Webmaster's note: Full coverage of the President's visit to Scott County, including how leaders and law officers in North Scott were affected by the visit, will be featured in the Aug. 22 North Scott … [Read more...]
Decision Day: Primary results set the stage for November election
June 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The votes have been tallied and the stage has been set for the November election. The June 5 primary did not garner tremendous interest from area voters (approximately 7.8 percent of registered … [Read more...]
Grassley hears ‘spirited’ concerns during Eldridge town-hall meeting
June 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Jeff Montgomery NSP Staff Writer U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is no stranger to town-hall meetings. His commitment to visiting all 99 Iowa counties annually has become a career … [Read more...]
Primary Day is here: read about all of the candidates on the ballot in today’s election
May 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Jeff Montgomery NSP Staff Writer Primary elections are not known for drawing impressive turnouts. In 2008, the most recent election that is comparable to the upcoming primary, roughly 2.5 … [Read more...]
Meet the Senate District 49 candidates
May 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rita Hart Rita Hart received her degree in English education from the University of Northern Iowa in 1978. She taught junior and senior high school English from 1978 to 1999 at Bennett … [Read more...]
Senate District 49: Rita Hart and Dorothy O’Brien seek Democratic Party nomination
May 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Bill Tubbs NSP Publisher A first-time senator will be elected in the new Senate District 49 in 2012 because the senators who currently represent the district – Shawn Hamerlinck of Dixon and … [Read more...]
Battle of the incumbents: Redistricting throws Hamerlinck, Hahn into fight for GOP State Senate seat
May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Jeff Montgomery NSP Staff Writer With roughly two weeks remaining before the June 5 election, few contests are attracting the kind of interest that surrounds the Republican primary in District … [Read more...]
Gearing up for June 5: Dolan, Archer to debate issues Thursday at Pleasant Valley
May 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Jeff Montgomery NSP Staff Writer With less than a month remaining before the June 5 primary, the battle for the U.S. Congressional seat in the 2nd district is kicking into full … [Read more...]
Candidate Archer: Balance budget; don’t raise taxes
March 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Bill Tubbs NSP Publisher A Bettendorf attorney who is a Republican candidate for Congress in the 2nd District of Iowa is adamant about not raising taxes and says balancing the federal budget is … [Read more...]
Hahn, Hamerlinck set to square off in senate race
March 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By Jeff Montgomery NSP Staff Writer It certainly won’t feel like a typical primary election when incumbent senators Shawn Hamerlinck and Jim Hahn compete for the Republican nomination in … [Read more...]
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