by Matt Kelley | Apr 28, 2011 | Education, Outdoors
Geology students at the University of Iowa plan to plant hundreds of shrubs near the Iowa City campus to offset the carbon footprint from a field trip they’ll take next month. Art Bettis, the U-of-I geology professor leading the trip to Colorado and New Mexico,...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 28, 2011 | Politics & Government
The 2012 race pitting Republican Congressman Tom Latham against Democratic Congressman Leonard Boswell is already billed as one of the nation’s marquee contests. The new congressional district lines were approved at the statehouse in mid-April. Latham quickly...
by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 28, 2011 | Politics & Government
Friday is the last scheduled day of the 2011 Iowa legislative session, but there’s no agreement on key taxing and spending plans , and most of the 150 legislators have gone home. A few lawmakers, mostly leaders, are at the statehouse, meeting behind...
by Matt Kelley | Apr 28, 2011 | Human Interest, Military
A display featuring hundreds of photos is about to start its Iowa tour, honoring members of the military who’ve died in combat since the Nine-Eleven attacks of 2001. The exhibit called “Remembering Our Fallen” is sponsored by Bellevue University,...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 28, 2011 | Health & Medicine, Human Interest
The garage sale season is here, but those finds you buy could give you more than you bargained for if you’re not careful. Department of Public Health medical director, Patricia Quinlisk says bed bugs are now a concern for some used items. Quinlisk says used...