by admin | Jul 31, 2008 | Business, Politics & Government
The angst and the anger of flood victims was apparent Thursday as Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met with a small group of Cedar Rapids-area residents affected by June’s flood. Obama sat in a half circle with the group inside the Czech Museum and...
by admin | Jul 31, 2008 | News
The Urbandale Little League Iowa state champions beat the Missouri state champions from Columbia 12-2 in four innings Thursday in the opening game of pool play at the Midwest Regional Tournament in Indianapolis. Urbandale’s next game is Saturday, at 7:30 P.M.,...
by admin | Jul 31, 2008 | News
The University of Iowa is offering free tickets to its first two football games to Iowans who’ve been hit by flooding or tornadoes this year. Associate athletic director, Rick Klatt, says they’re offering tickets for the season opener against Maine on...
by admin | Jul 31, 2008 | Crime & Courts, Education
The State Board of Regents says the University of Iowa will pay the bill for a legal firm hired to investigate how the allegations of sexual assault against two former players were handled by the school. Regent Bonnie Campbell, who is leading the board’s...
by admin | Jul 31, 2008 | Education
Officials at the University of Iowa are working to make sure the campus is both clean and safe for the arrival of students in a few weeks. Workers are stripping material that might contain harmful bacteria out of several buildings. Dan Heater, U-I Director of...
