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.
6:24 – obama and clinton strong but edwards sparse. No one under 45 for hillary. OK one person.
6:33 — St. John lutheran church. Former iowa dept. Of econ dev. Director cj niles is caucus chair. Hillary seems strongest now.
6:39 — Richardson supporter linda reida says she’s going obama if bill not viable. She is local librarian
6:53 — Carroll ward 1 — obama seems in command as youger people arrive. I’d say on eyeball he will win this bellwether ward in cradle of rural western iowa. I’m calling it now for OBAMA IN CARROLL WARD 1
7:11 — Diversity of obama’s events reflected in his carroll, iowa, caucus. Young, old. Clintons people lool old and annoyed as party protocol underway.Sent from my BlackBerry
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