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This article from Wednesday's Des Moines Register is worth your time: Grinnell theater renovation sparks projects downtown Bill Menner, a Grinnell area economic development leader, points to the $2 million renovation and expansion of the city's longtime theater as a turning point. The 2004 redevelopment of the Strand Theater attracted Washington, D.C., developer Dick Knapp. The 1976 Grinnell ...
Bleeding Heartland - Wed 2:39 p.m.
If you'd like to meet Rob Hubler, the man trying to spare Iowans two more years with Steve King in Congress, you've got plenty of chances on the county fair circuit this weekend: Thursday, July 24 1:30 p.m. Harrison County Fair, Missouri Valley 4:30 p. m. Page County Fair, Clarinda 7:00 p.m. Union County Fair, Afton Friday, July 25 12 noon Adair County Fair, Greenfield 2:...
Bleeding Heartland - Wed 2:39 p.m. - 2 clicks 
If you thought the deteriorating relations between Senator Chuck Grassley and evangelical Christians were just kabuki theater designed to make Grassley look more moderate than he is, maybe you should think again : Evangelical Christians in Iowa, dominant in the state's Republican Party, have denied Sen. Charles E. Grassley his request for a place on the state's delegation to this summer's Rep...
Bleeding Heartland - Wed 12:32 a.m. - 7 clicks
The Iowa Policy Project (http://www.iowapolicyproject.org) is requesting "short, passionate essays" or original photographs about Iowa's water in order to "facilitate public discussion on Iowa's water quality and promote sound water-quality policy decisions." The top three entries in each category will receive prizes of $500, $250 and $100. Details about the contest are after the jump. The Iowa P...
Bleeding Heartland - Wed 12:32 a.m. - 6 clicks
I got these job listings from Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa and thought some Bleeding Heartland readers might have the right qualifications, or would know someone who would be a good fit. Political campaigns and/or progressive non-profit organizations should feel free to send me any job listings you'd like posted here (desmoinesdem AT yahoo.com). PPGI currently has the need to fill three D...
Bleeding Heartland - Mon 12:35 p.m. - 10 clicks
A friend forwarded to me the latest issue of Senator Matt McCoy's electronic newsletter . It includes the following passage: With the rapid rise in gas prices, it is clearer than ever that Iowans need more choices when it comes to transportation. Over the next several months, I'll be working with a Mass Transit Study Committee to review ways mass transit might be used to improve public ...
Bleeding Heartland - Mon 2:07 a.m. - 12 clicks
Governor Chet Culver says says Iowa may consider moving to a four-day work week for state employees to save energy costs: In Utah starting next month, most government employees will not go in on Fridays and will work 10-hour shifts the other four days of the week. Utah's innovation was a popular topic at the National Governors Association meeting last weekend in Philadelphia, Culver said Frid...
Bleeding Heartland - Sun 5:04 p.m. - 10 clicks
The weekly Des Moines Business Record gives out "Women of Influence" awards every year to "women who have made outstanding contributions to the community in a variety of areas." This year's winners are: Des Moines Register columnist Rekha Basu Former Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell Des Moines attorney Lori Chesser Community volunteer Sheila Drevyanko Wells Fargo Home Mortgage employee C...
Bleeding Heartland - Sun 4:03 p.m. - 10 clicks
This guy is all class. According to the Des Moines Register, about 160 immigrants face deportation "because their U.S. citizen spouses died less than two years after their marriages and before the survivors' permanent residency applications were approved." A bipartisan group in Congress, including some conservative Republicans, is trying to change the law so that these widows' and widowers' re...
Bleeding Heartland - Sat 6:31 p.m. - 12 clicks
Many areas in Iowa are picking up the pieces after tornados, storms, and massive flooding. I want to highlight some information on the widespread, intense flood damage in Cedar Rapids. Legislative leaders from both political parties toured the damage in Eastern Iowa a couple of weeks ago. You can find a background memo I prepared for their visit here . Also available is ...
Bleeding Heartland - Sat 8:09 a.m. - 13 clicks
The weekly Cityview has published a special supplement about locally-owned businesses in central Iowa. I am passionate about buying local. At first, I was influenced by the fact that both of my grandfathers were small business owners. The more I learned about the economic and environmental benefits, the more committed I became to shopping and dining out at locally-owned businesses. In additio...
Bleeding Heartland - Sat 8:09 a.m. - 15 clicks
If Congressman Steve King hadn't already won the "jackass award," someone would need to give it to him for the way he behaved at a House Judiciary Committee hearing this week. It's no secret that King isn't interested in the Congress serving as a check or balance on executive power. As we saw just a few weeks ago, King believes former White House spokesman Scott McClellan could have "done thi...
Bleeding Heartland - Thu 11:33 p.m. - 11 clicks
Not since the Muppets have we seen Pigs on Skates. Move over Miss Piggy, the Iowa Chops, the newest American Hockey League team, are coming to town. Don’t worry, I’m sure that Iowans and the minor-league hockey community outside of Iowa, assuming such a thing even exists, will be hamming up the Chops new name with a plethora of pig puns and other piguendos. The Iowa Chops, which is a farm tea...
Political Fallout - Jul 10 - 5 clicks
When I think about Independence Day (the actual day celebrating the birth of our nation and not the movie, which I had managed to successfully repress until NOW), several American staples come to mind. These include the clichéd standbys such as baseball, apple pie, and last but not least, Canadian rock ’n’ roll. You heard me loud and clear: Canadian rock ’n’ roll! While North Americans have obse...
Political Fallout - Jul 8 - 5 clicks
