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Mitt Romney and fellow Republicans held up an unlikely role model ? Democrat Bill Clinton ? as they teamed up Wednesday to denounce President Barack Obama?s welfare policy and portray him as too far left to be re-elected.Obama is ?the anti-Clinton,? declared former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, bolstering a line of attack taken up by Romney in speeches and a TV ad as part of a hard sell to working-class voters.Ob...

Congressman Dave Loebsack?s office is accepting applications from Iowa college students to participate in a Congressional internship program in his Washington, D.C., Iowa City or Cedar Rapids offices.The internship program is open to undergraduate students and recent graduates, regardless of major.?As a former educator, I have seen the benefits that internships can provide by giving students a firsthand look ...

Republican governors who?ve balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama?s health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they?re trying to avoid.Unless Mitt Romney wins in November, states that haven?t set up the required markets could find Washington calling the shots on some insurance issues the states traditionally manage, from handling consumer complaints ...

The gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin before being shot to death by police was identified Monday as a 40-year-old Army veteran and former leader of a white supremacist heavy metal band.Wade Michael Page strode into the temple carrying a 9mm handgun and multiple magazines of ammunition and opened fire without saying a word, authorities said.When the shooting at the Sikh Temple of ...

Bryce Lunsford tries on some running shoes at Brown?s Shoe Fit Company this morning, with assistance from Sarah Morgan, but wound up buying sandals. Iowa?s annual Sales Tax Holiday is today and Saturday. Clothing and shoes under $100 are exempt from sales taxes on those two days. The sales tax holiday was created to give Iowa families some relief on back to school clothes. Some of the qualifying items include ...

The numbers are in and Fairfield is making significant progress toward its goals in Alliant Energy?s Hometown Rewards Program: Fairfield businesses, factories, and homes are using 18.4 percent less energy on average than they were two years ago.Interstate Power and Light Company, an Alliant Energy company, selected Fairfield to participate in its Hometown Rewards grant program, which measures a community?s ...

What was intended to be a family photo shoot turned into a sting operation when a Fairfield family unknowingly stirred up a swarm of bees at Chautauqua Park.Austin Lisk, the 7-year-old son of Shawn and Summer Lisk, was stung as many as 50 times Wednesday while being photographed with his five cousins.?Our granddaughter from Texas was here so we thought it was a good opportunity to get family pictures taken ...

Associate District CourtPaul Jones, 68, of 205 W. Briggs Ave., Apt. 341. Received a deferred judgment for operating while intoxicated, first offense. He was placed on two years probation, ordered to get a substance abuse evaluation, pay a civil penalty of $1,250, court costs, restitution and court appointed attorney fees, if any.Carol Florence Negro, 59, of Libertyville, pleaded guilty to operating while ...

Local citizens presented the Fairfield Water and Sewer Utilities Committee with information Tuesday about a possible alternative to the Neptune radio-read water meters the city has been installing for the last decade.Brown and Palma told the committee this week they have been researching a metering solution capable of connecting the information from the meters to an interface. The interface would be compatible ...

LE MARS (AP) ?Wells Enterprises Inc. is seeking capital to become the leader in the nation?s ice cream industry.The family-owned company, which is based in Le Mars, will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year.The Le Mars Sentinel says Wells plans to raise capital to grow the business and become the No. 1 ice cream maker by 2020. The company says in a statement that the process of raising money for growth is ...

These traffic charges were filed with the Jefferson County Clerk of Court:John Stephen Ulicny of 1848 Jasmine Ave., failure to obey stop or yield sign.Steven Mark Pilkington Jr. of 206 E. Hempstead Ave., failure to maintain safety belts, operating non-registered vehicle and violation ? financial liability coverage.Jesse David Hooever of Arbela, Mo., failure to obey traffic control device.Dawna Dalbey of ...

Fairfield Police Department investigated a report of criminal mischief at 11:38 a.m. Thursday at the Broadway Building, 607 W. Broadway Ave.