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SPELLING BEE: A 9-year old Ames student will be competing for the title of Iowa Spelling Bee Champ
WhoWhoTV.com News And Election Coverage For Central Iowa
Feb 04Nine-year-old Zander Reed has never used spell check, and he's not about to start now.Zander isn't your average 4th grader; He studies Latin and knows how to spell glockenspiel.Zander says, “I just had a knack to do it t was easy for me.”Easy to pick u... »
Ames National Corporation announces record earnings for 2011
Ames News OnlineBusiness
Feb 01Photo courtesy of Ames National Corporation By Nicole Gebhart Ames National Corporation (Feb. 1, 2012) Ames National Corporation reported record earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011. Net income increased 19.7% and totaled $3,615,000, or $0.39 p... »
Bruce David Cairns services Feb. 1
Ames News Online :: Obituaries & Memorials
Feb 01Bruce David Cairns, 77, of Ames passed away at his home January 28, 2012. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cambridge. Bruce was born November 18, 1934 in Des Moines, to Harry and LaVona (Auestad) Cairns. He g... »
Water main break floods basement of Mary Greeley
Ames News OnlineFront Page
Feb 01Logo courtesy of Mary Greeley Medical Center By Lauris Olson AmesNewsOnline (Feb. 1, 2011 - 10 a.m.) A water main break at Mary Greeley Medical Center Monday evening flooding the center’s basement level, postponing some scheduled surgeries until ea... »
Authorities issue warnings about 'soft' ice
Ames News OnlineFront Page
Feb 01ANO file photo By Susan Gwiasda City of Ames (Feb. 1, 2012 – 9 a.m.) Unseasonably warm weather is creating unstable conditions for ice throughout central Iowa. As the above-average temperatures continue, residents are reminded that formerly frozen w... »
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Accountability is NOT The Word of the Day
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 25Not when it comes to the banksters, anyway. While I would like to be optimistic on this topic, I think the claim of victory is premature, at best. Last night I heard that Huffington Post was reporting that the White House has created a new unit to in... »
IA-04: Vilsack named "Red to Blue" candidate, talks conservation
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 20The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee signaled this week that it is willing to spend additional resources supporting Christie Vilsack's campaign against Representative Steve King in Iowa's fourth Congressional district. The DCCC's "Red to Blu... »
Iowa Congressional Race Gets National Attention
Price of Politics
Jan 15King vs. First Lady: The Sioux City Journal's Bret Hayworth has a piece today about the expected showdown between 5-term western Iowa Congressman Steve King and former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack. His article said this congressional race "will und... »
Who's who in the Iowa House for 2012
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 13Although the 60 Republicans and 40 Democrats in the Iowa House haven't changed since last year, I thought it was worth updating this post, because some committee assignments have changed, and House Democrats reshuffled their ranking members somewhat. M... »
Check Out Ames’ New Art Zine!
Ames Progressive.Org
Jan 09Last Wednesday, the new art zine Gestalt launched at a Space for Ames release party. The inaugural issue’s contributors include past and present Ames Progressive collaborators Dave Atchison, Hannah Johnson, Rick Lem, Nikki Rains, and Jordan Zantow (see... »
