Iowa GOP’s Congressional Candidate Peters Ditches Trump
Dr. Christopher Peters, the Republican candidate in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional district, is announcing today that he will not vote for Donald Trump for president. His decision comes after the release of Trump’s 2005 comments where he bragged about sexually...
Steven Leath Banged Up ISU’s Optics, Too
You should never under-estimate the importance of timing in business decisions. Or the importance of “optics”. We’re seeing an example of that playing out now in Ames with Iowa State University President Steven Leath and the Iowa State University Foundation. Leath has...Recent Posts
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