On November 4, ten dual US-Mexican citizens — members of an offshoot sect of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints — died in a highway ambush, apparently the latest casualties of rampant and violent drug-cartel activity in northern Mexico. US president Donald Trump promptly called upon "Mexico, with the help of the United States, to wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth. We merely await a call from your great new president!"

DUBUQUE, IOWA (November 5, 2019) — The Spartan Nation Liberation Foundation will host a free screening of Gridshock, a documentary film about sex trafficking in Iowa, at Monday, 6PM, November 11, in Room 100 of the Jackaline Baldwin Dunlap Technology Center on the University of Dubuque campus.

The screening is open to the public.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 5, 2019) — WQPT, PBS for the Quad Cities region will celebrate the 20th anniversary of America’s Test Kitchen with a special event on Thursday, December 5, at Scott Community College’s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Center. The free event will begin at 6PM and will include demonstrations of the show’s fan-voted most-popular recipe (shrimp scampi), tours of the culinary lab, food samples, talks from a gadget expert, America’s Test Kitchen giveaways, and muc

WASHINGTON DC (November 1, 2019) — The American Prospect magazine, in partnership with Omidyar Network, announces the first annual American Prospect Essay Contest.

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.

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