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Des Moines (Iowa)

20 years of giant pumpkins in Iowa

by Jerry Passer It was a blustery fall day in October of 1989 when a small group of people gathered behind the Wal-Mart store in Anamosa, Iowa for the first Ryan Norlin Memorial Pumpkin Weigh Off. Tom Norlin organized the event...

Culver appoints judges for eastern, central Iowa

The Des Moines Register • October 6, 2008 Gov. Chet Culver made two judicial appointments over the weekend. He named Sean McPartland of Cedar Rapids the district court judge for Iowa Judicial District 6, and Thomas Bice of Fort...

Others are saying...

It's time to bring sense to cents The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa The U.S. Mint recently announced it's giving the country exactly what it doesn't need: Four new designs for the penny. The designs, commemorating the...

Paying Parents for School Involvement

by KYW's Dr. Marciene Mattleman Paulette Wiley, an education activist in Des Moines, Iowa, decided that if parents were paid to attend school meetings, they’d respond. While paying kids for good grades is no longer rare, for...

MidAmerican and Constellation Energy Make Regulatory Filings Related to MidAmerican's Merger with...

DES MOINES, Iowa & BALTIMORE----MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company and Constellation Energy today announced they have made regulatory filings with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Communications...

Iowa court sets date to hear same-sex marriage case

BY Reid Forgrave • rforgrave@dmreg.com • October 3, 2008 DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court today set a date to hear oral arguments in a case that will determine whether same-sex marriage is legalized in Iowa. Oral arguments...

Credit crunch will delay Iowa bond sale (AP)

Friday October 3, 2:59 pm ET By Mike Glover, Associated Press Writer Credit crunch will delay Iowa bond sale intended to finance prison construction, other work DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald said Friday...

Wells Fargo announces job shifts in Des Moines

Wells Fargo has announced it will eliminate some technical positions at its Home and Consumer Finance Group in Des Moines. Company officials on Thursday declined to say how many jobs would be cut because other positions will be...

Nader to campaign in Iowa next week

The Des Moines Register • October 3, 2008 Presidential candidate Ralph Nader plans to campaign in Iowa next week, aides to the longtime consumer advocate said. Nader is scheduled to make appearances in Des Moines and Ames on...

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for Third Quarter...

Friday October 3, 10:13 am ET DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG - News) announced today that it will release third quarter 2008 financial and operating results at 4:00 P.M. (ET) on...