Boswell Says Confirmation Reform May Be Needed
Senate President Leonard Boswell warned that the confirmation process may need repairs after seven appointees were rejected or given probation. He floated a simple majority option and urged oversight while noting a possible move toward selling the Iowa Communications Network. House leaders signaled support for changes as Branstad weighed interim vacancies and broader tax and livestock regulations also loomed.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Johnston
Senate
Leonard Boswell
Davis City
Iowa Communications
Iowa House
ICN
Harold “Tommy” Thompson
Bob Baur
van Meter
Iowa Telecommunications & Technology Commission
Iowa Public Television
Iowa
Boswell
Legislative Branch
House
Brent Siegrist
Council
Terry Branstad
State Board of Regents
David Fisher
Branstad
Siegrist
Grant Wood American Master Revealed exhibit to travel Iowa
The Davenport Art Museum curates Grant Wood works for a March next year show titled Grant Wood An American Master Revealed. The exhibit runs March 23 to September 8, includes over 60 pieces, travels from Joslyn Omaha to Davenport then Worcester.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Avenport
Iowa
Art Institute of Chicago
Grant Wood
Brady Roberts
Davenport Art Museum
Wood
Brady
Roberts
Davenport Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids
Joslyn Art Museum
Omaha
Neb
Davenport
Worcester Art Museum
Worcester
Mass
Grant Wood mural fetches 80000 at Sioux City sale
In Sioux City a Grant Wood Corn Room mural sold for 80000 to Alan Fredregill, a local attorney who compares it to the cornerstone of his house. The 42 by 7 foot seven panel work, once in the Martin Hotel, was rescued from damage and valued around 300000, with proceeds split between the city and creditors of Tower Properties.
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Soux City
Iowa
Grant Wood
Alan Fredregill
Sioux City
Fredregill
Eugene Eppley
Martin
Tower Properties
ISU Fences Off Radioactive Areas On Training Site
Iowa State University has fenced off portions of the Fire Service Institute training site due to radioactive hotspots. University official Emery Sobottka assured the public that exposure risk is minimal, comparing potential doses to a dental X-ray after long exposure.
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Ames
Fire Service Institute
Iowa State University
Emery Sobottka
ISU
Sobottka
University
Father and son bank robbers receive century-long sentences
A father and son were each sentenced to over 300 years for a 10 month bank robbery spree across seven Midwestern states including Iowa. John Hunter Sr. received 377 years and John Hunter Jr. 317 years. the younger claimed innocence as FBI found clothing linked to the crimes in their Schaumburg home. The pair targeted 16 banks together while the father alone robbed three.
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Chicago
Iowa
U.S
Marvin Aspen
John Hunter
John Hunter Jr
Hunter
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