edited by: Art Smith,
Iowa Editor
The union representing state troopers and game wardens has reached an agreement with the state aimed at saving 43 jobs, Gov. Chet Culver announced Tuesday.
The State Police Officers Council (SPOC) has agreed that its 640 members will take five furlough days during the remaining 7 months of [...]
This morning I was listening to the WMT (AM 600) morning show with Andy Peterson. It was the regular Friday before a Hawkeye game segment with Iowa Equipment Manager — Greg Morris, aka the Shoe Guy.
Greg was talking about the Ohio State game. He said something like:
If we don't [...]The Iowa Hawkeyes lost at home to the Northwest Wildcats by a score of 17-10 on Saturday. The loss drops Iowa to 9-1 with two games remaining in the season.
Iowa was up 10-0 in the first half but quickly lost momentum when quarterback Ricky Stanzi went down with an ankle [...]
Today, I’m sacrificing watching the whole Iowa Hawkeyes game to attend the Iowa Tea Party Statewide Convention here in Des Moines. They are currently beating Northwestern 10-0 in the first quarter. Later tonight I’m going to be Leadership for Iowa, an event hosted to the Republican Party of [...]
By Emily Geiger
Since everyone in this state is football crazy right now, I’ll jump on the bandwagon with a football-related story.
A small but vocal minority of students at Penn State is upset with the t-shirts the University is selling for “white out” games this [...]
In case you missed the Iowa – Michigan State game on Saturday.
Iowa is 8-0 for the first time in school history. They are ranked 4th on the BCS standings. Go Hawkeyes! Right Steve?
As a bonus Iowa State beats Nebraska 9-7. The first time since 1977 [...]
Staying with the football theme for this rainy Monday. The Chicago Fire will start the MLS playoffs next week facing (again!) the New England Revolution in a home-and-away two game series. If familiarity breeds contempt, Fire fans have every reason to hate the Revs as we have faced them in [...]
DES MOINES – Iowa Gov. Chet Culver pledged to attend bowl games of both the Iowa and Iowa State football teams after being questioned about why he sent out a statement congratulating Iowa for their win on Saturday, but not Iowa State.
Both teams notched historic wins over the weekend. [...]
The speculation over which Iowa Democrats will pursue the U.S. Senate seat in 2010 may have reached an end-game this morning, as Tom Beaumont of the Des Moines Register breaks news that former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack won’t be in the field.' [...]
Some stuff I’m reading while watching Iowa play Michigan State tonight. Go Hawkeyes! If they win this game it will mark the first time they’ve been 8-0. Anyway, here’s the latest links.
NextGen GOP: Obama and the Media William Jacobson: The Most Monumental Power Grab You Never [...]Iowans would face longer response times from state troopers during emergencies and no longer have 24-hour coverage by the State Patrol in some areas under the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s plan to cut 79 jobs.
Overall, Iowans would see fewer state troopers patrolling highways. That could mean fewer traffic citations [...]
We're doing a little happy dance over here in QCI HQ. The Chiefs... freaking won a game! Holy Smokes!
