Columns
Month: February 2016
Columns
Opinion: You don’t need to know English to live in America
There is a total of 7,102 distinct languages spoken around the world, according to the 2015 edition of Ethnologue. English is only one of these languages, and it is no more beautiful or significant than any of those […]
City
HLC revised policy to affect high schools
New national standards for undergraduate and graduate level instructors have the potential to impact students and faculty at the high school level. The Higher Learning Commission is amending its required qualifications for instructors teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The HLC Board of […]
Iowa Caucus Coverage
An O’Malley Anomaly at Drake
Despite weak support in the rest of Iowa, former Gov. Martin O’Malley had a strong enough showing at the 38th* Precinct caucus, located at Drake University, to reach viability, finishing with more supporters there than Hillary […]
Iowa Caucus Coverage
Features
Republican caucus process a private affair
The Iowa caucus process tends to be a bit of a mystery to outsiders and can seem daunting for many Iowa voters. While the process for Democratic caucuses is very deliberative and involves voters physically […]
Entertainment
Iowa Caucus Coverage
City
Developer to build new hotel
Developers are preparing to break ground on a new hotel on South Franklin Street after the Kirksville City Council approved tax breaks for the developers Monday night. John Young, a representative for the developer, says construction on a Holiday Inn Express with 182 rooms will […]
Full Newscasts
Iowa Caucus Coverage
Media Of All Ages and Agencies Cover Caucuses
Iowa is the center of the world. That’s how it might feel, at least, to a citizen of the agricultural state during January of an election year, when journalists from every major world news source […]
Iowa Caucus Coverage
Nurses endorse Sanders for president
One group endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders and campaigning for him in Iowa is National Nurses United, the largest nurses union in the United States. During the days leading up to the caucus, this organization worked […]