by admin | Jul 31, 2008 | Education
The Iowa Department of Education recently sent letters to 60 school districts statewide that are on track to overspend their budgets in the upcoming school year. South Hamilton School District in Jewell is among them. Superintendent Lyle Schwartz says the district is...
by admin | Jul 31, 2008 | Politics & Government
During a rally with supporters in Cedar Rapids, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ridiculed an ad being run by his opponent, John McCain. In the ad, McCain suggests Obama’s merely a celebrity like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. "Is that...
by admin | Jul 31, 2008 | Politics & Government
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met with a handful of Cedar Rapids area flood victims this morning . The group gathered in the Czech Museum which was inundated when the Cedar River flooded in June. “There are so many uncertainties and the time...
by admin | Jul 31, 2008 | Politics & Government
Congress is expected to recess Friday for six weeks and that flood relief bill is not likely to go to a vote beforehand. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin says it’s not urgent to pass that follow-up measure as two-point-six billion dollars was already appropriated earlier...
by admin | Jul 31, 2008 | Politics & Government
The state chairman for Republican John McCain’s presidential campaign spoke with the media in advance of Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s appearance in Iowa today. David Roederer says there’s a clear difference in the energy policies of the two...
