Iowa tile drainage debate shifts to environmental impact
Iowa farmers and researchers debate tile drainage effects on floods and water quality. Officials propose the Iowa Plan to upgrade drains and wetlands, while critics warn of limited flood mitigation and possible nitrate pollution increases. Experts note historic land changes drove runoff and that weather patterns largely drive extremes.
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Lemke
Iowa
Gary Sands
University of Minnesota
Dan Jaynes
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ames
Jaynes
Burkart
Gipp
Des Moines
Iowa Agriculture Department
Larry Stone
Elkader
Bob Watson
Decorah
Zingula
Gulf Coast Returns to Fishing and Beach Buzz After Oil Pause
In coastal Alabama and Louisiana, residents resume shoreline life with crowded hotel lounges and reopened waters. Fishermen report bites and hopeful lines as oil spread slows and surface sheen diminishes, though federal waters remain restricted and spill totals range from 94 to 184 million gallons. Local shoppers buy Creole tomatoes as residents brace for future storms and ongoing cleanup.
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Alabama
Kaiser Realty Inc
Gulf Shores
Ala
Gulf
Emily Gonzales
Louisiana
Brittany Lawson
Grand Isle Bridge
Lawson
Coast Guard
Kendra Sanders
Jesuite Bend
Iowa pickers on television spark local pride and finds
Le Claire hosts Wolfe and Fritz taping ad ventures for American Pickers. The show premiered in January with a 10 episode run and averaged 3.8 million viewers per episode, becoming the top new cable program. The first season highlighted northeast Iowans and collectors like Leland Bentley. The Kiels near Fayette and Doug’s trucking life illustrate rural Iowa’s auction culture and treasure hunts worth sharing.
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Wolfe
Fritz
Iowa
Philip Morris
Dan Slaughter
McGregor
Jan Kiel
Doug Kiel
Fayette
Mike Wolfe
Frank Fritz
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Winneshiek County
Iowa State University
Michael Burkart
Orlan
Chuck Gipp Ag
Curt Zinguia
Marion
le Claire
Leland’s Cafe
Leland Bentley
Grundy Center
Bentley
Leland
Doug
Kiels
Con
Stantly
California
John Deere
Jan
Fred Sanford
The
Courie
Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids Medical
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