by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 30, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
Congressman Leonard Boswell gave a five-word explanation this afternoon when asked about the lawsuit he filed Friday against his 2008 Democratic primary opponent. Ed Fallon of Des Moines claims two Boswell staffers offered him an $80,000 job on Boswell’s...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 30, 2012 | Business, News, Politics & Government
Congressman Leonard Boswell is defending an Iowa company criticized by a fellow Democrat for “outsourcing” jobs to Mexico. Congressman Dave Loebsack of Iowa City is running an ad that references Republican challenger John Archer’s work as a lawyer...
by Dar Danielson | Sep 30, 2012 | Sports
Iowa State failed to take advantage of a stellar defensive effort and fell Saturday evening to Texas Tech in Ames 24-13. It was the Big 12 season opener and a chance for they Cyclones to go 4-0 overall. The defense opened the scoring with an 87-yard interception...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Sep 29, 2012 | Human Interest, News
The latest stretch of four-lane Highway 20 in northwest Iowa is expected to open this fall, likely in November. Shirley Phillips, president of the Highway 20 Corridor Association, says it’s taken more than two decades to get the east-west thoroughfare to this...
by Dar Danielson | Sep 29, 2012 | Education, News
A representative of Iowa’s school administrators who’s serving on a task force on raising teacher salaries says those who’re pushing for higher teacher pay better be up front about just how much it’s going to cost, and who’s going to cover it, if they want to...