MARION, Ill. – Sabrina Yearack, owner of the Wells Big & Tall Store, might be thinking of that old Kenny Rogers song “The Gambler” as she announced today that she will close the store her family founded in 1966. Yearack, who persuaded her father to move exclusively to big and tall clothing in 1990, has […]
By Jennifer Jacobs Iowa Republican political operative Eric Woolson has been hired to lead communications for presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s Iowa campaign. In a statement, the Minnesota congresswoman said: “Eric Woolson is well-known not only by Iowa reporters and party activists but he has also earned a reputation among the national media as someone who […]
Bachmann Hires Iowa Campaign Veteran Eric Woolson to Communications Team in Iowa Urbandale, Iowa – Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann announced today that her team has retained Iowa campaign veteran Eric Woolson to lead its communications efforts in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. “Eric Woolson is well-known not only by Iowa reporters and party activists but […]
BROWNSBURG, Ind. – Citing the prolonged weak economy and changing consumer trends, the owner of Laughlin’s Menswear said today that he will close the store he has owned for 27 years and sell its entire inventory with a quitting-business sale that begins next week. “I almost did it a year ago but decided to hang […]
EL PASO – Citing the prolonged weak economy and changing consumer trends, Big & Tall Men’s Shop owner David Schecter said today that he will close his store and sell its entire inventory with a quitting-business sale that begins next week. “It’s a really tough decision but it was one that had to be made,” […]
LUDINGTON, Mich. – Raven’s Men’s Women’s and Shoes, a local retail mainstay for more than two decades, is quitting business and will sell its entire inventory, owner Chris Raven said today. “It’s such an emotional decision, it really is, but I know in my heart that it’s the right decision for my family,” he said. […]
In some respects Iowans are basically Minnesotans who don’t understand hockey. The differences, of course, run far deeper than that. We’re a state of 3 million. They have 5 million. Our jokes about them are better, too. But for Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor seeking the White House, connecting with Iowans is as easy […]
NEWTON, Iowa – The continued loss of American manufacturing jobs and ways to reverse that trend are the topic of a Wednesday, June 8, town hall-style panel discussion to be hosted by Mayor Chaz Allen. “No one has to tell the residents of this community what the loss of Maytag jobs has meant. Quality jobs […]
URBANDALE – Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced today four senior Iowa political operatives have joined his Presidential exploratory team. Pawlenty said that former U.S. Ambassador to Latvia Chuck Larson, Jr., former Republican National Committee Midwest regional political director Karen Slifka, former Iowans for Tax Relief president Ed Failor Jr., and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s 2008 […]
MICHELE BACHMANN Bachmann, a U.S. representative from Minnesota, has set an early June deadline for deciding whether she’ll formally enter the presidential race. Asked about her straw poll strategy, Bachmann said in a telephone interview with The Des Moines Register: “What we plan to do is have a strong presence in Iowa. … We need […]
