by admin | Nov 28, 2003 | News
Northwestern visits Sioux Falls in the quarterfinal round of the NAIA playoffs. It is their second matchup of the season after Sioux Falls claimed a 30-17 victory in early October. Northwestern coach Orv Otten says the first time the two teams met, Northwestern gave...
by admin | Nov 28, 2003 | Outdoors
It’s the day after Thanksgiving and you want to avoid the crowds at the mall. Consider cruising by the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in western Iowa’s Harrison County. Deputy manager Mindy Sheets says the refuge is home to many thousands of migrating...
by admin | Nov 28, 2003 | Human Interest
As we celebrate a holiday that gives thanks for a bounty of things, a Cedar Rapids native is part of an effort to inform Iowans and others about hunger in the world. Nancy Aossey leads the International Medical Corps humanitarian organization which is part of a larger...
by admin | Nov 28, 2003 | Politics & Government
The Iowa State Association of Counties is pressing lawmakers to give the public more of a chance to speak out about bills being considered by the Iowa Legislature. Iowa State Association of Counties executive director Bill Peterson says committees in the legislature...
by admin | Nov 28, 2003 | Education
Four years ago, state officials warned that one-third of Iowa school administrators would retire by 2003, but that hasn’t happened. Troyce Fischer, executive director of the School Administrators of Iowa, says that mass exodus hasn’t happened — yet....
