Des Moines To Lift General Evacuation at 6:00 PM
(3:30 PM) Mayor Cownie of Des Moines has just announced that based on assessments just completed a short while ago, at 6:00 PM today, they plan to discontinue the curfew and general evacuations in the flood plain, with the exception of the Birdland area. They will...Iowa General Assembly May Return
Already, Democrats (including Governor Culver) are talking about the General Assembly holding a special session in response to the flooding in Iowa. We better have a good reason to do this. It will cost money we don’t have. On the other hand, there may be...Des Moines Will Evacuate Flood Plains – * Updated *
Des Moines city officials have announced they will immediately evacuate parts of Des Moines that are in the “500 year” flood plain along both the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers. The water levels are expected to crest along the Des Moines River Friday...State Political Conventions in Iowa POSTPONED!
Both the Democrats and Republicans have agreed to postpone their conventions, which were scheduled for this weekend. Flooding throughout the state will make it very difficult for people to travel let alone leave whatever chaos is currently ensuing in their homes and...
Interstate 80 In Iowa – Big Detour – ** Update Monday @ 4:00 PM **
** Attention: Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa is NOW OPEN. The Iowa DOT has inspected the bridge over the Cedar River and it is safe to travel on. (Updated 6/16/08 @ 4:00 PM) ** CORRECTION. This is UPDATED. The prior version was the initial detour route that...The World Continues To Unwind – The Supreme Court Extends US Rights To The World
In other news, the Supreme Court has now gone too far. Sister Toldjah: Quote of the day: “The Nation will live to regret what the Court has done today.” That was Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, in his dissent on the USSC ruling today that Gitmo...
Des Moines, Iowa Flooding – Updated Saturday @ 8:30 PM
*** This post will be updated and will be kept as a sticky at the top as major flooding events in Des Moines occur. *** Downtown Des Moines is still contained, although other parts of the city have begun flooding more extensively as water from Saylorville Lake...Obama Cancels Iowa Trip
From KCCI-TV’s Web Site: DES MOINES, Iowa — Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama is canceling a scheduled trip to Cedar Rapids. Obama had planned to hold an economic forum on Wednesday morning. The stop was part of a two-week economic tour....Newt Might Have Some Solutions
I received a letter from Newt Gingrich today (along with every other delegate to the Iowa Republican State Convention this coming weekend). The primary purpose of the letter was to promote the organization Gingrich started in 2007 called American Solutions. I’m...Stay in Touch
