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Open letter to readers: Today and tomorrow

By Lynda Waddington | 11.17.11

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.

ACS lockout continues; plan emerges to repeal sugar protections

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By Virginia Chamlee | 11.15.11

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.

Cain campaign: Farmers know more about regulations than EPA

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By Andrew Duffelmeyer | 11.15.11

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.

Mathis wins, Democrats maintain Senate control

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By Lynda Waddington | 11.08.11

The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.

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PR: Nation should work to address veterans’ challenges

By Press Release Reprints | 11.11.11

BRUCE BRALEY RELEASE — As US involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan ends, it’s more important than ever that our nation works to address the challenges faced by the men and women who fought there.

PR: Honoring veterans, help in hiring

By Press Release Reprints | 11.11.11

CHUCK GRASSLEY RELEASE — A difficult job market is challenging the soldiers, sailors and airmen who have protected America’s interests by serving in the Armed Forces.

PR: In honor of America’s veterans

By Press Release Reprints | 11.11.11

TOM LATHAM RELEASE — No one has done more to secure the freedom enjoyed by every single American than our veterans and those currently serving in the armed services.

PR: Honoring and supporting our nation’s veterans

By Press Release Reprints | 11.11.11

DAVE LOEBSACK RELEASE — Veterans Day is an opportunity to reflect on the service of generations of veterans and to honor the sacrifices they and their families have made so that we may live in peace and freedom here at home.

Obama, McCain Lead Newspaper Endorsements

By John Deeth | 12.30.07 | 11:39 am

Barack Obama holds the lead in endorsements from Iowa newspapers with a total of nine.  But measured by total readership, Hillary Clinton has the advantage with the backing of the state’s largest paper, the Des Moines Register.

On the Republican side, John McCain leads both in numbers and in total circulation.  Fred Thompson gains his first endorsement, from the Ottumwa Courier.

Papers and numbers below the fold.

Dem Total Daily Weekly Readership
Obama 9 6 3 247132
Clinton 4 3 1 464370
Biden 3 0 3 23190
Edwards 2 2 0 36636
Dodd 0 0 0  
Richardson 0 0 0  
total 18 11 7  

 

Paper Schedule Dem

Readership
Jefferson Herald weekly Biden 4866
Sheldon N’West Iowa Review weekly Biden 12024
Storm Lake Times weekly Biden 6300
Burlington Hawk Eye Daily Clinton 41764
Davenport Quad-City Times Daily Clinton 114614
Des Moines Register Daily Clinton 302896
Vinton Eagle weekly Clinton 5096
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Daily Edwards 32458
Shenandoah Valley News Today Daily Edwards 4178
Ames Iowa State Daily Daily Obama 27800
Des Moines El Latino weekly Obama 5000
Iowa City Daily Iowan Daily Obama 32930
Iowa City Press-Citizen Daily Obama 35498
Logan Herald-Observer weekly Obama 2854
Marshalltown Times Republican Daily Obama 22160
Ottumwa Courier Daily Obama 28914
Sioux City Journal Daily Obama 89690
Woodbine Twiner weekly Obama 2286

 

GOP Total Daily Weekly Readership
McCain 6 4 2 483380
Huckabee 5 2 3 62064
Romney 3 3 0 144308
Thompson 1 1 0 28914
Giuliani 0 0 0  
Hunter 0 0 0  
Keyes 0 0 0  
Paul 0 0 0  
total 15 10 5  

 

Paper Schedule GOP

Readership
Albia Union-Republican weekly Huckabee 4794
Chariton Leader weekly Huckabee 5570
Iowa City Press-Citizen Daily Huckabee 35498
Sheldon N’West Iowa Review weekly Huckabee 12024
Shenandoah Valley News Today Daily Huckabee 4178
Ames Iowa State Daily Daily McCain 27800
Davenport Quad-City Times Daily McCain 114614
Des Moines Register Daily McCain 302896
Iowa City Daily Iowan Daily McCain 32930
Logan Herald-Observer weekly McCain 2854
Woodbine Twiner weekly McCain 2286
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Daily Romney 32458
Marshalltown Times Republican Daily Romney 22160
Sioux City Journal Daily Romney 89690
Ottumwa Courier Daily Thompson 28914

 

Comments

  • Beth Wellington

    Nice job of updating the feature to include total circulation Keep at it John

  • Beth Wellington

    It might be nice to look at if there is any correlation in past elections P.S.  Any correlation between endorsements and winners in the past?

