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No injuries reported in apartment fire across a street from fire station in Clinton, Iowa
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
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West Point, Naval Academy select young Iowans for admission
Chuck Grassley Official US Senate Site
Jan 20For Immediate Release Friday, January 20, 2012 Grassley: Iowa Students Earn Admission to West Point and Naval Academy WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Aloysius Richard TeKippe of Earlham has been selected for admission to the U.S. Mi... »
No injuries reported in apartment fire across a street from fire station in Clinton, Iowa
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
Jan 03CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — It didn't take long for Clinton firefighters to handle a blaze at an apartment building: It was right across the street. »
Man found dead in pasture on Clinton County farm
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
Dec 28CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — Officials in Clinton County say they have found the body of a man after they responded to a farm accident near Goose Lake. »
Archer Daniels subsidiary removes eyesore barge from Clinton marina area at no cost to city
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
Dec 06CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — An old barge used as part of the old Mississippi Belle II riverboat casino has been removed from the Clinton marina area. »
Iowa school district files complaint with state over political message sent via email system
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
Dec 04CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — The Clinton School District has filed a complaint with the state over the distribution of a political message through the district's email system. »
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2012 RAGBRAI route announced
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 29On Saturday night the Des Moines Register announced the major stops on the 2012 Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). The 471-mile ride will start in Sioux Center on July 21 and end in Clinton on July 28. Overnight stops are after th... »
Friday Clip Show
John Deeth Blog
Jan 27Skipped out on the president in Cedar Rapids Wednesday. The event seemed largely made for national cameras and I didn't feel like there was much unique that I could add to the story. The Register did the leg work and tracked down people from the eight ... »
Final GOP South Carolina debate discussion thread
Bleeding Heartland
Jan 20With Rick Perry dropping out of the race to endorse Newt Gingrich this morning, four Republican presidential candidates remained for tonight's CNN debate in South Carolina. Any comments about the debate or about Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul or Rick ... »
Santorum is the winner (and the Republican Party of Iowa is the loser)
Hawkeye GOP
Jan 19I should start with some disclaimers: I am on the State Central Committtee of the Republican Party of Iowa. I endorsed Romney in the 2008 caucus. I did not publicly endorse any candidate in 2012. I did not vote for... »
An Unconventional Convention
John Deeth Blog
Jan 18This is a bigger deal than people think: In addition to announcing that President Obama would deliver his acceptance speech at Bank of America stadium, Democrats also said yesterday that they were shortening the convention from four days to three. (On ... »