa
Dear Friends, Two things before I explain why Iowa is becoming a colonial outpost: First, I’m sad to say that the pro-DAPL bill (SF 2235) passed this week despite hundreds Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Ed Fallon
Pipeline bill passes despite strong grassroots opposition
Check out coverage of SF 2235’s passage and write a letter-to-the-editor in response. Contact Ed Fallon if you need to know more about what’s involved with submitting your letter. If Continue Reading →
Laying the ground for another pipeline?
Dear Friends, It’s impossible to say for sure, but I’ll bet anyone a dozen cage-free eggs that another oil pipeline through Iowa is under consideration. The mere threat of another Continue Reading →
You are amazing! Bill Dix . . . not so much
Dear Friends, Yup: YOU. ARE. AMAZING! Over the past two weeks, your calls, emails and meetings with lawmakers have made a huge difference in the debate about SF 2235 — Continue Reading →
Vote “NO” on regressive sales-tax hike
Dear Polk County Friends, This one is for my local audience regarding the Tuesday, March 6 vote on the local option sales tax. If you’re not a Polk County resident Continue Reading →
My visit to Parkland, Florida
Dear Friends, Three things strike me as I skirt the perimeter of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, site of the most recent school shooting — the eighteenth Continue Reading →
For US Congress . . . Eddie Mauro!
Dear Friends, Iowans living in the Third Congressional District are fortunate to have a talented field of candidates running in the Democratic Primary. But Eddie Mauro stands out as a Continue Reading →
“Sabotage” bill a Trojan Horse for eminent domain abuse
Dear Friends, About twenty years ago, growth-management advocates across the US were shocked when the Tennessee General Assembly enacted one of the nation’s strongest anti-urban sprawl bills. At the time, Continue Reading →
Iowa Pipeline Fighters Head to Super Bowl to Pressure US Bank to Divest
Dear Friends, Go Tom Brady! Yeah, I just had to get that out of the way. Across the country, people are turning up the heat on politicians and corporations intent Continue Reading →
Pipeline “Sabotage” Bill Legislative Extremism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 26, 2018 — 2:00 p.m. CT, Contact Ed Fallon at (515) 238-6404 or ed@boldiowa.com Pipeline “Sabotage” Bill Called Legislative Extremism Proposed bill could render peaceful protest Continue Reading →