  • Duck Soup

    Obama is the best choice The Des Moines Register chickened out.  Hillary is totally flawed.  She says her “experience” that makes her a better choice than Obama is her time as First Lady, but she won’t release her records as First Lady in time for the Primaries.  Her major experiences are all negative and show she doesn’t learn: 1. the admitted health care debacle in the early 90s from which America is still reeling, 2. voting to empower Bush to rush to war against Iraq, and 3. siding with Bush again in voting that Iran’s military are terrorists.  The last example is the most troubling for it was only a few months ago that she went along with Bush’s proposal to vote Iran’s military to be terrorists, technically an act of war.  A few weeks after her vote, we learned that a National Intelligence Estimate showed that Iran stopped its nuclear weapons development in 2003 and probably hasn’t resume it since.  She was suckered again.  And she proved she learns nothing from experience. 

    Her husband desperately trying to rebrand her a “change agent” a few weeks ago doesn’t make her that, and in the same breadth Bill bragged about how he opposed the Iraq war from the start (another flat out lie).

    America needs a change.  A politician who is honest with good judgment.  Obama is that person.  He was against the war in Iraq from the start even though it was unpopular.  He was the only one.  And Obama, unlike Hillary, didn’t vote for Bush’s most recent bill against Iran either.  Obama can unite America.  Hillary can’t.  We can’t afford to risk continuing the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton cycle.  It’s not working anymore.  The world has changed and so must America.

  • Beth Wellington

    Nice job of updating the feature to include total circulation Keep at it John

  • Beth Wellington

    It might be nice to look at if there is any correlation in past elections P.S.  Any correlation between endorsements and winners in the past?

  • Duck Soup

    Obama is the best choice The Des Moines Register chickened out.  Hillary is totally flawed.  She says her “experience” that makes her a better choice than Obama is her time as First Lady, but she won't release her records as First Lady in time for the Primaries.  Her major experiences are all negative and show she doesn't learn: 1. the admitted health care debacle in the early 90s from which America is still reeling, 2. voting to empower Bush to rush to war against Iraq, and 3. siding with Bush again in voting that Iran's military are terrorists.  The last example is the most troubling for it was only a few months ago that she went along with Bush's proposal to vote Iran's military to be terrorists, technically an act of war.  A few weeks after her vote, we learned that a National Intelligence Estimate showed that Iran stopped its nuclear weapons development in 2003 and probably hasn't resume it since.  She was suckered again.  And she proved she learns nothing from experience. 

    Her husband desperately trying to rebrand her a “change agent” a few weeks ago doesn't make her that, and in the same breadth Bill bragged about how he opposed the Iraq war from the start (another flat out lie).

    America needs a change.  A politician who is honest with good judgment.  Obama is that person.  He was against the war in Iraq from the start even though it was unpopular.  He was the only one.  And Obama, unlike Hillary, didn't vote for Bush's most recent bill against Iran either.  Obama can unite America.  Hillary can't.  We can't afford to risk continuing the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton cycle.  It's not working anymore.  The world has changed and so must America.

  • NeoRev

    ONLY ONE? How can you say Obama was the only one (AND YOU TALK OF BILL CLINTON LYING) against the war.  Ron Paul has been more consistently against the war than any candidate including Obama.  Also, you cry for someone who is going to make a difference and a change.  Consider the only one the rest of the world is saying would be an ideal President of The United States of America AND IS A LOT MORE EXPERIENCED, AND A LOT MORE MATURE THAN ANY CANDIDATE

    CONSIDER RON PAUL

  • NeoRev

    ONLY ONE? How can you say Obama was the only one (AND YOU TALK OF BILL CLINTON LYING) against the war.  Ron Paul has been more consistently against the war than any candidate including Obama.  Also, you cry for someone who is going to make a difference and a change.  Consider the only one the rest of the world is saying would be an ideal President of The United States of America AND IS A LOT MORE EXPERIENCED, AND A LOT MORE MATURE THAN ANY CANDIDATE

    CONSIDER RON PAUL

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