JOHNSTON, IOWA (January 8, 2020) — It's time to pop some popcorn. Iowa PBS announced today the upcoming fourth season of "The Film Lounge," a series showcasing the work of Iowa filmmakers. This season includes two new episodes featuring 10 short films with varying styles and subject matters.

MADISON, WISCONSIN (January 8, 2020) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 8, 2020) — 

Oberammergau Travelogue, Sunday, January 12 @ 2PM — Free Admission

Join us on Sunday, January 12, at 2PM for a travelogue presented by Linda Meadors of Blue Horizon Travel. Linda will share information about the upcoming trip to Bavaria in July of 2020.

YORK, PENNSYLVANIA (January 8, 2020) — Hannah Gales of Port Byron, Illinois, a junior Human Services major at York College of Pennsylvania, has been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2019 semester.

To be eligible for this honor, a student must be registered for at least 12 academic credit hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.

 

MUSCATINE, IOWA (January 8, 2020) — The Muscatine Art Center will host A Visual Arts Retrospective by Dan Rohde, January 11 through March 8, 2020. The exhibition will be on view in the historic Musser-McColm mansion. “Though it is impossible for me to see my art projects through others’ eyes, I hope these images and forms can be appreciated as original creative efforts,” commented Rohde.

LENEXA, KANSAS (January 8, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a settlement agreement with Selby Enterprises LLC of Moline, Illinois, for its alleged failure to provide proper lead-paint disclosure to tenants at two residential properties in Davenport, Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 8, 2020) — The State of Iowa has once again chosen to ignore dangerous nutrient pollution in Iowa’s waters by refusing to adopt numeric nutrient criteria.

 

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 8, 2020) — Yesterday, the Storm and RIA Federal Credit Union presented a check in the amount of $4525 to Honor Flight of The Quad Cities. The money was raised through the Storm’s Nickelodeon Night game on December 27 and a game worn Ninja Turtle jersey auction, both of which were sponsored by RIA Federal Credit Union.

On January 8, US president Donald Trump addressed the American public concerning a casualty-free Iranian missile-attack on US bases in Iraq, where just last week Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US drone-strike.

WASHINGTON DC (January 8, 2020) — Prepared floor remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on the House of Representatives legislative graveyard:

There is a story where George Washington is said to have told Jefferson that the Senate was created to "cool" House legislation as a saucer is used to cool hot tea.

Whether historically accurate or not, it is a good summation of the role of the Senate. 

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