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| 2836 | 11/19/2009 2:42:21 PM | Catholic campaign supportive of ICCI underway | Campaign for Human Development routinely provides $2,500 grants to activist group. |
| 2823 | 11/13/2009 4:10:06 PM | Iowa livestock farmers criticized by ICCI rural organizer | Says contemporary livestock farming is unsustainable. |
| 2656 | 7/15/2009 1:27:36 PM | ICCI hyperbole doesn't fact check | Muted response when asked to substantiate claim made to Radio Iowa reporter. |
| 2467 | 3/2/2009 1:44:18 PM | ICCI conflict of interest charges against Rep. Dolores Mertz dismissed | Rep. Dolores Mertz accuses activist group of threatening her. |
| 2462 | 2/24/2009 3:25:10 PM | ICCI files ethics charges against Rep. Mertz | Group's executive director 'angry' that farmer is head of House Ag Committee. |
| 2427 | 1/30/2009 4:26:19 PM | Catholic Diocese of Des Moines renews grant to ICCI | Award of $2,500 given despite group not meeting parameters set forward in 2007. |
| 2374 | 12/17/2008 3:48:21 PM | ICCI wants to strike pro-livestock voice | Says representative Mertz has conflict of interest since her son raises hogs. |
| 2228 | 9/10/2008 5:27:26 PM | Farmer resignation from EPC ‘huge victory,’ says ICCI | Anti-livestock group calls the decision a ‘great opportunity.’ |
| 2208 | 8/26/2008 2:36:31 PM | ICCI activists protest today at Prestage Farms office in Ames | Group also takes credit for stopping a young farmer’s plans to raise hogs near Exline |
| 2163 | 7/19/2008 8:54:44 PM | ICCI annual meeting full of contradictions | Anti-livestock group has trouble staying on message. |
| 1874 | 2/1/2008 4:56:09 PM | Activist group disappointed with livestock verdict | Says legal victory by 300-head hog farmer will spur more calls for regulations, |
| 1841 | 1/13/2008 3:56:12 PM | Activists to rally against livestock farmers Jan. 29 | Special interest groups to argue for more restrictions on raising livestock in Iowa. |
| 1838 | 1/11/2008 4:39:13 PM | State activist group criticized for forcing membership | Des Moines Register calls out ICCI for unfair tactics. |
| 1792 | 12/13/2007 2:42:52 PM | Clinton calls for more controls over livestock farmers | Thinks "large" farms can be hazardous; Iowans respond critically. |
| 1783 | 12/9/2007 2:59:18 PM | Vegan, ICCI acitivist criticize efforts to reduce odor transport | Both oppose bi-partisan attempt to help farm families who raise livestock. |
| 1746 | 11/15/2007 11:32:51 AM | ICCI worker fired for speaking out | Organization’s director says ICCI ‘just like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.’ |
| 1676 | 9/25/2007 10:06:04 AM | Activist group renews pitch for more farm restrictions | Launches online petition drive promoting county control. |
| 1611 | 8/10/2007 11:17:24 PM | ICCI members try to rationalize public disturbance | Long-time members condone organization's July 14 protest in West Des Moines. |
| 1581 | 7/31/2007 11:39:03 PM | Anti-livestock activist group ‘has nothing more to offer’ | In contrast, CSIF helping farm families grow responsibly, successfully. |
| 1575 | 7/28/2007 2:09:02 PM | So much for 'community improvement' | Long-time ag journalist lends his viewpoint about ICCI's recent livestock protest. |
| 1564 | 7/20/2007 9:13:41 AM | ICCI tries to capitalize on neighborhood disturbance | Activist group issues news release four days after their July 14 demonstration.
