Posted June 18, 2013in Rap Sheet
Posted June 17, 2013in Iowa Watchdog
Former presidential candidate alleges Santorum paid $1M for Iowa endorsement
DES MOINES – A former Republican candidate has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission against one of his rivals in the 2012 presidential race alleging he paid $1 [...]
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Posted June 17, 2013in Iowa Watchdog
Pushback builds against EPA ethanol mandates
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering upping the ethanol requirement in gasoline this summer — a move that threatens to ignite a new fuel war. “The dialogue should [...]
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Posted June 12, 2013in Iowa Watchdog
Iowa disability claim costs nearly double within nine years
DES MOINES – The number of Iowa workers on disability has only slightly increased during the past nine years, while the federal government’s monthly payments to the state has nearly doubled, [...]
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Posted June 12, 2013in Political Mercury
Branstad could seek two offices in ‘14
Let’s play a word-association game. When you hear “governor,” what’s the first word your mind summons? Come on, Democrats, admit it, “Branstad” is likely in the category advertising professionals term [...]
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Posted June 12, 2013in Sound Stage
Shabby royalty
“I listen to the tramp, tramp of my feet and wonder where I was going and why I was going.” Bart Kennedy said that back when he was fighting and [...]
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Posted June 12, 2013in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… Des Moines
Amount: $855.20 To: General Binding Corporation For: Purchase of 10 rolls of gloss laminating paper for the library. Amount: $856.64 To: TMC Auto Body For: Payment for a settlement [...]
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Posted June 12, 2013in Sore Thumbs
‘THE LAST OF US’ (M) ***** Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 3 There are few video game settings as ubiquitous as the post-apocalyptic world, so gamers inundated with fallen civilizations rarely [...]
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Posted June 12, 2013in Book Review
‘The Orchardist’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Cathryn Lang HarperCollins 3/05/12 $15.99 426 pp. Are you a fan of John Steinbeck? If so, you and I have probably read everything he [...]
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Posted June 12, 2013in Locker Room
Release your inner animal at Rhino Rampage
There’s nothing better than getting outside on a gorgeous day and working up a sweat — not that uncomfortable sweat that makes a person feel he or she ought to [...]
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