Iowa drought disaster declared to aid 42 counties
Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa’s congressional delegation welcomed a federal drought disaster declaration covering 42 counties. U S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the designation to provide additional resources while lawmakers pushed for a new 2012 farm bill, which has Senate approval but no full House action.
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James Q. Lynch
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Terry Branstad
Iowa
U.S
Tom Vilsack
Branstad
Vilsack
Senate
House Ag Committee
Iowa Regions Placed In Extreme Drought By USDA Declara tion
The USDA announced that an Iowa stretch from Ames to Des Moines to the Quad Cities to Dubuque is now in extreme drought, upgrading from severe. Counties listed have shown at least eight weeks of drought intensity or higher during the growing season. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker notes the drought is worse.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Drought Monitor
Iowa
Ames
Des Moines
Quad Cities
Dubuque
USDA
Harry Hillaker
Drought disaster counties list expands statewide
Counties designated as contiguous disaster areas due to eight or more weeks of severe drought or higher at any point in the growing season. The J counties are named as the affected contiguous disaster counties.
Iowa GOP leader calls to recall Justice Wiggins
Iowa Republican chairman A J Spiker urged Republicans to recall Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins over same sex marriage rulings. Wiggins defended his decisions and cited checks and balances in government. The recall request aligns with broader national controversy over marriage equality.
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Mike Wiser
Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
GOP
A.J. Spiker
Lowans
David Wiggins
Wiggins
Spiker
Home sellers tape open houses to deter crime and gauge interest
In a tight market homeowners set up video and audio recorders during showings to monitor buyer and Realtor actions. Experts cite safety benefits and legal rights for sellers, though awareness of laws is emphasized for compliant use.
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Lesley Walker
National Association of Realtors
Iowa City Area Association of Realtors
Avoiding Olympic spoilers becomes sport of its own
Mandy Hauck turns 25 and avoids Facebook to dodge spoilers about fencing at the London Games. She deleted CNN and ESPN apps and relies on NBC prime time TV with NBC live streams for real time action. The Atlanta marketer stays off Twitter during the day to keep the spectacle from spoiling her viewing.
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Mandy Hauck
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Atlanta
Twitter
Manuel Zagunis
London
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