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Green building expert David Johnston will be in Grinnell on Thursday to talk about residential contractors and how to go green. He is the co-author of “Green from the Ground Up: A Builder’s Guide to Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Construction.”

The battle of words rages on in Iowa’s 3rd District, with the campaign for incumbent U.S. Rep. Leonard Boswell issuing a letter to Democratic primary challenger Ed Fallon railing on contributions from Democracy for America, a national progressive political action committee founded in 2004 by current Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.
“In light of your [...]

When Congressman Bruce Braley was selected to serve as chairman of a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Small Business, it marked the first time since at least 1959 that a freshman congressman from Iowa had held such a distinction. This week, the Democrat is touring the 1st District to ensure his constituents know [...]

It seems an almost classic case of cutting off your nose to spite your face. Yesterday Rep. Dawn Pettengill jumped directly from the Iowa Democratic Party to the Iowa Republican Party. She cited a desire to represent her district and be more independent.
As Pettengill herself noted in a Des Moines Register article a month ago, [...]