From the monthly archives:

October 2006

With polls showing the race for governor neck-in-neck, the man who finished third in the Democratic primary this past June has written a song to encourage Iowans to vote — just not for him.

Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ed Fallon says every day he hears from “at least one or two people” who voted for him in the primary and tell him they intend to vote for him again on November 7th by writing in his name on the ballot. Fallon’s response has been to write some lyrics to an old Cole Porter song.

You can hear the song by clicking on the link below. You can read the lyrics on The Blog.

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Legend of girl ghost lives on near Amana Colonies

by admin 10/31/06 3:58 PM

One of the legends of Halloween in Iowa centers around a solitary grave on Highway six west of Homestead near the Amana Colonies. Local author Lori Erickson says the grave is that of a young girl.
Erickson says, “She was a little girl who was traveling west on one of the wagon trains and died of [...]

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Tate to return as Iowa Q-B

by admin 10/31/06 3:55 PM

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says Drew Tate will return to the line-up on Saturday when the Hawkeyes host Northwestern in Big Ten play. The senior quarterback missed last week’s game against Northern Illinois after having surgery to repair the injured thumb on his non-throwing hand.
Ferentz says Tates will wear a splint to protect the [...]

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Governor won’t back down despite threat of lawsuit over item veto

by admin 10/31/06 3:25 PM

Governor Tom Vilsack has no plans to back down in a showdown with legislators over one of his item vetoes, despite the new threat of a lawsuit over the matter. In June, Vilsack used his item veto authority to kill the legislature’s commission to study merit-based teacher pay. The governor appointed his own [...]

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Senate leader calls for lawsuit to stop teacher pay study

by admin 10/31/06 12:38 PM

The Republican leader in the Iowa Senate wants to go to court to stop out-going Governor Tom Vilsack from spending any more money on a study of merit-based teacher pay. Earlier this month, Iowa’s Attorney General issued an opinion on Vilsack’s item veto which axed the commission legislators had set up to study the [...]

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Grassley likes changes in the works for Red Cross structure

by admin 10/31/06 12:37 PM

The American Red Cross is changing its organizational structure, something a strong Iowa critic of the agency is applauding. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says he hopes the effort to modernize the Red Cross from the top down will help it to better support its charitable mission.
Grassley says “The Red Cross has done a good faith [...]

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Waterloo man to be charged in Illinois with teen’s death

by admin 10/31/06 12:35 PM

A Waterloo man is expected to be extradited to Illinois today (Tuesday) to face murder charges in the death of 13-year-old Donnisha Hill of Waterloo. Waterloo Police Captain Bruce Arends says the suspect is in custody at the Black Hawk County Jail without bond. Arends says they were notified Monday afternoon that Hill’s body was [...]

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