by admin | Dec 31, 2002 | Business
A shipment of corn from the U-S has been turned down by Japan because tracesof a genetically modified corn variety were found. The corn has been tracedback to a Minnesota cooperative but it’s unclear if any of the corn camefrom Iowa. The shipment refused by the...
by admin | Dec 31, 2002 | Uncategorized
Four airports in Iowa are starting new security procedures this morningwhich may slow the already-tedious passenger check-in process to a crawl.Des Moines travel agent Kay Johnson says people need to arrive at theairport even earlier than they normally would to...
by admin | Dec 31, 2002 | Health & Medicine
Hospitals in Iowa and across the nation are going to be graded next month onhow well they implement 11 patient safety standards to reduce medicalerrors. Officials say the standards shouldn’t cost a lot to implement andwill save lives. For example, hospitals will...
by admin | Dec 31, 2002 | Politics & Government
The leading Republican at the statehouse is threatening new taxes for Iowa’sland-based casinos if they press their court case with the state. Thissummer, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the state could no longer tax theracetracks in Altoona, Council Bluffs and...
by admin | Dec 31, 2002 | News
Iowa State led Boise State 10-7 at the halftime of Tuesday’s Humanitarian Bowl but like the season as a whole the second half fell apart. The 15th-ranked Broncos scored 27 second half points in a 34-16 win. After being 6-1 at one point, the Cyclones finish 7-7....
