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.
A group that calls itself the Guardians of the Free Republics has been identified by the FBI as the authors of letters to governors across the country — including Iowa’s Chet Culver — demanding they leave office within three days or they will be removed.
According to the Guardians’ Web site, the organization wants to accomplish their many goals “BEHIND THE SCENES, lawfully, peacefully, without violence and without risking civil war.” Despite this, FBI officials are cautioning local police to be aware in case other individuals interpret the letters “as a justification for violence or other criminal actions.”
A portion of the group’s site labeled “Rationale” lays out the thinking behind the group’s goal to “restore Biblical law to a devoutly secular population.” The group believes its plan can act as a “vehicle for relieving corporate tyranny. In due time, the higher goal of salvaging the souls of mankind can be addressed.”
The Associated Press reports that 30 governors have received a letter from the group.
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