DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 18, 2019) — Boasting Tchaikovsky’s glorious score, Ballet Quad Cities and Orchestra Iowa present this holiday classic in style. Whether this is your first Nutcracker, or your 50th, the holidays will not be complete without a visit to the Historic Adler Theatre to cheer on Clara and her prince as they battle the fearsome Rat King, and travel through the magical Land of Snow to the Sugar Plum Fairy’s Kingdom of the Sweets.

WASHINGTON DC (November 18, 2019) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on Senate Democrats blocking Appropriations:

The minority leader [Charles E Schumer] is so committed to his campaign rhetoric, calling the Senate a political graveyard, that he’s killing the House-passed Appropriations package that funds our troops.

AMES, IOWA (November 18, 2019) — The 26th Annual Excellence in Concrete Awards were announced on November 14, 2019, at a ceremony in Ames, Iowa. The Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association (IRMCA) and American Concrete Institute (ACI) Iowa Chapter hosted the awards luncheon during the Iowa Better Concrete Conference.

WASHINGTON DC (November 18, 2019) — The United States and Australia formalized their partnership on developing both nations’ critical mineral-assets between Geoscience Australia CEO James Johnson and US Geological Survey (USGS) Director Jim Reilly. The two partners outlined specific steps to strengthen an existing Memorandum of Understanding by collaborating on research and increasing critical mineral capacity for both countries.