by O. Kay Henderson | May 30, 2014 | News, Politics & Government
Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, is campaigning today with Joni Ernst, one of five G-O-P candidates for the Iowa GOP’s 2014 U.S. Senate nomination. Romney’s rallied early this morning in Cedar Rapids with Ernst and a crowd of about...
by Dar Danielson | May 30, 2014 | Education, News, Recreation / Entertainment
Academy award winner Forest Whitaker visited Findley Elementary in Des Moines Thursday as part of the Turnaround Arts program. Whitaker has mentored students at Findley that last two years as part the program which incorporates art education into traditional classroom...
by Matt Kelley | May 30, 2014 | Health & Medicine, News
A study of Iowans and Nebraskans in 16 counties along the Missouri River finds a drastic difference in the prices being paid for health care through the federal program at www.healthcare.gov. Jon Bailey directs the rural public policy program at the Center for Rural...
by Dar Danielson | May 30, 2014 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission toured the site of the proposed new casino in Jefferson Thursday morning, then held a public hearing on the Green County project. Commission chair, Jeff Lamberti of Ankeny, says hearing from the community helps in their decision....
by O. Kay Henderson | May 29, 2014 | News, Politics & Government
The two perceived front-runners in the race for the Iowa Republican Party’s U.S. Senate nomination refused to fire on one another tonight during the final televised forum before next Tuesday’s primary. Candidates Joni Ernst and Mark Jacobs didn’t...