by admin | Dec 31, 2003 | Politics & Government
What are they doing New Year’s Eve? Two of the democratic presidential candidates are campaigning in Iowa. North Carolina Senator John Edwards campaigned this morning in eastern Iowa, wrapping up a three-day swing through the state. Edwards will spend 14 days...
by admin | Dec 31, 2003 | Politics & Government
Country music legend Willie Nelson has written a campaign song for the Democratic presidential candidate he’s endorsed. Nelson has penned the lyrics and music of a song for 2004 candidate Dennis Kucinich, an Ohio Congressman. The song will be performed for the...
by admin | Dec 31, 2003 | Politics & Government
There’s a new presidential candidate, but his backers have their tongues planted firmly in their cheek. And “Planted” is a very apt word for the campaign of “Chris P. Carrot.” Joe Haptas with PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment...
by admin | Dec 31, 2003 | News
A ceremony at ten this (Wednesday) morning salutes about 20 Iowa National Guard soldiers in a highly-skilled engineering team being called to active duty. Major Greg Hapgood says they’re firefighters and paramedics who work in emergency services in their...
by admin | Dec 31, 2003 | News
The University of Iowa is one of the sites for a national study of the effectiveness of this year’s batch of flu vaccine. Dr. Gregory Gray, a University of Iowa professor who will be one of the investigators on the study, says the circulating strains of the flu...