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 of poor people it covers. The problem for the Comedy Central funnyman is that those dollars are anything but free
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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 City Council to take action on the issue. Council members unanimously voted Wednesday to ban the use of drones and
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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, who currently heads the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announced today through staff that he will not run for governor. It’s
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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 report. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and U.S. Reps. Tom Latham and Steve King, all Republicans, and their family members benefited from
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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 Revenue Service. Susan Martinek, founder of the Coalition for Life of Iowa, told committee members that the IRS asked her
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 of the sights, sounds and smells of the downtown Des Moines of my youth to the insight into the workings
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. Ever since “Resident Evil 4,” the series has been lost at sea, drifting further and further away from its suspenseful
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 guilty. ONE DUMB POTHEAD Police were called to the 1500 block of York Street just after midnight on May 29
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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 trying to determine if donuts are part of the Mediterranean Diet. But we all have rules. These rules are frequently
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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 of the Board of Regents messing with Iowa’s universities. Let’s take Harkin first, letting “Z” rest in peace for a
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