Blog site raises campaign ethics questions

Today’s do-it-yourself commentary websites on the Internet became the focus of a ruling by the Iowa board that carries out the campaign laws and oversees the candidates. Charlie Smithson is Director of the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. He explains...

More Iowans hunt for love on-line

More Iowans are hunting for dates on this Valentine’s Day than ever before — without leaving home. Social science researcher Heather Haberman says the number of users on a popular on-line dating service has ballooned from 500 people in 1999 to literally...

Legislator wants to block racy e-mails from kids

A Des Moines legislator wants Iowa to set up a system that would keep kids from getting racy or raunchy e-mail. Representative Janet Peterson is sponsoring a bill that she says would accomplish that goal. “The bill would be similar to the Do-Not-Call list for...
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