by admin | Sep 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
Federal energy officials are urging Americans to fight back against rising energy prices by doing things like parking their cars and taking other mass-transit options. At the same time, the country’s only passenger railroad has announced it’ll charge more...
by admin | Sep 30, 2005 | Business, Education
The co-chair of the Iowa Business Council says improving the quality and availability of preschool in Iowa is the “biggest” economic development issue facing the state today. Max Phillips, the Iowa president of Qwest who is co-chair of the Iowa Business...
by admin | Sep 29, 2005 | News
Morningside will bid for its first 4-0 start since 1957 when the Mustangs entertain Nebraska Wesleyan for their annual homecoming game. Mustang coach Steve Ryan says they’ve set a goal to win all their home games and that’s where their focus is as the head...
by admin | Sep 29, 2005 | Crime & Courts
The Iowa Civil Liberties Union has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to toss out the Iowa law that forbids convicted sex offenders from living within two-thousand feet of a school or daycare. Iowa Civil Liberties Union executive director Ben Stone says the law is...
by admin | Sep 29, 2005 | Business, Politics & Government
The state’s Consumer Advocate is asking the Iowa Utilities Board to say “no” to Interstate Power & Light Company’s request to sell its 70-percent interest in Iowa’s only nuclear power plant. Consumer Advocate John R. Perkins says he...