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  • IOWA OLYMPIAN: Gabby Douglas headed to London

    Posted on: 7:56 pm, July 2, 2012, by

    Sunday night, Gabby Douglas punched her ticket to London by winning the all-around competition at the US Olympic gymnastics trials....
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  • WOMEN VOTE: Both Camps Court Iowa Women Voters

    Posted on: 11:09 pm, July 1, 2012, by

      With just four months left till the presidential election, both sides know they need women to win.   The...
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    Women And Politics
  • NEW LAWS: New State Laws Go Into Effect Sunday

    Posted on: 10:31 pm, June 30, 2012, by

    The legislature passed them and the governor signed them into law, July 1stmore than a dozen new laws take effect...
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  • FALLEN HERO: 21st Iowa Soldier Dies in Afghanistan

    Posted on: 6:56 pm, June 29, 2012, by , updated on: 06:57pm, June 29, 2012

      Family and friends of a western Iowa solider are mourning the loss of the young man they say died...
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    James Skalberg
  • UNDER THE LIMIT: Boaters Drink Less After Deadly Accident

    Posted on: 6:54 pm, June 25, 2012, by , updated on: 07:20pm, June 25, 2012

    Many boaters kept a closer eye on their alcohol intake this weekend after a drunken boating accident killed a well-known...
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  • REPUBLICAN CHOICE: Twenty One Delegates To Paul

    Posted on: 8:58 pm, June 16, 2012, by , updated on: 10:33pm, June 16, 2012

    What’s typically a mostly united gathering of party faithful was far from it today. Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s supporters...
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  • EXECUTIVE ORDER: Immigration Policy Shift

    Posted on: 7:23 pm, June 15, 2012, by

    On Friday, the President made it easier for young people who are in Iowa illegally to stay in Iowa and...
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    President Obama
  • MARRIAGE ISSUES: LGBT Community Talks Election

    Posted on: 10:53 pm, June 10, 2012, by

    Same sex marriage has been legal here in Iowa for over two years. Last August, a public policy poll found...
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    Marriage Issues
  • DULLAHAN DISAPPOINTS: Iowa Horse Finishes Short

    Posted on: 10:34 pm, June 9, 2012, by , updated on: 10:37pm, June 9, 2012

    Prairie Meadows had a record betting day for the Belmont Stakes. But many Iowans left disappointed after their hometown horse...
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    Belmont Stakes
  • FINDING SOLUTIONS: Iowa Senator Talks Bullying

    Posted on: 8:31 pm, June 8, 2012, by

    Half of the students in Iowa say they’ve been bullied in the past month, according to the Iowa Department of...
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    Tom Harkin
  • TRANSFER TROUBLE: Mom Struggles To Transfer Son

    Posted on: 10:19 pm, June 7, 2012, by , updated on: 09:21am, June 8, 2012

    A Prairie City mother says her son is being bullied at school and her school district is not only covering...
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  • SCHOOL SCANDAL: School Board Under Fire

    Posted on: 7:22 pm, June 4, 2012, by

      Des Moines Public Schools Officials are defending the way they handled the scandal surrounding their former Superindent’s resignation after...
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