JOHNSTON, IOWA (October 31, 2019) — Coverage of Iowa girls' high school championships continues, as teams from across the state take to the court for the 2019 IGHSAU Iowa Farm Bureau Girls State Volleyball Championships. Coverage of each class title game will take place at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.

WASHINGTON DC (October 31, 2019) — US Citizenship and Immigration Services have announced, beginning on November 29, that it is adjusting the fee to request premium processing for certain employment-based petitions.

WASHINGTON DC (October 31, 2019) — US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that petitioners can now complete and file 

PELLA, IOWA (October 31, 2019) — RAYGUN Des Moines will host a launch party Wednesday, November 6, 7-8PM, for the podcast "Mid-Americana: Stories from a Changing Midwest." It is a project of Central College professors Joshua Dolezal, professor of English, and Brian Campbell, director of sustainability education.

 

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 30, 2019) — World War II history buffs and supporters of the performing arts are in for a treat during author Rick Beyer's public performance at the Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center, November 9.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 30, 2019) — State Treasurer Michael L Fitzgerald is looking to reunite owners this Veteran's Day with their lost and forgotten cherished treasurers. "In addition to money, we have an assortment of mementos from safe-deposit box contents waiting to be reclaimed," Fitzgerald said. "The contents include pictures of soldiers' overseas, jewelry, cards, love-letters, and war medals."

Politicians lie. Not all of them. Not every time. But most of them, from both "major" political parties, lie. A lot. It's not always easy to tell when they're lying. It's not always easy to prove they're lying. Often, it's not even easy to tell if they're just lying to us or to themselves as well. Some politicians want Facebook to stop politicians from lying. They phrase that desire as a request for Facebook to "fact-check" content posted by politicians, especially political advertising.

“You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (October 28, 2019) — University of Dubuque will participate in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s first National Drone Safety Awareness Week, 2-4PM, Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, at the Ed Babka Aviation Learning Center, 10656 Airport Road, to educate the public about drone regulations and showcase how drones are used in the community.

When US president Donald Trump announced his plan to relocate a few dozen US soldiers in Syria — getting them out of the way of a pending Turkish invasion — the Washington establishment exploded in rage at what it mis-characterized as a US "withdrawal" from Syria. Instead of fighting that mis-characterization, Trump embraced it, pretending that an actual withdrawal was in progress and announcing on October 9 that "we're bringing our folks back home. "

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