by admin | Nov 27, 2008 | Outdoors
Iowans are noticing more wind turbines around the state, but a lot of challenges lie ahead for the industry to keep growing. Currently, wind represents about seven-percent of all the energy generated in Iowa. State officials hope to increase that to 20% by 2030....
by admin | Nov 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
The Drake men’s basketball team will be spending much of this week in Cancun, Mexico , for the Cancun Challenge. The Bulldogs are 2-1 after Sunday’s victory over South Dakota State and coach Mark Phelps says his team is making progress. Phelps says the...
by admin | Nov 27, 2008 | Business
Supplying the national turkey that was pardoned by President Bush is one of the few highlights in a tough year for the Hamilton County farmer who is the chairman of the National Turkey Federation. Paul Hill of Elsworth enjoyed the spotlight of supplying the national...
by admin | Nov 27, 2008 | Business, Politics & Government
Iowa suffered through a "Farm Crisis" in the 1980s that was caused by plummeting farmland prices, similar to the decline in home values that’s a main cause of the current economic meltdown. Iowa State University economist Neil Harl suspects we are not...
by admin | Nov 27, 2008 | Health & Medicine
Specialists at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital are treating more children who have kidney stones. Dr. Patrick Brophy, a pediatric kidney specialist at the U-of-I, says the uptick in the number of children with the painful condition wasn’t a big...
