Iowa’s unemployment rate up a tenth of a percent

by Dar Danielson 11/20/09 12:33 PM

Iowa’s unemployment rate went up slightly in October, according to Kerry Koonce of Iowa Workforce Development. Koonce says it did raise a tenth of a percent in October to 6.7% compared to the adjusted rate for September. She says that’s still better than the 10.2% national unemployment rate.
The September rate was originally reported at 6.7%, [...]

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ISU research featured in Science

by O. Kay Henderson 11/20/09 12:31 PM

A prestigious academic journal called Science is featuring some Iowa State University research as its latest “cover” story. Patrick Schnable, an I.S.U. agronomy professor, is lead author of research which identifies some of the basic characteristics of “maize” or corn.
“This is a very exciting milestone for me as a scientist,” Schnable says. “But for me [...]

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Retailers not happy about possible Everclear ban

by Pat Curtis 11/20/09 10:05 AM

State regulators say it’s time to discuss the popularity of high-proof alcohol on college campuses. Thursday’s meeting of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Commission followed an incident earlier this month involving a Drake University student who landed in the hospital after a heavy night of drinking Everclear.
Commission member Jim Clayton says he worries about the increasing [...]

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Sullivan Museum celebrates anniversary

by Radio Iowa Contributor 11/20/09 10:02 AM

The Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum opened in Waterloo one year ago, and a special World War Two-themed event is planned Saturday to mark the anniversary. Bob Neymeyer, the museum’s project coordinator, says they’ve put together a program that is modeled after the canteens of World War Two and the events include a performance by [...]

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Branstad backs “traditional” marriage but “respects” GOPers who hold opposite view

by O. Kay Henderson 11/19/09 6:00 PM

Former Governor Terry Branstad says he supports “traditional” marriage, but Branstad says he still “respects” other Republicans who support gay marriage.
A former Republican legislator who heads the Iowa Family Policy Center has it is “disturbing” that Branstad seems unwilling to distance himself from those who support gay marriage. Branstad describes himself as a “realist.”
“People are [...]

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Central Iowa quadruplets doing well despite premature birth

by Pat Curtis 11/19/09 5:29 PM

A couple from central Iowa become parents of quadruplets Wednesday. The babies are the first set of quadruplets born at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines since 1999.
More babies are delivered at Mercy than any hospital in the state. Casey and James Dotzler of Bondurant say Emme , Sophie, Brady and Max are doing well, [...]

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Governor not taking stance on Guantanamo detainees

by Dar Danielson 11/19/09 4:02 PM

Governor Chet Culver is not taking an immediate stance on a proposal to move terror detainees from Guantanamo Bay to a prison in Illinois that is 12 miles across the river from Clinton. Culver says the key is to get citizen input, so he says he’s asked the federal government to do all that it [...]

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