by admin | Apr 1, 2009 | Politics & Government
After last night’s meltdown, there were cookies and flowers to start the morning in the Iowa House. State troopers were summoned late last night to remove an unruly crowd of hundreds who cheered and booed during a public hearing about a tax...
by admin | Jan 26, 2009 | Business, Crime & Courts, Education, Military, Outdoors, Politics & Government
Later this week Governor Chet Culver will reveal his plan for state spending for the next budgeting year, which starts July 1st. Legislative leaders of both parties expect Culver’s proposal to include some deep cuts, given the recent downturn in the economy and...
by admin | Nov 28, 2008 | Human Interest, Recreation / Entertainment
A new book details the history of a 26-mile stretch of western Iowa highway. "Reflections Along The White Pole Road" features black-and-white photographs of the sites along the route and short recollections from older residents in each of the five towns the...
by admin | Nov 19, 2008 | Health & Medicine, Politics & Government
A state senator says the latest anti-smoking campaign to hit the state makes people in his hometown look "like a bunch of butt heads." Senator Steve Kettering, a Republican from Lake View, says the "Just Eliminate Lies" campaign has placed two...
by admin | Jul 26, 2006 | Human Interest, Recreation / Entertainment
Despite a night punctuated by heavy rain and crashing thunder, thousands of bicycle riders on this year’s edition of RAGBRAI have packed up their nylon tents and are already on the road. Today’s leg is taking them about 70 miles from Waukee to Newton....