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| 1558 | 7/17/2007 11:57:58 AM | Activist group crosses the line | Des Moines Register says trying to intimidate innocent families is wrong. |
| 1555 | 7/14/2007 11:29:11 AM | ICCI activists protest at West Des Moines residence | Boisterous demonstration targets Iowa's farm families who raise livestock. |
| 1552 | 7/12/2007 3:10:21 PM | Activist group to learn about ‘nonviolence’ at annual meeting | Rev. James Lawson to be keynote speaker at ICCI confab this weekend. |
| 1531 | 6/27/2007 12:04:30 PM | Livestock activist group demonstrates in Hamilton County | ICCI members urge Prestage Farms to voluntarily end new farm sitings. |
| 1396 | 3/25/2007 3:30:51 PM | Des Moines activist says little in Register editorial | ICCI's Hugh Espey continues to promote solutions in search of a problem. |
| 1355 | 3/2/2007 1:50:47 PM | DM Register letter writer accuses farmers of terrorism | Misinformed Bayard resident discounts rural violence. |
| 1340 | 2/23/2007 1:45:46 PM | Klicker, ICCI endorse EPC reappointments | Given sentiments of both, endorsement may do more harm than good. |
| 1245 | 1/9/2007 3:31:21 PM | Activists rally against livestock farming | Participants offer few details supporting their anti-livestock bias. |
| 1212 | 12/19/2006 2:09:19 PM | Activists target city councils in opposing livestock | Tactic shows disconnect between strong communities and strong farms. |
| 1173 | 11/18/2006 2:35:08 PM | Iowans balk at church support of ICCI | Parishioners urge Des Moines Catholic Diocese to stop funding farm activist group. |
| 1167 | 11/16/2006 2:39:49 PM | Catholic Diocese of Des Moines renews funding of ICCI | Grants $2,500 to Des Moines-based activist group’s southwest Iowa chapter. |
| 1132 | 10/18/2006 3:11:53 PM | Nichols family farm perseveres despite opposition | Recent events underscore fragility of one of Iowa's most important occupations. |
| 1001 | 7/13/2006 2:05:34 PM | Keynote speaker to focus on power of dissent | Yet efforts by Iowa activist group don’t reflect the call to action |
| 1000 | 7/13/2006 8:53:57 AM | Jefferson County residents urged to report suspicious activity | Neighborhood watch program aimed at...livestock farmers! |
| 991 | 7/7/2006 10:57:58 AM | Chartered bus tour tells only half the story | The publicity stunt leaves many unanswered questions |
| 990 | 7/7/2006 10:57:37 AM | Chartered bus tour tells only half the story | The publicity stunt leaves many unanswered questions |
| 932 | 5/26/2006 10:50:57 AM | U of I official chides legislators, Iowa livestock farmers | Appears on stage with ICCI leaders at May 25 meeting in Dysart. |
| 930 | 5/25/2006 4:23:26 PM | Osterberg, ICCI to rally tonight in Dysart | Meeting will likely accuse livestock farmers of harming environment, public health |
| 920 | 5/18/2006 3:59:54 PM | Group misleads public in pressing for veto of SF 2377 | Effort to retain state authority over livestock farming adamantly opposed by ICCI. |
| 909 | 5/14/2006 2:43:56 PM | ICCI's Marshalltown chapter rallies support for illegal immigrants | System should benefit everyone regardless of legal status, ralliers proclaim. |
| 908 | 5/13/2006 4:13:19 PM | ICCI, U of I college of public health rep join forces | May 8 meeting at Malcom levels harsh criticism against Iowa livestock farmers. |
| 878 | 4/26/2006 1:56:23 PM | Activist questions livestock's impact on water resources | Wonders how long water supplies can support Iowa livestock production. |
| 864 | 4/14/2006 11:20:46 AM | Poweshiek County residents speak out against activist group | Attacks against livestock farming by outside 'political action group' don't resonate. |
| 841 | 4/3/2006 6:24:26 PM | Activist group uses conflict to sign new members | Some question true motives behind recent "community" meetings targeting farmers. |
| 830 | 3/30/2006 5:29:21 PM | Dissent not welcome at March 27 meeting in Brooklyn | Activist group champions dissent, unless it runs counter to its opinion. |
| 824 | 3/28/2006 8:57:06 AM | Poweshiek County farm family denied opportunity to speak | "Public" meeting March 27 in Malcom shows ICCI's true colors. |
| 814 | 3/21/2006 11:24:17 AM | Iowa activist group receives $90,000 from McKnight Foundation | ICCI rakes in large sum of cash from Minneapolis-based group with origins to 3M. |
| 798 | 3/10/2006 2:22:04 PM | Iowa activist group lashes out against Iowa DNR | ICCI calls department's odor study 'tragically flawed' and "a weak attempt." |
