Campaign heats up as Nussle and Culver spar in Iowa race
Republican Jim Nussle and Democrat Chet Culver kicked off a hard fought gubernatorial campaign in Des Moines. Culver, a two term secretary of state, met with Governor Tom Vilsack and other Democratic strategists to unify the party after Tuesday’s four way primary. A unity news conference was scheduled.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Jim Nussle
Chet Culver
Culver
Tom Vilsack
Patty Judge
Iowa
Culver Clinches Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination
In unofficial results Culver led with 57,260 votes, 39 percent, beating Mike Blouin by 7,122 ballots and Ed Fallon by 1,824. Final margin exceeded the 35 percent threshold to secure the Democratic nomination. The GOP field saw Nussle win the nomination uncontested after Vander Plaats joined the ticket.
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Culver
Mike Blouin
Ed Fallon
Sioux City
Sal Mohamed
Nussle
U.S
Manchester
GOP
Bob Vander Plaats
Grant fuels work on hybrid cochlear implant at UI
Iowa City resident Craig Watt, 53, who has suffered gradual hearing loss, is among 65 patients nationwide to receive a hybrid cochlear implant. A new $10 million NIH five year grant will fund research at the University of Iowa Cochlear Implant Clinical Research Center, supporting jobs in Iowa and advancing implant technology.
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Cindy Hadish
Iowa City
Craig Watt
University of Iowa
Watt
National Institutes of Health
Iowa
Duane Crock
the Gazette
University Hospitals
Fairfax State Savings unveils multimedia ATM kiosk in Fairfax
Fairfax State Savings Bank rolls out a new Williams Boulevard ATM kiosk featuring 30 inch flat screen ESPN displays, TV audio via 88.7 FM, free Wi-Fi, and wireless access. The three kiosk plan includes DQ in Fairfax and Amana Colonies Golf Course in Middle Amana as other Wi Fi enabled machines.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette Airfax
Fairfax State Savings Bank
Williams Boulevard
ESPN
Williams Blvd
Highway 151
Fairfax State Savings
Fairfax Dairy Queen
Amana Colonies
Middle Amana
Jim Halski
TDI Design Services
Omaha, Neb
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Geri Wester
Victor
Fairfax
Yankees
Red Sox
Bequest Near $1 Million To Marion Schools
John A. Nelson of Marion left between 800000 and 1100000 dollars to the Marion Independent School District its foundation and alumni association. Superintendent Nicholas Hobbs called the gift unprecedented and discussed potential uses for facilities and programs.
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de Gazette
Marion
Marion Independent School District
John A. Nelson
Iowa woman dies in Iraq blast among first from state
A 30-year-old Seabee Reservist, Jamie Jaenke of Iowa Falls, is identified as Iowa’s first female casualty in the Iraq war. Petty Officer 1st Class Gary Rovinski, 44, of Roseville Illinois, also died when their Humvee hit an improvised bomb in Anbar province. The DoD confirmed Rovinski as a victim.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
Iraq
Seabee
Jamie Jaenke
Gary T. Rovinski
Roseville
Ill
Anbar
Department of Defense
Rovinski
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