Archive for January 2015
Monica Vernon announces run for Congress
Monica Vernon, a Cedar Rapids city councilwoman and the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014, announced her candidacy for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in a statement released Thursday, The Des Moines Register reported.
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Read MoreMonica Vernon announces run for Congress
Monica Vernon, a Cedar Rapids city councilwoman and the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014, announced her candidacy for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in a statement released Thursday, The Des Moines Register reported.
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Read MoreDetails announced for campaign training for women
Registration is now open and details have been announced for the 2015 Ready to Run campaign training for women, a statewide program hosted and organized by Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics …
Read MoreDetails announced for campaign training for women
Registration is now open and details have been announced for the 2015 Ready to Run campaign training for women, a statewide program hosted and organized by Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics …
Read MoreRyan appointed as acting DPS commissioner
Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday named Roxann Ryan the acting commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety. She fills the position held by Larry Noble, who was initially appointed by Branstad in January 2011 and …
Read MoreRyan appointed as acting DPS commissioner
Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday named Roxann Ryan the acting commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety. She fills the position held by Larry Noble, who was initially appointed by Branstad in January 2011 and …
Read MoreFashion-loving nurse becomes boutique owner in Coral Ridge Mall
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Christina Otte said her love of fashion began at an early age. Still, Otte obtained a nursing degree and trend-setting styles took a back seat to nurse’s scrubs as she pursued a …
Read MoreSan Francisco Chronicle’s new editor youngest woman to lead major paper
Bizjournals.com: Hearst Newspapers announced Wednesday a new editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Chronicle: 37-year-old Audrey Cooper, the paper’s first female editor-in-chief in its 150-year history. Cooper is believed to also be the youngest woman to …
Read MoreA Light Lift: The most feminist moments of the 2015 Golden Globes
If the 2015 Golden Globes on Jan. 11 taught us anything, it’s that women’s stories matter — and that girls truly do rule. This year’s Globes gave us one awesome feminist moment after another. There were some less-than-ideal…Read More
Gravitate holds grand opening Thursday
Gravitate, which opened five months ago and billed itself as the entrepreneurial center of gravity in downtown Des Moines, will have a grand opening from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
It’s a chance …
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