Ruth Harkin, the wife of former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin, has written a book titled: “When My Husband Ran for President and Other Short Stories” and the proceeds from book sales will go to the Harkin Institute at Drake University. Tom Harkin served for a...
The chairman of the Iowa Republican Party says two well-known Iowans in the Democratic Party need to speak out to keep their party’s Caucuses first-in-the-nation. Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann says former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin and former Iowa Governor Tom...
Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will be “ambassador-in-residence” at Drake University, meeting with students and planning to host a yearly conference about U.S. and China relations. Branstad, who was President Donald Trump’s Ambassador to China,...
Former Iowa Congressman Neal Smith of Des Moines has died at the age of 101. Smith, a Democrat, was first elected to the U.S. House in 1958. During an appearnace on Iowa PBS in 2013, Smith said during his 36-year career in the House, he never personally asked for a...
The woman who is the world’s first and only armless pilot will be flying over the Washington, D.C. area this morning with former Iowa Senator Tom Harkin as her copilot. Jessica Cox, who was born without arms, is a motivational speaker and disability rights...
