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Iowa college president steps down after beer photo (AP via Yahoo! News)     (Cached page)
An Iowa community college president resigned less than a week after a photo was published appearing to show him pouring beer into a young woman's mouth.

Detroit Electricians, No Jobs at Home, Rewire Flooded Iowa City (Bloomberg.com)     (Cached page)
Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Since June 26, Kirk Hudson has shared a two-bedroom apartment with four fellow electricians near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 500 miles from their Detroit home.

Iowa Republicans tell Brownback that McCain needs conservative V.P. (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain faces a "crisis of confidence" among conservatives, and he must choose a vice-presidential candidate who strongly embraces their values, several Iowa Republicans told a prominent campaign supporter Thursday.

Ex-editor to be director of Iowa Board of Medicine (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
A former Cedar Rapids newspaper editor has been hired as executive director of the Iowa Board of Medicine.

Miss Iowa USA: You can do anything (The Globe Gazette)     (Cached page)
MASON CITY — People at the North Iowa Vocational Center Labor Day Celebration were able to hear a success story from someone like themselves.

Carlson: Finally, soldiers from Iowa in Ramadi can relax (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Exactly three years ago, 500 Iowa National Guard soldiers were patrolling the streets and desert roads of what arguably was the most dangerous place on Earth.

Hoffpauir’s grand slam ignites Iowa Cubs (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Iowa offense scorches Memphis pitching for eight early runs.

Iowa Central president to step down after photo (Quad-City Times)     (Cached page)
FORT DODGE, Iowa — Iowa Central Community College may lose its president after a photo of him pouring beer into a young woman's mouth surfaced and raised questions about his conduct.

Iowa college president steps down after beer photo (USA Today)     (Cached page)
An Iowa community college president resigned less than a week after a photo was published appearing to show him pouring beer into a young woman's mouth.

Iowa Democrats a 'mile high' over Obama's speech to DNC (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)     (Cached page)
DENVER --- They waited for hours. But when Barack Obama finally arrived at Invesco Field in Denver Thursday night and accepted the Democratic presidential nomination --- an historic first for a black American --- he gave a rousing speech that sent many in the crowd of 84,000 to their feet and at least one, Molly Grady, 19, from Marshalltown, Iowa, to tears.

Iowa football: Hawkeyes extend sellout streak to 31 (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Iowa’s sellout streak lives.

Replay today’s live chat with Iowa’s first same-sex married couple (The Des Moines Register)     (Cached page)
Iowa’s first, and only, same-sex couple to marry a year ago, before the Iowa Supreme Court took up the issue to deliver a ruling that is still pending, will answer your questions today in a live online chat.

Dispute fades between bicycles and Iowa counties (KWWL Iowa)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A dispute over bicyclists on county roads in Iowa appears to be fading. The Iowa State Association of Counties has dropped its push for state laws and county ordinances aimed at regulating bike riders.

Tree Branch Sticks in N. Iowa Man's Head (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)     (Cached page)
MASON CITY (AP) - A northern Iowa man is recovering after a tree branch got stuck in his head. The accident happened on Thursday when Gerald Mason, of Joice, was pushing a tree over with his tractor. The tree fell on him and the branch lodged in his head.

Maine-Iowa Capsule (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)     (Cached page)
Associated Press - August 29, 2008 11:34 AM ET Maine at Iowa, 11 a.m. (Big Ten Network) Series Record: First meeting What's at Stake

Iowa Supreme Court Rules Traffic Cameras OK (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)     (Cached page)
DES MOINES (AP) - The Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the city of Davenport's use of traffic cameras to catch speeders and drivers who run red lights.

Maine-Iowa Capsule (WQAD Moline)     (Cached page)
After a tumultuous offseason, Iowa fans just want a chance to sing their victory song, "In Heaven, There Is No Beer." The Hawkeyes have seen their home-field invincibility vanish in losses to Indiana and Western Michigan, and they need to re-establish their dominance at Kinnick Stadium.




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