by admin | Mar 29, 2001 | Education
An eastern Iowa girl has won national recognition for her academic achievement. The U-S Achievement Academy is recognizing Heather Buckner of Monticello High School as a national award winner in history and government. It’s presented to less than ten-percent of...
by admin | Mar 29, 2001 | Politics & Government
The U.S. House passed President Bush’s 1.9 trillion-dollar budget plan on Wednesday. Iowa Congressman Tom Latham says it sets the proper priorities: paying down two-point-three trillion dollars in debt over ten years and strengthening Social Security and...
by admin | Mar 29, 2001 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
Federal investigators are looking into a plane crash in Minnesota that involved a Postville, Iowa pilot. Pilot Marlin Swenson was at the controls of the twin-engine Cessna as it landed on its belly in Crystal Lake, Minnesota late Wednesday. One of three passengers had...
by admin | Mar 29, 2001 | Politics & Government
Iowa Congressman Tom Latham added a new title to his resume this morning: “grandfather.” His son, Justin, and daughter-in-law, Linae, had a girl at 6:22 a-m. Latham says it’s appropriate the House today will debate a bill which aims to help married...
by admin | Mar 29, 2001 | Uncategorized
Iowa teenagers could start getting a vertical driver’s license as early as July 1st. Lawmakers are expected to okay an Iowa Department of Transportation request that driver’s licenses for Iowans under the age of 21 be vertical cards, with the picture on...
