by Dar Danielson | Nov 30, 2011 | Military, News
An Iowa native who died while serving with the Marines in Afghanistan will be remembered in services Friday. Twenty-two-year old Corporal Zachary Reiff, a 2007 graduate of Preston High School, was on his second tour in Afghanistan when he was hit by an improvised...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 29, 2011 | News, Politics & Government
A key Herman Cain aide in Iowa says “a few” Cain supporters no longer back the businessman’s candidacy, but the “vast majority” of Cain backers are “sticking with” the candidate. according to Steve Grubbs, Cain’s Iowa...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 29, 2011 | News, Politics & Government
Republican candidate Rick Perry says he does not support “amnesty” for illegal immigrants in any form. Earlier this fall Perry’s competitors criticized the law he signed as Texas governor which allows illegal immigrants — primarily kids brought...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 29, 2011 | News, Politics & Government, Religion
The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition — a group that started out a couple of decades ago as the Iowa Christian Coalition — will not single out one of 2012 GOP presidential candidates for a public endorsement. Steve Scheffler, the group’s leader, does...
by Todd Kimm | Nov 29, 2011 | Sports
The 47th meeting between Iowa State and Northern Iowa is Wednesday night in Hilton Coliseum and the Panthers will be looking for their third straight win in Ames. Both teams are 5-1 and both posted 4-0 records during the South Padre Island Invitational. Iowa State...
