Iowa lawmakers pressure regulators, Wellmark officials on 18 percent - San Francisco Examiner
information to justify an 18 percent average rate increase announced last week by Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, which dominates the health insurance industry in the state. Rep. Janet Petersen, D-Des Laura Jackson, a vice president for
Iris Scans May Prevent Mistaken Release of Inmates - ABC News
Inmate Charles Coney helps demonstrate the Inmate Recognition and Identification System (IRIS) scanner, Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 at the Story County Jail in Nevada, Iowa. Dozens of prisons across the country are installing eye scanners that identify
Lacey scores 22 points, lifts No. 15 Iowa State past upset-minded - The Gaea Times
With Iowa State (21-5, 9-4 Big 12) clinging to a one-point lead in the final minute, Kansas Nicollette Smith threw the ball into the hands of the Cyclones Chelsea Poppens. Lacey was handed the ball by Poppens and was fouled with 6.5 seconds
Iowa court: Woman serving life sentence can appeal - Quad-Cities Times
The Iowa Supreme Court says a woman Waterloo can challenge her sentence as cruel and unusual punishment. Ruthann Veal was 14 when she was charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Catherine Haynes. Veal, now 31, filed
Iowa commission says regulate and educate but don’t ban Everclear and - WQAD
commission says Iowa should limit, regulate and educate but don’t ban Everclear and other highly concentrated alcohol. The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Commission made those recommendations on Thursday to Administrator Lynn Walding at a public forum
Insanely good - Tulsa World
The most surprising quality about “The Crazies” is its sanity. This virus-run-amok chiller works in almost every way. Not only will the film spook audiences consistently, but it also tells a somewhat believable story. When these kinds of films
Culver visits Iowa troops in Iraq - Quad-Cities Times
Chet Culver used a visit to Iowa National Guard and Reserve or how long he was staying in Iraq, told reporters on a conference call that he hopes the Iowa Legislature will take a few more steps forward to support our troops.
“Crazies” Director Crazy for Genre Movies - ABC News
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Genre movies do well with audience, but they usually don’t get much respect from filmmakers for whom they’re just bill payers. Exception: “The Crazies,” a re-imagining of George Romero’s 1973 horror thriller
TheSpec.com - Entertainment - Do we really need more zombies? - Hamilton Spectator
The Crazies is a perfectly competent genre film in a genre that has exhausted its interest for me, the zombie film. It provides such a convenient storytelling device: Large numbers of mindless zombies lurch toward the camera and the hero, wreaking
Joyce Carol Oates: A Love Letter To Libraries In Longhand - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Author Joyce Carol Oates. “I try to write in the morning very intensely , from 8:30 to 1 p.m I hand write and then I type. Oates has a prolific pen, primarily publishing novels, but also short stories, poetry, plays, and articles. She has published
‘Crazies’ just vintage trash with a bit of polish - Times Union
Given the choice between a genocidal military or hemorrhaging Iowa neighbors armed with really sharp objects (e.g., a circular saw), which way would you go? Would you run toward or away from the soldiers in gas masks? Me, I’d head for the wacky
After break to ’sleep on our decision,’ jurors to resume deliberations - Minneapolis Star Tribune
ALLISON, Iowa - Jurors will try again to reach a decision in the first-degree murder trial of a former football player accused of killing his high school coach in Iowa. The jury is deciding the case against 24-year-old Mark Becker, charged in the
