Chrisitan Coalition head removed

The recently-elected head of the Iowa Christian Coalition has been removedfrom office by national officials. Ex-Iowa Christian Coalition head Bobbie Gobel had accused the Steve Forbescampaign of plotting to hire temp workers to vote in the Iowa RepublicanParty’s...

Corps says locks on Mississippi are top priority

The Army Corps of Engineers presented a study of navigation on theMississippi River at meeting in Davenport last night. Corps project managerGary Loss says improving the locks is a high priority.The Sierra Club is following the progress of the Corps’ study....

End to hot spell expected

Iowans will feel relief from the heat at last, if they can endure one moreday in the oven. Forecasters say a cold front should flow over the HawkeyeState tonight and bring significantly cooler weather for the weekend andinto next week.Craig Cogil (coe’-gul) is a...