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Iowa Central trustees to hold meeting today (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
The governing board of Iowa Central Community College, facing criticism over the actions of the school’s long-time president, will meet in a special session tonight.

Democratic convention: Iowa delegation begins voting (Quad-City Times)     (Cached page)
DENVER — Seven months after Iowa started it all, voting began this morning to pick the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.

Iowa Ear: Letterman wants one, but prefers gold (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
David Letterman told gold-medal gymnast Shawn Johnson on Monday that he wanted a statue of himself like the one of the West Des Moines athlete in the Iowa Hall of Pride.

Republican calendar keeps Iowa in front (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
National Republican leaders want to preserve Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucus status, according to a Des Moines man who is one of the state’s two representatives on the Republican National Committee.

Bank sues estate of Iowa City man who killed his family (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
The Hills Bank and Trust Co. is seeking more than half a million dollars from the estate of an Iowa City man who killed his family in March amid embezzlement charges.

Mediacom reaches agreement with Big 10 Network in time for Iowa opener (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Mediacom and the Big Ten Network reached a successful end of their year-long negotiation today, in time for Iowa’s largest cable television provider to carry Iowa’s home-opening football game against Maine at 11 a.m. Saturday in Kinnick Stadium.

Iowa wages haven't seen large rise (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES --- A report by The Iowa Policy Project shows working Iowans have made few wage gains this decade, a trend made more difficult by rising gas and food costs.

Iowa community college president resigns after controversial photo (Quad-City Times)     (Cached page)
FORT DODGE, Iowa  — The president of Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge is resigning after 13 years in the wake of a controversial photo that raised questions about his conduct.

Iowa's Bluder signs contract extension (The Gazette)     (Cached page)
University of Iowa Director of Athletics Gary Barta announced today that women's basketball coach Lisa Bluder has signed a contract extension that will run through the 2013 basketball season."Lisa has done an outstanding job in her first eight years and I’m enthusiastic about the future of Iowa women’s basketball,” Barta said. “Coach Bluder and her staff are proven winners over a long period of ...

Iowa Central president to step down after photo (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
The president of Iowa Central Community College is resigning after 13 years in the wake of a controversial photo.




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