MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 4, 2019) — A veteran national political journalist says polarization is higher in American politics than he can ever recall, and the political divide figures to continue during the 2020 presidential election cycle.

WASHINGTON DC (December 5, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles "Chuck" Grassley wrote to World Bank President David Malpass requesting a meeting regarding recent reports of a highly-questionable $50 million loan provided to an organization associated with the forcible internment of Chinese Uighur Muslims, a population that has experienced grave human-rights violations at the hands of the communist Chinese government.

 

IOWA CITY, IOWA (December 5, 2019) — Arlene Humble was born in the late 1950's in Ossian, Iowa, with a condition that no one had ever heard of before, clubfoot. Her feet were severely pointed down and tilted inward so that the soles nearly touched one another. The local physician thought she would never walk normally.

WASHINGTON DC (December 5, 2019) — Senators Charles "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Ron Johnson (R-WI), respectively chairmen of the Senate Finance, Commerce, and Government Affairs Committees, are together seeking more fulsome answers in response to an August letter from Sen Grassley that raised concerns about staff-departures, low morale, and low productivity at the Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG).

DUBUQUE, IOWA (December 5, 2019) — University of Dubuque was recently awarded a $9,535 grant from the Dubuque Racing Association to purchase a microplate reader to enhance the teaching and research capabilities of UD’s cellular and molecular biology laboratory facilities.

 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 4, 2019) — 

Christkindlmarkt St Nicholas Dinner and Sneak Peek Party, December 6 @ 5-9PM

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (December 4, 2019) — GIT Improv and The Black Box Theatre of the Quad Cities are excited to announce a new partnership which sees the The Late Nite Shows — a popular line-up of original, uncensored comedy performances — make their long-awaited return at The Black Box Theatre, located at 1623 5th Avenue in downtown Moline, this Saturday.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 4, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced today that four Iowa schools have qualified for the Carrie Chapman Catt Award by registering at least 90 percent of their eligible students to vote. The award is part of a new initiative Sec Pate launched in September.

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