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Three Weeks to Go
Price of Politics
Dec 12The Bet: Two days after the Republican presidential candidate debate in Des Moines, Democrats are still talking about Mitt Romney's extended hand Rick Perry left hanging. Democrats have kept their attention on Romney for months even as other Republican... »
Missouri pheasant hunter shot while hunting in Iowa
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
Nov 25SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — A Missouri man has been injured while pheasant hunting in Iowa. »
Vilsack: Broadband coming to more rural areas
Iowa Independent
Nov 14A total of 28 telephone utilities have been given federal money to build and expand broadband access in rural service territories that span portions of Iowa and 17 additional states. »
South Carolina's Christian conservatives focus more on economy, less on social issues
WQAD - AP Iowa Headlines
Nov 11GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Christian conservatives have both made and broken presidential campaigns. »
Lobbyists are helping to forge 2012 Farm Bill
Iowa IndependentAgriculture
Oct 26Leaders of congressional agricultural committees are working with lobbyists outside of the public's eye to draft a Farm Bill that could be included in the super committee's deficit reduction plan. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Does Herky Have a Gambling Problem?
Fromdc2Iowa
Jan 25January 25, 2012, 8:30 a.m.NCAA vs. HawkeyesBoth the Press-Citizen and Gazette (and possibly Daily Iowan to come) have stories about Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta's meeting with faculty leaders yesterday. The differences in the stories are striking... »
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... »
Three Weeks to Go
Price of Politics
Dec 12The Bet: Two days after the Republican presidential candidate debate in Des Moines, Democrats are still talking about Mitt Romney's extended hand Rick Perry left hanging. Democrats have kept their attention on Romney for months even as other Republican... »
Veterans Day discussion thread
Bleeding Heartland
Nov 11Best wishes to the veterans in the Bleeding Heartland community and others for whom today is especially meaningful. Last year I posted Veterans Day links here and mentioned a friend who had recently come home from Iraq. His brother was deployed in Afgh... »
Paying for Payne
John Deeth Blog
Nov 02I keep talking about the "old guard" of Iowa City in the context of the city election, but I haven't defined it yet. And now it defines itself with the campaign finance report (pdf) of Michelle Payne (R-Midamerican). None of the scattered "progressives... »
