GOP senators from Ala., Iowa raise concerns about Court of Appeals planned Hawaiian conference - Washington Post

2012-05-23T00:07:11Z

HONOLULU — Hawaii officials defended the islands Tuesday as a place of business amid criticism from two key U.S. senators who questioned the decision to hold an upcoming conference for federal judges on Maui. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.

Iowa Rep. likens immigrants to dog breeding - Seattle Post Intelligencer

2012-05-22T23:02:45Z

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, outspoken sponsor of anti-immigrant legislation in Congress, has likened the picking of new emigres for America to the breeding of hunting dogs. The monitoring group americanbridgepac.org picked up King’s lecture to ...

Iowa man with zebra, parrot in truck gets DUI - US News and World Report

2012-05-22T23:09:55Z

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving. KCRG-TV reports (http://bit.ly/KkBp1j ) officers arrested 56-year-old Jerald Reiter of Cascade ...

Get Well Soon, Dan Persa… Signed, an Iowa Fan - Bleacherreport.com

2012-05-23T05:29:18Z

I remember November 13 th, 2010 well. It stings just slightly more than the rest of ‘em. Before I began writing about college football at the serious level that I do now (don’t laugh), I was an Iowa fan. Although it wasn’t long ago, I had a much ...

Sadler's team penalized for rules infractions at Iowa - FOX News

2012-05-22T21:58:20Z

Daytona Beach, FL – NASCAR on Tuesday penalized Elliott Sadler's No. 2 team in the Nationwide Series for rule violations that occurred the past weekend at Iowa Speedway. Sadler's car failed post-race inspection when NASCAR officials discovered ...

Iowa PCA Selects EMR-Link from Ignis Systems to Deliver Integrated Electronic Lab Orders and Results - YAHOO!

2012-05-22T12:04:11Z

Iowa Primary Care Association (Iowa PCA) has chosen Ignis System to provide electronic lab ordering and results to community health centers across Iowa. In a move expected to lower healthcare costs and enhance service quality for thousands of low-income ...

NASCAR penalizes Elliott Sadler for Iowa Nationwide Series violations - CBS Sports

2012-05-22T21:29:42Z

Elliott Sadler and his team were fined by NASCAR after the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was found to be too low after last Sunday's race at Iowa Speedway. Sadler was docked six points in the driver standings whiule team owner DeLana Harvick was ...

Iowa NAACP leader Keith Ratliff mulling exit from group following endorsement of same-sex marriage - Des Moines Register

2012-05-23T04:03:24Z

The president of the Iowa & Nebraska branch of the NAACP is uncertain about his future with the group after its national board of directors endorsed same-sex marriage. The president, the Rev. Keith Ratliff Sr. of Maple Street Missionary Baptist ...

Iowa woman fought flesh-eating bug - Omaha World-Herald

2012-05-22T22:34:07Z

Flesh-eating bacteria are nasty stuff. Thirty to 40 percent of people who contract them will die, and many more will need to have limbs amputated. Fortunately for Jane Bisenius, doctors in Iowa and Nebraska were able to defeat the bacteria ...

Four Iowa Communities Selected as First Blue Zones Project™ Demonstration Sites - Yahoo Finance

2012-05-22T08:07:58Z

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield chairman and CEO, John Forsyth, and Healthways President and CEO, Ben R. Leedle, Jr., today joined with Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Blue Zones ® founder, Dan Buettner, to introduce Cedar Falls, Mason ...