| 763 | 2/14/2006 8:29:50 AM | ICCI plans another rally | Group will gather Feb. 21 to push for more restrictions on livestock farmers. |
| 727 | 1/13/2006 4:40:01 PM | The present meets the past | Farm writer draws comparison between activists and "cantankerous" International 706. |
| 722 | 1/10/2006 1:33:08 PM | Small crowd pushes for more regulation of livestock farmers | Approximately 80 ICCI and J-FAN members gather for annual rally at Statehouse. |
| 720 | 1/10/2006 8:37:24 AM | Activist groups argue against progressive livestock farming | ICCI and J-FAN call for more restrictions on where and how livestock can be raised. |
| 686 | 12/13/2005 2:36:24 PM | ICCI's false attacks on CSIF challenged | Activist group unable to misrepresent the value of CSIF, Iowa's livestock farmers. |
| 683 | 12/13/2005 8:32:37 AM | ICCI not grassroots and not strapped for cash, new report shows | Center for Consumer Freedom reveals funding sources and motivation. |
| 569 | 9/12/2005 5:41:30 PM | Bloomfield activist lashes out against CSIF | Garry Klicker, who has likened hog farmers to child abusers and said he's proud of his membership in Waterkeepers Alliance, accuses CSIF of "spinning lies" in recent Farm News editorial. |
| 519 | 8/3/2005 3:40:44 PM | ICCI annual budget balloons to nearly $1 million | Don't be fooled: Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement isn't as "grassroots" as you may think. In fact, a closer look at the activist group finds that it's flush with cash, most of which has come from places far, far away from Iowa. Grassroots? Right. |
| 490 | 7/8/2005 5:22:03 PM | Show me the money | ICCI often masquerades as “David” when it comes to fighting livestock farmers. Yet they don't say much about the large sums of money they collect from organizations located thousands of miles away from Iowa farm ground -- and the men and women that raise livestock for a living. |
| 489 | 7/8/2005 4:14:49 PM | ICCI publicly supports efforts to sue livestock farmers out of business | An activist group operating in Iowa... one that says it's working on behalf of 'everyday people'... wouldn't dare support efforts to take family farmers to court so as to sue them out of business, would they? Oh, they just might, especially if it's Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. |
| 488 | 7/8/2005 9:27:08 AM | Eldora farmer questions ICCI's efforts | "I suggest all that CCI and its members have accomplished is to make complete fools of themselves," writes Dave McClellan in the June 29 Iowa Falls Times Citizen.
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| 486 | 7/6/2005 12:57:10 PM | A bit too cozy? You be the judge | History shows that the Gannett Foundation/Des Moines Register has been a financial supporter of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. Does the relationship extend beyond the activist group's bottom line? Some are wondering. |
| 485 | 7/5/2005 3:29:40 PM | Are you 'everyday people?' | The Des Moines-based activist group Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement says in the July 5 Des Moines Register that it stands up for 'everyday people.' Does that include you? Well, it depends, especially if you're a livestock farmer that uses a pit or needs a permit to operate. |
| 480 | 6/29/2005 10:44:58 PM | Gov. Vilsack recognizes Iowa activist group | Governor proclaims July 3-9 as "Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Week." That's right -- ICCI -- the same organization that's likened hog farmers to terrorists and child abusers and called farmers focusing on volume a detriment to their community. |
| 442 | 6/3/2005 8:01:48 AM | Irritated residents, ICCI and others file lawsuit over air quality | Litigation and regulation have become the tools of choice for those opposed to modern livestock farming. The usual band of activists are at it again... this time, they've filed a lawsuit challenging the EPA Air Emissions Consent Agreement. |
| 433 | 5/26/2005 10:05:05 PM | Activists express outrage over checkoff ruling | Groups are quick to criticize the U.S. Supreme Court on beef checkoff ruling while engaging in activities that are truly 'outrageous.' |
| 342 | 3/26/2005 9:18:26 AM | Letter writer criticizes positive messages about livestock farming | Arguments provided by Dave Daniels of Adair in protest of the Coalition's "values" campaign sound very familiar to those offered by a Des Moines-based activist group whose members have criticized 'producers focusing on volume' and publicly supported Waterkeepers Alliance. |
