Obamas Visit, Teacher Sex Charge, UNI Protests and VEISHEA: Pick of the Iowa Patches
President Obama and wife Michelle made separate campaign stops in Iowa last week, while protests continue at the University of Northern Iowa. Our pick of news from around Iowa's Patch sites in the past week.
The Patch community includes nine sites in Iowa. Here are some of what was shared on our Iowa Patches over the past week. The presidential campaign began in earnest in Iowa this week with President Obama's visit to the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He made a pitch in the battleground state to prevent a federal student-loan rate increase; a couple dozen protestors outside the event criticized the president's policies. On Tuesday, the first lady was in the Des Moines area for a fundraiser and to thank volunteers for their efforts. A Wisconsin teacher, Shannon Cardinal, 43, was arrested on multiple charges for an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old Marion boy. If convicted, Cardinal faces up to 186 years in prison. The charges …
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