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.
Saying his “experience and legislative position put him in a key spot for the district,” the editorial board of the Ames Tribune has endorsed incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Latham, R-Ames.
The paper said differences between Latham and his Democratic opponent, Becky Greenwald, are easy to find, as both “toe the party line on most issues.” After contrasting both candidates positions on health care, renewable energy and the $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill, the only major sticking point for the Tribune was Latham’s continued support of the Iraq War. But even that wasn’t enough to sway the 10,000 circulation daily to Greenwald.
Greenwald is to be commended for leaving a life in the background and stepping into the public view, but we think she’s not quite a strong enough candidate to unseat Latham.
The Tribune’s editorial board endorses Tom Latham to represent Iowa’s 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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