01 Jun 2016

Study: Social Media Use May Help Identify Students at Risk of Alcohol Problems

By Rick Martin

  Research from North Carolina State University and Ohio University finds that having an “alcohol identity” puts college students at greater risk of having drinking problems – and that posting about alcohol use on social media sites is actu...

01 Jun 2016

Grassley Reiterates Concerns About DOD Task Force Spending, Expresses Concern Over Apparent Attempts to Marginalize Watchdog Oversight of Defense Department

By Rick Martin

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley is reiterating the need for greater transparency regarding the Defense Department’s Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO) expenditures in Afghanistan and expressed concern that the Defense De...

01 Jun 2016

USDA Extends Deadline for Recording Farm Structure

By Rick Martin

Gives Non-Family Farming Operations More Time to Restructure in Response to 'Actively Engaged' Farm Management Rule

(submitted by the USDA Office of Communications)

WASHINGTON, May 27, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tod...

01 Jun 2016

Davenport Public Library to offer Summer Reading Program

By Rick Martin

Davenport Public Library’s Summer Reading Program offers free programs for all ages all summer long! This year’s program runs June 4th through July 30th, and the theme is “On Your Mark, Ge...

01 Jun 2016

The Bandit Rides Again! The Bandit Run to End in LeClaire Tomorrow

By Rick Martin

LeClaire, Iowa – 125 Trans Ams are escaping to LeClaire next week as The Bandit Run ends just across the Mississippi River.

 

 

The Bandit Run is a reenactment of the journey portrayed in Smokey and the Bandit 1977 movi...

01 Jun 2016

Iowa Supreme Court Opinions May 27, 2016

By Rick Martin
Notice: The opinions posted on this site are slip opinions only. Under the Rules of Appellate Procedure a par...
01 Jun 2016

New TRICARE Coverage of Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder

By Rick Martin

May 26, 2016 (submitted by TRICARE Communications)

TRICARE recently announced coverage of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as a treatment for major depressive disorder. TMS is used when other depression treatments have not been e...

01 Jun 2016

Iowa Delegation’s Legislation to Name Cedar Rapids Post Office After Iowa Guardsman Killed in Afghanistan Passes Senate

By Rick Martin

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Congressman Rod Blum (R-01) today released the following statements after

01 Jun 2016

​Smiddy Passes Measure Ending Statute of Limitations for Sex Crimes Against Children Out of House

By Rick Martin

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, passed legislation out of the Illinois House on Wednesday that would eliminate the statute of limitations for prosecuting dangerous pre...

01 Jun 2016

Ascentra Credit Union Awards $10,000 to area students,2016 Scholarships Winners Announced

By Rick Martin

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