by admin | Dec 30, 2005 | Politics & Government
The state’s casino industry and the state-run lottery are feuding. At issue are the Iowa Lottery “touch-play” machines in bars, convenience stores, grocery stores and restaurants around the state. TThe Iowa Gaming Association which represents the...
by admin | Dec 30, 2005 | Politics & Government
One of the Democrats who’s running for governor says he has questions about a proposal that could see the dining services at Iowa State University taken over by a private contractor. The state-run school is in the process of reviewing bids to run its food...
by admin | Dec 30, 2005 | Crime & Courts
A southeast Iowa man is in jail, charged this (Friday) morning in connection with a bar fight. Cops were called to Vinnie’s Bar in Fort Madison on Thanksgiving Day to break up a fight. They sent most everybody home. The next day, 41-year-old Charles Boyle,...
by admin | Dec 30, 2005 | Politics & Government
Senator Charles Grassley is promising a review of the American Red Cross. Grassley’s concerned by reports that the agency isn’t using donations appropriately and lacks proper management. Grassley sent Red Cross executives a five-page letter Thursday,...
by admin | Dec 30, 2005 | Education
An Iowa State University senior in economics and ag business is going to China to work with that country’s fledgling dairy industry. Twenty-one-year-old Lorilee Schultz learned of USDA internship earlier this month.She’ll be working on the South China...
