by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 30, 2010 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Outdoors, Politics & Government, Recreation / Entertainment, Weather
Congressman Bruce Braley is chiding people for jumping to any conclusions about the Lake Delhi Dam that failed last weekend. “There’s a tremendous amount of misinformation floating around about what did or did not happen to manage this event before the...
by Matt Kelley | Jul 29, 2010 | Education
Iowa is joining 29 other states in adopting national standards for what students should learn in math and English. The new curriculum is designed to make the expectations for schools uniform from state-to-state. The national standards differ from what’s known as...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 29, 2010 | News
A casino under construction in northwest Iowa is becoming a campaign issue in a neighboring state. Scott Heidepriem, a Democratic candidate for governor in South Dakota, says he strongly opposes the casino being built near Larchwood, Iowa, about five miles from the...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 29, 2010 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
While residents of Lake Delhi in northeast Iowa continue to work on recovering from last Saturday’s disastrous dam break, other people are driving to the area just to see the damage. Richard Baker and his family drove 45 miles out of the way on their vacation to...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 29, 2010 | Business, Technology
Executives at the Des Moines-based Meredith Corporation report company earnings surged 27 percent in the last quarter, fueled by better-than-expected ad revenue and cost-cutting measures. “I’m pleased to report that Fiscal 2010 marks a return to earnings...
