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Ames, IA--A coalition of providers gathered at North Grand Mall on Saturday October 24 to offer education on the health conditions that are bankrupting America’s health care system. The group seeks more venues of public engagement in Ames, Iowa.

Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs announces the grand opening of Bourbon’s BBQ and Steak House.

This football season, escape to Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs for the best place to catch the big game.

The newest addition to the Images of America series is Montgomery County from S. M. Senden. The book boasts more than 200 photographs gathered together from the archives of private collectors, historians and the Montgomery County Historical Society.

People that are looking for carpet tiles, carpet remnants, and other floor covering options will find plenty of options and more at great cost savings.

Mount Mercy College has been awarded the Iowa Commission of Persons with Disabilities Employer of the Year Award. Options of Linn County, provides employment services to adults with disabilities, nominated Mount Mercy College.

With unprecedented access to the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum archives, the authors present a story encompassing a century.

“16 To Life”, written and directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Becky Smith, had a sell-out crowd at the historic Englert Theater in downtown Iowa City at the Landlocked Film Fest, the first sell-out in festival's history. Wins Best Feature Award!

Escape to Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs for fun, games, and great food. Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, this Four-Diamond hotel is home to world-class Council Bluffs restaurants.

Residents in the Quad Cities (Moline IL, Davenport IA) have homes saved due to Mortgage Protection

4th Annual Sturgis Falls Car Show One of Iowa's Largest Car Shows June 27 2010

Nicholas Downs (Pearl Harbor, Constantine, The Girl Next Door, The Holiday, Cold Case, The Awakening of Spring) will be attending the 2009 Landlocked Film Festival in Iowa City on August 29th.

This will be a LIVE 12-Hour Charity Fund raising event from Villisca, Iowa, which is reported to be one of the Most Haunted Locations throughout the US. Proceeds for this event will go directly to Villisca Before & After School Program K-5.

Bobaflex will be at the Plum Crazy Tuesday July 21st 2009 LA Guns will be at the Plum Crazy Wednesday July 22nd 2009

The first Social Media conference of it's kind in Iowa!

John M. Shepherd III, chief photographer for John Martin Shepherd Photography, noted Miami wedding photographer is moving to the midwest, which is good news for anyone getting married!!!

The Iowa City Mosque will be hosting an event to discuss the role of women and their status in the Islamic faith. Guest speaker Miriam Amer of Cedar Rapids along with a panel of Muslim women from the community will present the lecture in Iowa City.

The EAST Initiative announced that it has successfully registered EAST® as a trademark for its innovative educational model that engages students in sophisticated service-learning projects that involve relevant teamwork and cutting-edge technology.

Rock music is all about honesty and innovation. Learning about life echoes in its every beat and lyrics are not just about surviving, but succeeding.

Quad Cities Homes has joined V-Local Business Directory.

Nicholas Downs has been seen in films such as Pearl Harbor, The Girl Next Door, Constantine, and The Holiday, as well as Cold Case, upcoming pilot, The Venice Beach Hostel and the upcoming film The Awakening of Spring, directed by Arthur Seidelman.

Building Services & Maintenance Franchisor Based In St. Louis Awards New Master Franchise in Des Moines

Emmy nominated director, Okoboji, Iowa born Becky Smith's first feature film "16 to Life" broke festival attendance records at MethodFest in Los Angeles last weekend. Financed in Iowa, Filmed in Iowa, includes sultry screen legend Theresa Russell.

Iowa home for troubled youth receives donation of PRS guitar as part of Play it Forward program.

Baking mixes from Toro™, the #1 gluten-free brand in Norway, are now available at Glutenfree.com. Toro™ products provide exceptional taste and texture for those requiring a gluten-free diet.

Iowa internet technology service provider, IACO Media, announces the re-launch of MatthewClay.com, the official website for Midwest pop entertainer, Matthew Clay.

B&B owners reveal their secrets for cooking up inexpensive and memorable recipes for the holiday in the newly released expanded 2nd Edition of "Discover Iowa: Cooking with Iowa Wines, Meats and other Iowa Products" by Amelia Painter.

An Iowa band, Censored, establishes a nationwide team of dedicated fans to help promote their upcoming US tour, CD release, and overall music career.

An Iowa technology service provider, IACO Media, launches the new website for the City of Bloomfield, IA with much anticipation.

IowaHawkeyes.Net. is pleased to announce the launch of the beta version of its new website. It was created to give Hawkeye fans a chance to stay informed about their beloved Hawks and a chance to speak their minds about any and all things Iowa.

Farm House Bed and Breakfast hosted their first lodging guests in September of 1998. The rural inn is located on a working farm and conveniently located near Fredericksburg, Iowa. The revamped Web site will make it easier for guests to plan visits.

For businesses and their owners hurt by recent flooding in the region, the Iowa Business Recovery Summit was attended by more than 90 people on July 18th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Chris Vaughn, owner and operator of the western outfitter Adventures Wild, announces the addition of several exciting Whitetail, Mule Deer, Moose, Antelope, Bear, and Elk hunts.

Visit InnSpiration Bed and Breakfast and experience local hunting, nature trails, art fairs, newly-planted vineyard, whirlpool tubs and homemade breakfasts!

Shermco Industries has dispatched employees to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to work on repairs at a flood-damaged manufacturing facility.

Area businesses and organizations are coming together to host this benefit concert on July 3, 4 and 5. Floodstock 2008 will be a three-day music festival featuring local and regional bands.

SaveIowa.org is a site to help the people most affected by the recent floods of 2008 in Iowa.

Editor of progressive news website seeks to unseat Republican state rep

Alexandra Borzo Canas publishes her first major piece, “In All Her (Naked) Glory”. Although subtly, it takes place in Iowa’s capital, and targets its growing young-adult population with the story of a woman living a self-destructive lifestyle.

Opening and Operating a Bed and Breakfast can be tricky without help. Iowa bed and breakfast author Amelia Painter supplies the insight in the 2nd Ed. of her book, see her on Talk of the Town Apr 16,2008.

DHS - Decorah High School Class of 1988 - We need your help to start planning for our 20th reunion.

Frank Beltrano has joined Appia as a Regional Manager. Frank will be based in the Illinois office and will oversee sales efforts in Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.

They are some of the unsung heroes of the tourist industry contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars to Iowa’s annual visitor income.

Iowa Bed and Breakfast Conference March 2 & 3 at the King’s Point Waterpark Resort in Storm Lake. On the Sunday agenda this year, Chuck Andracchio from the TRICOR Hospitality Insurance Program, will be speaking.

From basic egg facts to elegant egg cooking, this workshop session will teach innkeepers why eggs are a must for their bed and breakfast menus. This session will be hosted by Elizabeth Dahlstrom, Director of Consumer Affairs at the Iowa Egg Council.

Students will be educated in all things tequila by distinguished “professor” Karl Alterman during “Tequila University,” a course that will be held on Thurs, Feb. 7 in the Don Roberto Room at Dos Rios Cantina & Tequila Lounge in Des Moines.

BlackState.com Features An Analysis of Obama's Win In Iowa

Iowa Polling Results for the 2008 Presidental Election

Comedian Mark Whitney's one man show, "Bad Dad: A Comedy of Errers!", is winning awards on the 2007 U.S. Fringe Festival Circuit. Whitney will appear next in The Minnesota Fringe Festival in Minneapolis and the Boulder International Fringe Festival.

Known in Des Moines, Iowa, as SPACASSO, Maria Luttrell-Murphy will grace New York this September in honor of being chosen to attend the Nolcha Fashion Week.