18 Dec 2019

Tri-State Area Students to Perform in University of Dubuque High School Honor Band Concert

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (December 18, 2019) — University of Dubuque’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will welcome 100 high school musicians from nearly 30 area schools to campus on Thursday, January 16, for the University of Dubuque Honor Band Concert. Students will begin the day with rehearsals at 8:30AM and conclude with a concert at 7PM in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center.

18 Dec 2019

In Praise of Home-Delivery Culture

By Thomas L Knapp

Writing at Reason magazine, Liz Wolfe lauds home-delivery culture — the increasing tendency of Americans to Netflix and chill while relying on Amazon Prime, Instacart, Grubhub, and other services to drop the goods we consume off on our front porches.

18 Dec 2019

Grassley Completes 2019 Social Media Series #CornWatch, #SoybeanWatch

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (December 17, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), a family farmer, completed his two social media series called #CornWatch and #SoybeanWatch, which gave followers an inside look at farming operations on the Grassley family farm in New Hartford, Iowa. His 20-week series highlighted the progression, from planting to harvest, of the farm’s corn and soybean crops.

18 Dec 2019

Simpson College December 2019 Commencement

By Bryan Geelan

INDIANOLA, IOWA (December 17, 2019) — Simpson College celebrated the accomplishments of 90 students who completed their degree requirements at the conclusion of the fall 2019 semester on Saturday, Dec. 14.

Janey Botkins of Walcott graduated with a degree in Exercise Science.

Camille Schmalz of Muscatine graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Psychology.

18 Dec 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley: Temporary Funding for Health Programs Opens Door to Prescription Drug-Pricing in 2020

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (December 17, 2019) Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) released the following statement regarding critical health program funding included in the year-end appropriations package.

18 Dec 2019

Rep Dave Loebsack Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Fund the Government

By Joe Hand

WASHINGTON DC (December 17, 2019) — Representative Dave Loebsack released the following statement after the House passed legislation to fully fund the government for fiscal year 2020 and ensure the government remains open.

18 Dec 2019

Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley Statement on the Passage of National Defense Authorization Act

By Grassley Press

WASHINGTON DC (December 18, 2019) — Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley released the following statement on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The annual funding bill provides critical resources for national defense, military readiness, and support for the nation’s service members.

18 Dec 2019

Quad Cities Comic Book Convention

By Alan Morton

BETTENDORF, IOWA (December 17, 2019) — The Quad Cities Comic Book Convention will be held on Saturday December 28 at the Ramada Inn in Bettendorf.

The Ramada Inn is located at 3020 Utica Rd (I-74 @ Kimberly Rd/Spruce Hills Dr, IA Exit 2).

It will be  open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM and admission for the public is free.

17 Dec 2019

UW-Whitewater Football Earns Trip to Stagg Bowl

By Chris Lindeke

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (December 17, 2019) — The N° 7 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team broke a tie with a late field goal and made a defensive stop in the closing minutes Saturday for a 35-32 victory over N° 8 St John's (Minnesota) in an instant classic semifinal game of the NCAA Division III Championship at Perkins Stadium.

17 Dec 2019

Noon Year's Eve at the Family Museum

By Kim Kidwell

 

BETTENDORF, IOWA (December 17, 2019) — The grownups get to have their New Year’s Eve fun at night, so the Family Museum offers kids a chance to celebrate the arrival of 2020 during the daylight hours with “Noon Year’s Eve,” a countdown to 12:00 noon! This event will be on Tuesday, December 31, 9AM-12PM, with a countdown at Noon. The Museum will close at 2PM.

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