Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN) is sponsoring nonpartisan voter

education forums prior to the November elections to educate the public

about critical issues affecting rural communities. These are issue forums,

not candidate forums.



Specific topics include local control over confined animal feedlot

operations, a ban on packer ownership of livestock, an overview of the

Farm Bill, and the importance of independence in academic research on

agricultural issues.



Greenfield, Oct. 15, 4-H building at Adair County Fairgrounds, 7-9 p.m.

Dyersville, Oct. 17, Country Junction restaurant, 7-9 p.m.

Webster City, Oct. 24, Middle School Commons, 7-9 p.m.

Fairfield, Oct. 29, Best Western Fairfield Inn, 7-9 p.m.



For more information about the forums and issues being discussed, visit

ICAN's website: www.iowaCAN.org, or call Stephanie at Iowa Citizen Action

Network, (515) 277-5077, ext. 15.




Erin E. Jordahl
Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
Des Moines, IA 50310
515-277-8868
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