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Category Archives: Politics
New Poll Has McConnell Up 2 Points on Grimes
With less than 100 days to go before Election Day, the latest poll shows incumbent U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell with a 2 percentage point lead over challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. The Bluegrass Poll is based upon a survey taken by … Continue reading
Posted in News, Politics
Tagged Alison Lundergan Grimes, Despicable Mitch, Fancy Farm, Mitch McConnell
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Cash Flows into Kentucky Senate Race
The U.S. Senate race in Kentucky keeps heating up, and it’s looking to be a record setter. Let’s be honest, whether Democrat or Republican, there is no bigger race to watch than incumbent Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell against Kentucky … Continue reading
Posted in News, Politics
Tagged Alison Lundergan Grimes, Despicable Mitch, Mitch McConnell
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MEDICARE: Kentucky
STATE AGENCIES: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) is home to most of the state’s human services and health care programs, including Medicaid, the Department for Community Based Services and the … Continue reading
Katrina Anniversary Events
KATRINA REMEMBRANCE – New Orleans Museum of Art – Photographer Richard Misrach’s exhibit “Untitled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast 2005)” will open Saturday. The museum will offer free screenings of the HBO series “Treme,” beginning with the first episode … Continue reading
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Dispatches from the Gulf
GRAND ISLE, LA. – As you cross the bridge linking the barrier island of Grand Isle to the rest of Louisiana, it’s a local tradition that all who pass “leave their troubles behind.” Now, more than 100 days after the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, News, Politics, Travel
Tagged BP, BP Oil Spill, Grand Isle, New Orleans, oil spill
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Visiting Iowa City for an Iowa game, tailgating is only the beginning
Whether looking to revisit some old college haunts, catch a ball game or rage at a hardcore show, Iowa City has all this to offer and even some highbrow activities to amuse the sophisticate in the crowd. It’s rare to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, Liquor, Music, Politics, Reviews, Travel
Tagged Deadwood, Fitzpatrick's, Fox Head Tavern, George's Buffet, Hamburg Inn No. 2, Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Hawkeyes, Joe's Place, John's Grocery, New Pioneer Food Coop, Pagliai's Pizza, Prairie Lights Bookstore, Record Collector, The Airliner, The Mill, The Picador, The Sanctuary, The Vine
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Sustainability Comes to the Classroom
Fairfield, IA – Maharishi University of Management (MUM) in Fairfield has taken the teaching of energy solutions into the classroom and beyond. The core of the effort is its four-year degree program in sustainability, a first of its kind, begun … Continue reading
The Professor: Greg Carmichael, Combating Global Warming from the Classroom
Greg Carmichael was completing high school when he became interested in the environment, back in 1970 – the year the federal Clean Air Act was enacted. This interest had an immediate and specific impact on his choice of college major: … Continue reading
The Born Builder: Dal Loiselle, Building Sustainable Green Structures
“I was born to be a green builder,” declares Dal Loiselle. That’s not mere hyperbole: Both Loiselle’s parents suffered from chemically sensitive allergies, which he inherited, and led to his growing up in custom-constructed homes whose building materials were carefully … Continue reading
From the Ground Up, Green Buildings Shine
Iowa City, IA – In 2006, OPN Architects of Cedar Rapids worked with Gensler to design a full renovation of an abandoned 1920s-era building in downtown Muscatine to serve as the corporate headquarters of HNI, the world’s second-largest office furniture … Continue reading
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Tagged AKAR Design, Chris DeGroot, Cradle-to-Grave, Dal Loiselle, Ecovillage, Evergreen Homes and Developments, Gensler, Glenn Stelzner, HNI, LEED, Maharishi University, Neumann Monson, OPN Architects, Sanjay Jani, Steve Knierim, Tony Nash, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC
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