by admin | Sep 4, 2008 | Politics & Government
Earlier today, two candidates for congress spent a few moments speaking to Iowans at the Republican National Convention, telling personal stories to connect with their audience. Neither Kim Schmett of Des Moines nor David Hartsuch of Bettendorf has raised much money...
by O. Kay Henderson | Sep 4, 2008 | Politics & Government
Iowa delegates at the Republican National Convention heard the words of an Illinois senator this morning. No, Barack Obama, the senator from Illinois who is the Democratic Party’s 2008 presidential candidate, wasn’t there. But Lance Mack of Marion, Iowa,...
by admin | Sep 4, 2008 | Education, Politics & Government
State Senator David Hartsuch, the Republican candidate in Iowa’s first congressional district, says the federal “No Child Left Behind” Law isn’t working. “I believe that ‘No Child Left Behind’ has universal disfavor with...
by admin | Sep 4, 2008 | Politics & Government
Iowa Republicans are rallying around Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s running mate. On Wednesday morning, the McCain campaign dispatched several speakers to relay a message to Iowans gathered at the Republican...
by admin | Sep 3, 2008 | Military, Politics & Government
Early this morning, John McCain’s elderly mother visited with the Iowans who are attending the Republican National Convention in the Twin Cities. The very spry Roberta McCain climbed up a step, stood behind a lectern, and spoke for about two minutes,...
