Saturday, January 5, 2013
Use the nifty database below to see who in Waukee and across Iowa donated to the Mitt Romney-President Obama Election 2012. Overall, the Iowa GOP saw donations drop and some party influencers say they worry about Ron Paul supporters in key positions.
Financial support to the Republican Party of Iowa dropped in 2012, the Des Moines Register reports, and some influential Republicans lay the blame at the feet of the former Ron Paul supporters who took over party leadership last year. The newspaper said donations from individuals decreased 43 percent through late November from the year before, cash on hand dropped significantly, and the Iowa GOP was in the red every month but one, according to the federal disclosure reports available for 2012. Several Republicans told the Register a lack of confidence in the Ron Paul-affiliated leaders who took power at state party headquarters in the past year are the cause of the dwindling donations. “It’s got a lot of good Republicans very upset about …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Brookview Elementary is asking for donations for "All for Books," a program helping kids and teachers in need.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Brookview Elementary School is seeking donations for its All for Books program this week. All for Books is a program offered by Scholastic for use during Book Fairs. Any money collected during the fair can be used to purchase books for those students with limited means unable to purchase a new book. Scholastic allows the school to log these sales under the All For Books category, allowing the school to count these as regular sales. This results in additional total profit for the school, as well as allowing Scholastic to match dollar for dollar by contributing to two national campaigns: The benefits of donating to this program are: While Brookview Elementary is usually viewed as having a fairly affluent student socio-economic population…
Sunday, September 25, 2011
You can show your support for Taylor Hale and her family by wearing your "Prayers for Taylor" T-shirt. The tees cost $24. All proceeds will go toward offsetting the cost of Taylor Hale's medical expenses.
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Supporters of Prairieview School freshman Taylor Hale can now show their support with a T-shirt. Laura Hess, a Hale family friend, has started selling “Prayers for Taylor” T-shirts. The shirts are white and come in sizes small to XXL. The tees cost $24 and all proceeds will go to the Hale family to help offset Taylor’s medical costs. Hale, 14, was severely injured after falling off a moving car on Sept. 9. She was in the intensive care unit until Friday, when she was moved to her own room on the pediatric floor at Blank Children’s Hospital. She is currently in therapy and rehabilitation. “She’s really making progress,” said Hess. “It’s a long road ahead and she’s been laying still for 10 days, so she’s really weak. Other than that, she’s …
Richard Shepard
2:42 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013
Frankly, if I was Gary Johnson, I would be planning a run for one of New Mexico's US Senate seats in 2014 and forget another quixotic 3rd party run in 2016. more ›