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.
Former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson was in Washington, Iowa on Saturday.
State Rep. Sandy Greiner of District 89 is a Thompson supporter. She told the Iowa Independent that she’s met all the candidates except for Rudy Giuliani. She and other interested voters from her community were able to meet with Thompson and others behind closed doors and ask them about, as she said, “anything.”
She told the Iowa Independent, “In Fred Thompson, we have a man who has long-held” conservative beliefs regarding immigration, second amendment rights, and life issues.
A short video interview with Greiner is below the fold.Greiner is not worried by the perception of Thompson’s laid-back campaign style.
She said, “Age and treachery always overcome youth and exuberance.”
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