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'Lion of the liberals': A Look at the Career of Sen. Tom Harkin: Daily Iowan Reader, April 29
Also inside: NAMI walk raises awareness, Local lawmakers eye health care, Offense wins Iowa football spring game.
The sound of shoes clicking on the cream-colored marble floor echo throughout the long hallway of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Flanked by officials from Waukee and other Iowa towns, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has arrived at work.
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Local legislators hope to reconcile two fundamentally different health care proposals as the Legislature nears its final days in session.
Locals hope for farm bill success
Local legislators and farmers say they hope Congress will use the American Farm Bureau’s proposal as framework for a new bill.
NAMI walk raises awareness for mental illness locally, nationally
Johnson County community members came together on April 28 to help mental illness patients.
Men charged with murder in Iowa City landlord case face different fates
Justin Marshall was sentenced to life in prison while Courtney White is to be released “soon.”
Notebook: Offense wins football spring game
The offense may have scored more points, but the defense showed some big plays of its on.
Iowa baseball drops series finale to Minnesota
Hawkeye errors throughout the game gave the Golden Gophers enough runs to pull away early.
Editorial: Time to overhaul the farm bill
It is clear that a new farm bill is needed, but the current model of farm legislation is deeply flawed. The legislative offering from the American Farm Bureau and the Senate alike is bloated and overly broad. It's time to overhaul the farm bill.