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State Rep. Andrew Wenthe won't seek re-election in 2012
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
Dec 22WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — State Rep. Andrew Wenthe says he won't seek re-election in 2012. »
ACS lockout continues; plan emerges to repeal sugar protections
Iowa Independent
Nov 15A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1. »
Ron Paul easily wins Des Moines straw poll
Iowa IndependentCampaigns
Oct 30GOP presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul ran away with the National Federation of Republican Assemblies Straw Poll on Saturday in Des Moines, garnering 82 percent of the vote among Iowans. »
Economists: Branstad goals may be mutually exclusive
Iowa Independent
Oct 28Some of Gov. Terry Branstad's campaign pledges -- to reduce the cost of government by 15 percent, raise family incomes by 25 percent, create 200,000 jobs and have the best schools in the nation -- may be mutually exclusive, economists say. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Street Fight Daily: 01.31.12
Street Fight Mag
Jan 31A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Groupon's 'Weird' CEO Takes on Critics (Wall Street Journal)...Pew: More Than Half Of Adults Used Cell Phones In Stores For Purchasing Decisions During The Hol... »
Draft of a Public Service Anouncement for the Fair Housing Alliance by Andrew Golden
Dispatches From Civil War Reenactments
Jan 27SON: Wow, mom! That was awesome—so many different kinds of people, talking all kinds of languages, and all different races! MOTHER: I’m happy you’re mature enough to appreciate that, Jack. There are so many different people in the world and you should ... »
Lesson From Gilt: Consolidation Means Growing Up for Daily Deals
Street Fight Mag
Jan 25Gilt City’s retreat points to a larger systemic issue for the deals space in 2012. With venture investment in the space waning, access to the type of funding necessary to scale the capital-intensive sales efforts is becoming much more difficult — and t... »
Street Fight Daily: 01.23.12
Street Fight Mag
Jan 23A roundup of today's big stories in hyperlocal media, technology, advertising and startups...Mason: Groupon Has 10,000 Employees, 70% Outside of U.S. (TechCrunch)...CBS Local Deal Opens Door for Pureplay (NetNewsCheck)...Why 2012 Is the Year of Mobile ... »
Local Quotables: Hallinan, Mason, Rainert, Bass and more
Street Fight Mag
Jan 20This week's best quote was from Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, who defended his company from attacks on its business model -- saying the issues critics pointed to were simply due to Groupon's rapid growth. This week's quotes also feature Foursquare's plan f... »