Loved ones greet Ottumwa based 833rd Engineer Company home
The last Iowa National Guard unit in Afghanistan, the 833rd Engineer Company from Ottumwa, returned to Evans Middle School gym to joyous reunions. About 100 Guardsmen completed a 10 month deployment clearing explosives and obstacles over 7000 miles with no serious casualties.
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Iowa ranked 6th among national universities for veterans
U.S. News & World Report lists Iowa as No. 6 for its veteran support, including academic guidance, employment help, child care and mentoring through GI Bill offices. UI cites 500 enrolled veterans this semester, up from 260 in 2008, and highlights proximity to the Veterans Affairs Health Care System as an attractor.
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Jacobs impact varies by candidate in Iowa Senate race
As Mark Jacobs enters the 2014 Iowa Republican Senate race scrutiny shifts. Cantidates warned he campaigns like a candidate and spends like one. Analysts say impact will vary among rivals from David Young to Chuck Grassley aide Whitaker and Ernst. The field awaits Jacobs’ effects at caucuses and on donors.
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