Wednesday was a difficult day for The American Independent News Network, which is the larger entity that operates The Iowa Independent. Our chief executive and founder announced two of our sister sites would close and their content would be moved to The American Independent.
A recently introduced bill could have far-reaching impact on the U.S. sugar industry, including American Crystal Sugar, a farmer-owned cooperative that locked out 1,300 Midwest workers on Aug. 1.
The chairman for Herman Cain’s Iowa effort says the campaign “relied more on the word of farmers than Washington regulators” in deciding to run an ad containing claims the Environmental Protection Agency says are false.
The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
Although Sen. Joe Biden gave little respect to Bill Richardson during the AARP Divided We Fail Presidential Candidate Forum in Davenport on Sept. 20, Richardson still gave himself a good review on his debate performance.
Biden likened Richardson’s experience as New Mexico governor to playing football in “high school.”
In this video, Richardson responds to some of Biden’s criticism of his experience (video available below the fold).
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