Posted June 06, 2013in Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” Wednesday night took aim at 15 states, including Iowa, that have shunned free federal dollars to expand Medicaid and the number [...]
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Posted June 06, 2013in Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Iowa City is on its way to becoming one of the first cities in the nation to at least temporarily ban drones, after residents successfully petitioned the [...]
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Posted June 06, 2013in Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Iowa’s two most high-profile races for 2014 are starting to take shape, although the final pool of candidates is far from finalized. Former Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack, [...]
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Posted June 05, 2013in Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Members of Congress from Iowa and their families continue to collect thousands in farm subsidies, raking in more than $73,000 in 2012, according to a newly released [...]
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Posted June 05, 2013in Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – A pro-life advocate from Iowa testified Tuesday before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee about what she described as blatant and offensive harassment by the Internal [...]
Read More →Thanks, Cityview, for “Michael Gartner’s Memories of 715 Locust” (May 30). That was one of the most informative, insightful and entertaining articles your paper has ever published. From the descriptions [...]
Read More →‘RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATONS’ (M) ***1/2 Capcom Xbox 360 Last year’s “Resident Evil: Revelations” for 3DS was just that — a revelation for fans of the once great survival horror franchise. [...]
Read More →Play the “Name That Crime” Quiz! Published arrest charges are obtained from official law enforcement records, which are available to the public. All who are charged are innocent until proven [...]
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Posted June 05, 2013in Joe's Neighborhood
Do you ever wonder what rules you live by? Sure you do. Your rules can be as simple as “thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife” or as complex as [...]
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From A to Z — Ag law to Zabel
Two Iowa perennials were in the news in late May for predictable, but regrettable, reasons: Jim Zabel because he died at 91; U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin because of right-wing members [...]
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