Iowa

Persecuted Myanmese flock to a small US town

7 May 2013

The first ethnic Chin student from Myanmar arrived at Wilma Sime Roundy Elementary School in Columbus Junction three years ago, a smiling kindergarten student whose father often checked on his...

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Employers can fire workers they find too sexy, Iowa court rules

22 Dec 2012

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday that employers in the state can legally fire workers they find too attractive.

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State governor bolsters ties with leader-in-waiting

18 Feb 2012

Vice-President Xi Jinping's trip to Iowa saw him put aside thorny issues in the Sino-US relationship to mingle with old friends.

It also resulted in a request from Iowa Governor...

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Who said it?

17 Feb 2012

My impression of the country came from you. For me, you are America

Vice-President Xi Jinping, speaking to residents of Muscatine, a farming town in Iowa

It's a great...

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Midwest state relishing its moment in the spotlight

10 Feb 2012

During his visit next week to Iowa, Vice-President Xi Jinping will reconnect with acquaintances he met decades ago rather than touch on anything concerning Sino-US ties, but the brief stop is...

7:07AM

From Obama to Iowa and old friends

10 Feb 2012

A one-hour stay in the Midwestern United States town of Muscatine, Iowa, will give Vice-President Xi Jinping a chance to reunite with old friends, brush up on his down-to-earth image by chatting...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Talking points

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

British chaos prompts Cameron to recall MPs

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Hit and Run

Hit and Run
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Card stacker on to a winner with Olympic village

Bryan Berg didn't just build a house of cards, he completed an Olympic village of cards. Over the past three weeks at Langham Place mall, the card-stacking world-record holder has been erecting...

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Main man

My father, David Kaiser, grew up a hardworking son of the soil on a dairy farm in Iowa. When he moved his family north, he found he was raising a son more interested in hockey than a herd...

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Grab a piece of the USA for only $88

ALWAYS dreamed of owning a plot of land in the United States? Well for the amazing price of $88, a piece of terra firma in the heart of the Mid-West could be yours.

The only catch...

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