by admin | Nov 30, 1999 | Education, Politics & Government
Iowa’s Secretary of State is urging the state’s teachers to stage “mock caucuses” in their classrooms on January 19th. Rob Berntsen, an aide to the Secretary of State, says it’ll help teach kids about Iowa’s political process.The...
by admin | Nov 30, 1999 | Business
Iowa-based AccessAir has grounded its planes after nine months of operations and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Chapter 11 will provide the Des Moines airline some protection from creditors while it deals with increasing financial problems. A plan to loan...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 30, 1999 | News
(Des Moines, IA) Republican presidential candidate Gary Bauer Tuesday was joined by a retired pro-football star in attacking an executive order issued by Iowa’s Governor which shields state workers from discrimination based on their “sexual...
by admin | Nov 30, 1999 | Crime & Courts
Des Moines police are investigating the explosion of a pipe bomb in an apartment complex parking lot. Lieutenant Kelly Willis says the device went off about 6 this morning, no one was injured. Two other bombs have been found in the last six weeks, one along aDes...
by admin | Nov 30, 1999 | Business
The Superintendant of Iowa Credit Unions says all of Iowa’s 1999 state-chartered institutions are ready for the year 2000. Jim Forney says it’s been a long process.The announcement by the state officials overseeing credit unions follows the same...
