by admin | Feb 28, 2006 | Uncategorized
Statehouse Republicans hoping to regain control of the Iowa Senate made a strategic switch in leadership Monday. Senator John Putney of Gladbrook stepped down as assistant G-O-P leader, to be replaced by Senator Mary Lundby of Marion. “This is purely about...
by admin | Feb 28, 2006 | Politics & Government
Sources say Democrat gubernatorial candidate Michael Blouin will ask a Des Moines doctor to be his running mate. Andy (Andrea) McGuire is a former cancer researcher who now works at American Republic Insurance. She grew up in Waterloo which is where the Blouin...
by admin | Feb 27, 2006 | Uncategorized
Northwestern has been a thorn in Iowa’s side the past few years but coach Steve Alford would love to see the Wildcats upset Ohio State on Wednesday night and boost the Hawkeye’s Big Ten championship hopes. With two games to go the Hawks are a game behind...
by admin | Feb 27, 2006 | Military, Politics & Government
The nation’s governors are in Washington, D.C. and today (Monday) they told President Bush and the Secretary of Defense they’re worried about a plan that would restructure the National Guard. Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack says Republican and Democrat governors...
by admin | Feb 27, 2006 | Crime & Courts
A Tama attorney who filed a one-billion dollar lawsuit against the city and Tama County over a building has lost round one and has filed a second suit. Tama City Clerk Judy Welch says the jury issued a unanimous decision Friday in the first lawsuit brought by Allen...