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.
President Barack Obama returned to Iowa City Thursday to sell the merits of historic health care legislation passed by Congress and to challenge Republicans to turn the November elections a national referendum on the issue. And it should come as no surprise that in addition to the 3,000 supporters packed into the University of Iowa Field House gymnasium, the president was also greeted by passionate activists outside the event — both in support of health care reform and in opposition.
Photos from inside and outside the event — by Beth Dalbey and T.M. Lindsey — after the jump.
Photo by Beth Dalbey/The Iowa Independent
Photo by Beth Dalbey/The Iowa Independent
Photo by Beth Dalbey/The Iowa Independent
Photo by Beth Dalbey/The Iowa Independent
Photo by Beth Dalbey/The Iowa Independent
Photo by T.M. Lindsey/The Iowa Independent
Photo by Beth Dalbey/The Iowa Independent
Gov. Chet Culver (photo by T.M. Lindsey/The Iowa Independent).
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleeen Sebelius introducing the president (photo by Beth Dalbey/The Iowa Independent)
Photo by Beth Dalbey/The Iowa Independent
Photo by Beth Dalbey/The Iowa Independent
Photo by Beth Dalbey/ The Iowa Independent
Photo by Beth Dalbey/The Iowa Independent
Photo by T.M. Lindsey/The Iowa Independent
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