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.
The latest issue of AARP The Magazine recognized Ames as one of the country’s most ideal places to retire. Specifically, Ames ranked first nationally in life expectancy, with an average of 81.02 years. The national average is 78.1 years.
Ames also was first in health care coverage, with 97.9 percent able to afford coverage. The U.S. average is 88.3 percent. The city also ranked highly in green commuting, coming in fifth.
Iowa City ranked seventh in life expectancy, with an average age of 80.33 years, and sixth in green commuting. Des Moines ranked eighth in health care coverage with 95.2 percent able to afford coverage.
AARP’s top five cities to retire to were Ann Arbor, Mich.; Honolulu, Hawaii; Madison, Wis.; Santa Fe, N.M., and Fargo, N.D.
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