Obama describes his economic plan (The Indianapolis Star)

6 September 2008, 12:36 pm

About 1,000 people congregated to hear Democratic presidential nominee speak in Terre Haute.... read more

Candidates for Fillmore County commissioner seat share views (Small Town Papers News Service)

5 September 2008, 5:26 pm

Three county residents will be running for the position of First District Fillmore County commissioner on the primary election ballot Tuesday, Sept. 9....... read more

Ethanol gas Blends Abound In Galva, IA (KTIV Sioux City)

5 September 2008, 4:51 pm

And now consumers have a different choice at this gas station in Galva, Iowa.... read more

Shepherd Bliss: Slow Food Nation Attracts 50,000—Beneath The Surface (UN Observer)

5 September 2008, 4:34 pm

2008-09-05 | “Come to the table”, Slow Food Nation invited. And come to San Francisco over Labor Day weekend they did—around 50,000 people attending perhaps the largest food celebration in American history.... read more

Flooded businesses give state legislators a wish list (The Gazette)

5 September 2008, 1:00 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS and#8212; Flooded and frustrated small businesses in Cedar Rapids gave state legislators their wish list on Friday.The Cedar Rapids Small Business Recovery group told a half-dozen lawmakers at a meeting Friday that a special legislative session to deal with flood relief issues is long o... read more

Iowa State Wins $18.5 Million Grant to Create NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (Newswise)

5 September 2008, 12:20 pm

The National Science Foundation has awarded Iowa State University and its research partners an $18.5 million grant to establish the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals based at Iowa State. The center's focus will be to develop catalysts that promote the chemical reactions that... read more