News drops late this afternoon that 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin isn’t going rogue for the moment, but going incognito. Palin brought her “Going Rogue: An American Life” booksigning tour to Sioux City 12 days ago, where she signed for [...]
David Barton, a nationally recognized social conservative, has endorsed Bob Vander Plaats for Iowa governor, the Sioux City Republican’s campaign has announced.
Barton is a Texas-based public speaker and author who focuses on constitutional issues. He was hired by President George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign as a consultant for outreach [...]
I highlighted an attack video done alleging special interest contributions made to a 527 group that current Gubernatorial candidate, Representative Chris Rants (R-Sioux City) started. Rants sent Kevin Hall, who did the original article on this, an email in which very little of [...]
I’ve seen a Twitter inquiry from desmoinesdem (who writes the Bleeding Heartland blog) after my piece on at least three Sioux Cityans showing interest in the Iowa House District 54 seat being vacated by State Rep. Chris Rants so he can pursue the governor position. [...]
The Sioux City Journal’s Bret Hayworth reports that the race to replace former House Speaker Chris Rants in HD54 is shaping up, with Republican Ron Jorgensen announcing his candidacy Wednesday.
Rants, who is giving up his seat in order to run for the Republican nomination for governor, has been [...]
Former Sioux City School Board member Ron Jorgensen this morning has announced he’ll run for the Iowa House District 54 seat that fellow Republican Chris Rants is vacating in his bid to win the 2010 governor position. I’ve heard for' [...]
Several pieces of the health care reform effort in Congress to share this morning:
(1) The day began with the American Cancer Society making an early delivery to the Sioux City office of U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. The society used the present delivery as a [...]
Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad will be in Sioux City Monday for his first public appearance since making it clear he’s running for governor next year, even though he technically won’t take the “exploratory” label off until 2010. Branstad will speak at noon to the Downtown Rotary Club, a group [...]
We’re seeing a period where candidates are settling on decisions to run for the Iowa Legislature in 2010. A few days ago it was Sioux City Democrat Rick Mullin announcing he’d run for the position to be vacated when fellow city Dem Wes Whitead doesn’t seek re-election in Iowa House [...]
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Governor Sarah Palin stopped in Sioux City yesterday as part of the book signing tour for her new book, Going Rogue: An American Life. I had hoped to be there, but alas I was not one of the 625 who had [...]
It’s no surprise that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s visit to Sioux City Sunday generated a lot of media attention. In addition to fueling speculation that the 2008 vice presidential nominee is laying the groundwork for a 2012 run for the White House, it also reminded observers of her popularity [...]
We know 625 people got signatures from Sarah Palin at her Sioux City stop yesterday, then later in the day virtually that same number obtained autographs from Palin in Sioux Falls. Certainly the [...]
I just saw the huge blue Going Rogue tour bus leave Sioux City, bound for South Dakota up Interstate 29. The appearance by 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is over, it took roughly 85 minutes for Palin to [...]
Sioux City, Ia. — It didn’t matter to Judy Wagoner that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was 90 minutes late for her appearance in Iowa today, or that most of the 16 hours she waited for her was spent outside in subfreezing air.
“Who cares,” Wagoner said. “I would have waited [...]
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was expected to be late to her noon appearance at a Sioux City bookstore today.
The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee had been visiting injured veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., today before taking off for Iowa. The threat of snow in [...]
On Monday we learned State Rep. Wes Whitead, D-Sioux City, will not run for re-election in November 2010 to Iowa House District 1, and that city longtime Democratic activist Rick Mullin will look to follow Whitead in the position. [...]
Final preparations are being made for Sunday’s appearance by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at the Sioux City Barnes & Noble Booksellers store (pictured above). Myself, I’m wrapping a preview piece for Sunday morning that could be read by those standing in line for the booksigning event. [...]
If you’re thinking of heading to Sioux City to catch Sarah Palin’s book-signing, better gas up the night before and head out early.
The event, at Barnes & Noble in Southern Hills Mall, is expected to be crowded, although store officials are making accommodations — like allowing people to wait in [...]
I’m about to wrap up interviewing for a preview of the Sarah Palin stop in Sioux City Sunday. Talking to Republicans has shown some reluctance to tap her as the best GOP presidential candidate for 2012. South Dakota State Rep. Dan Lederman of Dakota Dunes said [...]
Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City has agreed to pay the federal government $400,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by inflating charges for heart patients’ care.
The settlement resolves allegations that Mercy inflated charges for Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program heart patients [...]
Just had another chat with Alisha Karr of Barnes & Noble Booksellers, who is riding herd on the process of getting set for Sunday’s appearance by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to sign copies of her best-selling “Going Rogue: An American Life.” Karr laid out [...]
SIOUX CITY, IA. -- Republican candidate for governor Bob Vander Plaats issued the following statement this morning in response to Cedar Rapids businessman Christian Fong’s decision to suspend his candidacy for the 2010 GOP gubernatorial nomination:
“I’ve grown to appreciate Christian’s grace, wit and intelligence during the [...]
The Sioux City Journal reports that State Rep. Wes Whitead, D-Sioux City, will not run for another term from House District 1 in 2010.
The Journal says that Rick Mullin of Sioux City has filed papers to run for the Democratic nomination and that Whitead says Mullin would [...]
I know, not earth-shattering news, but since I blogged on this awhile ago I thought I’d share the update about her December 6th stop in Sioux City during her Going Rogue book tour.
Via Bret Hayworth:
We have word late this morning that the Dec. [...]
Whitead said six terms is enough - he'll be 77 when this term ends and wants to do more with his grandchildren before they grow up.' [...]
