No,ah. Noahs Ark rescue moves rare chicks to safety
With bird flu confirmed at a turkey farm near Des Moines, Bud Wood moved about 3500 rare hatchery chicks to a Texas farm in the dead of night. Murray McMurray Hatchery keeper named White Cochins and Anconas among breeds stored for genetic preservation in the emergency exodus.
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Johnson County Eyes Local Minimum Wage Rise to 2017
Johnson County board outlines a three stage plan to raise Iowa's $7.25 minimum wage by 95 cents annually, aiming for $10.10 by 2017 with first vote by next month and potential Nov. 1 implementation. Gov Branstad urges state level action for uniform wages while localities push ahead. Localities in Seattle and San Francisco cited as peers.
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Swing-state poll shows drop for Clinton in three states
Quinnipiac University Poll two weeks before the first 2016 presidential debate shows three Republican hopefuls leading Hillary Clinton in Iowa Virginia and Colorado with Clinton's favorability and honesty scores falling. Bernie Sanders sometimes trails or ties for the Democratic nomination.
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