Comments on: 1 News Day = Lots of Bad News for Vilsack http://iowaprogress.com/2006/06/15/1-news-day-lots-of-bad-news-for-vilsack-2/ Politics in Iowa from a progressive viewpoint. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:08:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: 2008: More on Vilsack in New Hampshire at Political Forecast http://iowaprogress.com/2006/06/15/1-news-day-lots-of-bad-news-for-vilsack-2/#comment-242 2008: More on Vilsack in New Hampshire at Political Forecast Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:37:41 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/06/15/1-news-day-lots-of-bad-news-for-vilsack-2/#comment-242 [...] I was set to write another long post on Gov. Vilsack’s “Live Free or Die” adventure in the Northeast, but I’m about to embark on some investigative blogging work and wanted to be able to focus this afternoon’s post-work activities on that I want to focus on. So, if you want a bit more about Vilsack’s bad day, see this post from Hannah over at Iowa Progress. [...] […] I was set to write another long post on Gov. Vilsack’s “Live Free or Die” adventure in the Northeast, but I’m about to embark on some investigative blogging work and wanted to be able to focus this afternoon’s post-work activities on that I want to focus on. So, if you want a bit more about Vilsack’s bad day, see this post from Hannah over at Iowa Progress. […]

]]> By: Nick http://iowaprogress.com/2006/06/15/1-news-day-lots-of-bad-news-for-vilsack-2/#comment-24221 Nick Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:18:12 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/06/15/1-news-day-lots-of-bad-news-for-vilsack-2/#comment-24221 I live in north east iowa (went to school at UNI) and my professors always talked about how industry was leaving Iowa. The big reason the firms don't come here is because the location is simply boring--at least that is what my professor said. I'd have to say I agree with him. Nick Gross <a href="http://www.jaguar-enthusiasts.org.uk/jaguar-insurance.html" rel="nofollow">Care Insurance</a> I live in north east iowa (went to school at UNI) and my professors always talked about how industry was leaving Iowa. The big reason the firms don’t come here is because the location is simply boring–at least that is what my professor said. I’d have to say I agree with him.

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]]> By: Van Insurance Quote http://iowaprogress.com/2006/06/15/1-news-day-lots-of-bad-news-for-vilsack-2/#comment-24718 Van Insurance Quote Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:35:08 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2006/06/15/1-news-day-lots-of-bad-news-for-vilsack-2/#comment-24718 I live in Scotland and I have a similar story to what I read in this blog. The area I was brought up had a very large steel work called British Steel. British Steel closed in November 1998, after 70 years in operation. It was a very depressing year for the community because of the way the closure affected the workforce. The workforce was mainly made up from local residents so you can imagine the impacted it had. British Steel employed 10000 people in Lanarkshire. The affects on large company closures have fatal life changing consequences to communities and you only understand it when you have experience it in real life like I have . I live in Scotland and I have a similar story to what I read in this blog. The area I was brought up had a very large steel work called British Steel.

British Steel closed in November 1998, after 70 years in operation. It was a very depressing year for the community because of the way the closure affected the workforce.

The workforce was mainly made up from local residents so you can imagine the impacted it had. British Steel employed 10000 people in Lanarkshire.

The affects on large company closures have fatal life
changing consequences to communities and you only understand it when you have experience it in real life like I
have .

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