by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 31, 2010 | Crime & Courts, Politics & Government
Two former Iowa governors suggest Iowans may mistakenly think that by voting “no” on three Iowa Supreme Court justices, they’ll somehow be undoing the court’s ruling on gay marriage. Former Governor Robert Ray, a Republican, says he hopes Iowa...
by O. Kay Henderson | Oct 31, 2010 | Politics & Government
The closing weekend of the 2010 campaign featured two competing tours — one with top Iowa Republican candidates, the other with key Iowa Democrats. The common focus of both was voter turn-out. At 10:30 this morning, about 150 Democrats from the Mason City area...
by Dar Danielson | Oct 30, 2010 | Business
An Iowa State University extension expert who works with the wine industry in the state believes the new growth in the industry will come in infrastructure and equipment. Viticulturist Mike White says the number of grape acres may not increase, but the way the current...
by Matt Kelley | Oct 30, 2010 | Outdoors, Recreation / Entertainment
An Iowa State University survey of thousands of Iowans about how we use our state’s waterways finds about half of us visit rivers and streams at least once a year. Cathy Kling, an economics professor and head of I.S.U.’s Center for Agricultural and Rural...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Oct 30, 2010 | Human Interest
Two groups that investigate “paranormal” activities will present the results of their latest adventures in north-central Iowa tonight (Saturday). Denise Mendenhall, of the Fort Dodge-based Researchers in Paranormal Phenomena, says they’ll offer a...