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All clear at North Polk High School after bomb threat
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Feb 28The Polk County Sheriff’s Department was called to North Polk High School in Alleman sometime around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in response to a bomb threat, said Sgt. Jana Rooker of the sheriff’s department. »
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District Of The Day Reboot: Iowa Senate District 20, Iowa House District 39 & 40
John Deeth Blog
Mar 17Senate District 20 Registration: D 12421, R 16948, N 12175, total 41592, R +4527 Incumbent: Brad Zaun, R-Urbandale Map Day had bad news and good news for Brad Zaun. The bad news was that Tom Latham moved in, scuttling any congressional ambitions Zaun m... »
District Of The Day Reboot: Iowa Senate District 19, Iowa House District 37 & 38
John Deeth Blog
Mar 17Senate District 19 Registration: D 12381, R 15649, N 12492, total 40576, R +3268 Incumbent: Jack Whitver, R-Ankeny; holdover seat Ankeny has grown enough in the past decade that, for the first time, it gets split into two House districts. Old House Dis... »
Full Iowa Democratic caucus results now available
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 05The Iowa Democratic Party released complete precinct-level delegate results this afternoon. With 1,774 precincts reporting, 8,064 out of the 8,152 total county delegates elected statewide were for President Barack Obama. "Other" (uncommitted) elected 8... »
Iowa Democrats stack deck against uncommitted caucus-goers
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 03In a few hours, I'll go to my Democratic precinct caucus. I'll bring party platform resolutions to submit, but my main goal for the evening will be to secure an uncommitted delegate to the county convention. I want to send the message that President Ba... »