| 334 | 3/21/2005 8:07:11 PM | Vittetoe not reappointed to state environmental commission | Vittetoe’s departure means that there are no “regulated” farmers on the panel - farmers that raise livestock and have to meet state regulations. That's just fine with Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. |
| 320 | 3/7/2005 12:10:20 PM | ICCI attacks EPC member...again | Washington, Iowa hog farmer Heidi Vittetoe -- the only Environmental Protection Commission member generating a living from a farm required to meet constantly changing environmental rules -- is being attacked yet again by a Des Moines-based activist group. |
| 296 | 2/12/2005 3:40:27 PM | Confusion reigns at ICCI | Group inflates annual rally day attendance while offering yet another definition of "factory farm." |
| 291 | 2/8/2005 4:10:22 PM | Lots of noise; not many noisemakers | Less-than-expected attendance and Statehouse security threats to "pull the plug" diminishes annual demonstration by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. |
| 289 | 2/7/2005 3:24:12 PM | Activist group demonstrates in Des Moines | Approximately 80 members and staff of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement rallied Feb. 7 at the State Capitol. They shouted their displeasure with "factory farms," the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the CSIF but did not articulate one program or service they plan to offer to help farm families be successful. |
| 283 | 2/3/2005 9:07:35 AM | ICCI supports Waterkeeper Alliance | Waterkeeper Alliance is led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He has declared war on America’s pork industry. |
| 282 | 2/3/2005 9:06:39 AM | CSIF urges Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement to take a stand in support of farm families who raise livestock. | The vast majority of farmers who raise livestock in Iowa care about their families and environment. |
| 281 | 2/3/2005 9:05:20 AM | ICCI protests against Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers | On June 26, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement demonstrated against the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers. |
| 146 | 10/5/2004 1:59:51 PM | Iowa CCI retracts allegation; staff member receives award | Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI) on Sept. 27 retracted a 2002 news release that Iowa Select Farms intentionally violated state environmental law. |
| 145 | 10/5/2004 1:01:33 PM | Iowa CCI retracts allegation | Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI) on Sept. 27 retracted a 2002 news release that Iowa Select Farms intentionally violated state environmental law. |
| 91 | 7/29/2004 11:54:13 AM | STATEMENT: ICCI pursues fundraiser to attack Coalition | While ICCI pursues fundraisers, CSIF to remain focused on helping farm families that raise livestock remain active, viable in their communities. |
| 87 | 7/23/2004 2:29:56 PM | Ankeny resident sounds off on ICCI | Over the last two weeks I have been following the article in the Press Citizen and Des Moines Register about the ecoterrorists that swaggered into Ankeny, harassed and intimidated Denny Presnall’s family and invaded their property |
| 74 | 7/7/2004 9:56:25 AM | Iowa CCI urges its members to attack the Coalition via statewide letter writing campaign | Rather than answer charges about its own efforts to harass and intimidate farm families that raise livestock, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement has lashed out against the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF), its mission, purpose and founding organizations. |
| 31 | 5/21/2004 10:54:20 AM | CSIF provides the facts following EIP/ICCI teleconference | Inaccurate statements about animal agriculture in Iowa must be corrected. The CSIF did just that following a May 19 teleconference organized by the Environmental Integrity Project in conjunction with Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement. |
| 25 | 5/19/2004 5:09:24 PM | EIP report ignores the facts and does a disservice to Iowa farm families that raise livestock | Information released May 19 by the Washington D.C.-based Environmental Integrity
Project (EIP) critical of Iowa's livestock farmers ignores the facts and twists
reality. |