by admin | Jun 3, 2009 | Human Interest, Politics & Government
President Obama has nominated former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach to head the National Endowment for the Humanities. Leach, a Republican, served eastern Iowa in congress for 30 years and, after losing a reelection bid in 2006, he became a college professor. If...
by admin | Feb 18, 2009 | Human Interest
The state’s new "Poet Laureate" says she’s looking forward to poetry slams, hip hop jams and all that is involved in serving as the state’s "symbolic leader of poetry." Iowa State University professor Mary Swander got a phone...
by admin | Feb 18, 2009 | Politics & Government
Four more Iowa cities have been designated as "Great Places" and leaders from the communities were at the statehouse today for a formal ceremony to mark the accomplishment. Cyndi Peterson, director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, greeted the...
by admin | Oct 20, 2008 | Human Interest
One of the women who makes up the musical duo the Indigo Girls is on a solo tour that brings her to Iowa for one night later this week. The reviews of Amy Ray’s new effort "Didn’t It Feel Kinder" range from using words like "whisper...
by admin | Sep 18, 2008 | Business, Politics & Government
A University of Iowa economics professor has used the so-called "Creativity Index" to rank Iowa’s counties. U-of-I business professor John Solow found Johnson, Story, Polk and Linn Counties top the list as most creative counties. "It certainly is...
