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...work for the Federal Government.' CHARLES GRASSLEY, Iowa Senator, when asked at a town hall why most Americans can't receive the same quality of health insurance he enjoys...
...repeatedly evoked his ability to identify with and inspire African citizens as one of his qualifications for the job as President. On March 4, 2008, during a speech in Texas, Obama told a story an 81-year-old Ugandan who stayed up until 5 a.m. to watch the Iowa election results. "The world is watching what we do here," Obama declared then. "The world is paying attention to how we conduct ourselves...
...1930s, doctors touted methamphetamine as a miracle drug "that would end the need for all others." Today it's one of the most addictive and dangerous substances in the world. In this case study, journalist Nick Reding examines how the meth epidemic decimated Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), where police at one point were dismantling two crank labs a week. For Reding, who spent four years reporting among Oelwein's addicts, officials and residents, the drug is more than just a small-town scourge. Meth, he writes, is a metaphor for the "cataclysmic fault lines formed by globalization." After agribusiness...
Several students were in the room at the time of the shooting, but none were injured, said Kevin Winker, assistant director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. School was not in session Wednesday...
Thomas compiled a career record of 292-84 in 37 seasons as a head coach, 34 of them at Aplington-Parkersburg, and was one of the most well-known high school football coaches in Iowa. He was honored as the NFL High School Coach of the Year in 2005, and four of his former players are in the NFL: Green Bay's Aaron Kampman, Jacksonville's Brad Meester, Detroit's Jared DeVries and Denver's Casey Wiegmann. Thomas made national headlines last year when he insisted that the high school's football field, named in his honor, be rebuilt...