by admin | Aug 31, 2004 | News
Before I write another line about the delegates here, I must spend some time talking about my fellow Iowa reporters in New York City. The first thing you need to know is Rod Boshart of the Cedar Rapids Gazette saved my life. We were walking to the Broadway show...
by admin | Aug 31, 2004 | Politics & Government
Iowa Senator Charles Grassley is calling on the independent groups that have been running commercials critical of the new prescription drug benefit for seniors to pull those ads. Grassley also wants the groups to stop “bad-mouthing” the plan as he says some low-income...
by admin | Aug 31, 2004 | Politics & Government
Two more potential presidential candidates of 2008 paid a visit to Iowa convention delegates this morning. The Iowans jumped to their feet the moment former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani walked in the room. Guiliani didn’t give a long speech, and spent more of his time...
by admin | Aug 31, 2004 | Politics & Government
Iowa’s delegation at the Republican National Convention was right next to the seat filmmaker Michael Moore sat in last night on the convention floor. Jerry Tweeten of Forest City took a picture. “Why? Just to see what his expression was, that’s all,” Tweeten said. “He...
by admin | Aug 31, 2004 | Politics & Government
The Republican Party has ratified its platform outlining the G-O-P’s stand on a variety of issues, and Paula Dierenfeld of Johnston was a member of the committee that reviewed and approved the document. Dierenfeld says she’s surprised the process went as smoothly as...
