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Joni Ernst says:
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U.S. Sen.-elect Joni Ernst smiles as she gives a celebratory speech at the West Des Moines Marriott on Tuesday. Ernst is the first female from Iowa to be elected to Congress. (The Daily Iowan/Anna Kilzer)
By JORDYN REILAND jordyn-reiland@uiowa.edu
Joni Ernst says she is ready to make Washington squeal after being elected the first woman to Congress from the state of Iowa. “It’s a long way from Red Oak to Washington,” Ernst said to a standing-room-only crowd in West Des
Moines on Tuesday evening. “Tonight, we’re taking the Iowa way all the way to Washington.” Ernst defeated Rep. Bruce Braley 52 percent to 45 percent, according to the latest unofficial poll numbers. Ernst will take the place of retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin, who has served in Congress for 40 years. Tita Coffman, a member of the 50-50
in 2020 Board of Directors, said that this is a grand victory for the state. “For 50-50 in 2020, this is absolutely great news … I think that the fact that this was record number of women running for Congress, and that is a record in itself,” she said. Coffman said she hopes this begins SEE ERNST, 3
Loebsack prevails in GOP night
County Annex fails again
By CASSIDY RILEY cassidy-riley@uiowa.edu
Unofficial results report Rep. Dave Loebsack has won Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District once again — meaning the congressman remains undefeated in every campaign he has ever had for the U.S. House. Since running in his first election in 2006, Loebsack has been on a winning streak. This year, in a race for his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, unofficial results show Loebsack, D-Iowa, earned around 53 percent of the vote, while opponent Mariannette Miller-Meeks earned roughly 47 percent. “I’m really glad that we won tonight, of course, so thank you all,” Loebsack said in his victory speech at the Johnson County Democrats’ watch party at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. Loebsack said winning this election allows him to continue working on issues he placed emphasis on during his campaign, including protecting the middle class and Social Security.
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Johnson County voters did not approve a courthouse expansion, despite a major revision to the proposal compared with previous referenda. On Tuesday, 56.9 percent of voters, or 26,956 people out of 52,336, voted in favor of the project’s $33.4 million bond referendum. However, the measure needed a 60 percent supermajority to pass. Supporters of the expansion said the current 113-year-old courthouse is too cramped and lacks proper security.
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Rep. Dave Loebsack gives a speech to his supporters at the Mill on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 in Iowa City, Iowa. Loebsack originally took office in 2007, and has been the representative of Iowa’s second congressional district ever since. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing) “I’m going to keep working on the economy,” he said in a press conference after his speech. “That’s the big issue I’ve been hearing from people.”
Governor’s Race
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Gov. Terry Branstad won re-election. He is now the longest-serving governor in history. Turn to page 8.
Mike Carberry and Janelle Rettig took the two open seats on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Turn to page 7.
More voters in Johnson County visited the polls in this midterm election than in the last. Turn to page 2.
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UI students vote at a polling station in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. There were several polling station located all around Iowa City. (The Daily Iowan/Lauren Muth)
Local turnout creeps up
The midterm election brought slightly more voters than the past midterm election. By ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC aleksandra-vujicic@uiowa.edu
Johnson County saw a slight increase in voter turnout in Tuesday’s midterm elections. This year, 58.5 percent of voters casted their ballot, which is the equivalent of 52,336 votes out of 89,532 total registered voters — a 0.35 percentage point increase from the 2010 midterm elections. In that election, 58.15 percent voters turned out to vote, in other words
53,855 total votes were casted out of 92,610 total registered voters, according to the Johnson County Auditor website. Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert said this is a sign that Johnson County is headed in the right direction. “When it comes to turnout, I’m pretty happy with what we had tonight,” he said. “I think people are just more engaged.” Weipert credits the higher turnout to convenient voting with mobile voting sites and
early voting sites throughout campus. “The easier we make it for voters, the more engaged they are and that’s what we like,” he said. One of the big things he said brought extra voters to the booth was the open Senate seat, which Joni Ernst claimed, giving the U.S. Senate a Republican majority and becoming the first woman to represent Iowa in Congress. Weipert was impressed with this year’s turnout especially because the 2010
Sales-tax measure fails
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election included the 21-ordinance. He said the ordinance drove up student voting dramatically because it was a topic that directly affected them. Still, he said he would like to see turnout rates increase to reach the 90 percent range. But for now he said he is happy the election is over, and said even though they didn’t see any major issues, they will go back to the drawing board to ensure future voting runs smoothly.
The local option sales-tax ballot measure has failed to pass in the contiguous five towns of Johnson County — Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty, Tiffin, and University Heights. The towns voted 54 percent to 46 percent to fail the measure. The local option sales tax needed 60 percent to pass. The voting bloc voted no by a margin of 19,374 to 16,651 with 36,025 total votes cast. “What’s most important is that the need will not go away,” said Iowa City Mayor Pro Tem Susan Mims. Mims said she was cautiously optimistic before the measure, but there are some options still available. “There are a couple of options,” she said. “One of which is cutting services, which likely wouldn’t be for two or three years, another would be raising property taxes.”
The tax, if passed in full, would have been a 1-cent increase on sales tax that would give approximately $20 million dollars yearly to Johnson County, an estimated $10 million dollars of which would have gone to Iowa City. While the Mims tax measure Councilor failed in a majority of places in Johnson County, a few places will still see the increase in tax and revenue — Hills, Lone Tree, Solon, Swisher, and West Branch, said Supervisor Terrance Neuzil. The money each city receives can be used only in the way decided by their ballot measure. Now for every taxable dollar of goods and services in communities that said yes, one penny will be taken for the tax. Some goods are exempt from sales tax — food, prescription drugs, cars,
gasoline, resale items, and on the sales tax holiday — and the 1-cent raise won’t apply. For Iowa City that would have included 50 percent for street improvements, 40 percent for property tax relief, and 10 percent for affordable housing. “Looking at it from a pavement perspective, we’re going to continue to defer our maintenance,” Iowa City Public Works Director Rick Fosse said. Fosse said there isn’t enough in the road fund to continue to keep up with maintenance on roads and the asphalt-covering program. The second-largest area voting for the tax were the unincorporated areas of Johnson County. They failed the measure 54 percent to 46 percent, which isn’t what Neuzil expected to come from the lower population towns of Johnson County. “I was pretty surprised rural citizens didn’t want
to get a penny back into the rural unincorporated parts of Johnson County,” he said. Neuzil said the reason he was surprised is because the majority of the sales tax is collected in the contiguous five and if the measure had been passed by both the contiguous block and the unincorporated part, the rural places would have seen some of their spent money returned to their hometowns. He said the measure failed in part in the two largest areas because of a lack of cooperation between Iowa City and the unincorporated areas. “It’s huge if [Iowa City] proposes another sales tax [that] they work with other areas in the county,” he said. With the tax failing in the contiguous cities and the need still there, Mims said she expects the local option sales tax to be on a ballot again in the future. “My guess is that it will be back on there again,” she said.
Bolkcom, Dvorsky glide through re-election
3 county officials reelected
Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, who represents District 43, won re-election after running unopposed. An incumbent since 2003, Bolkcom is the majority whip in the Iowa Senate and the head of the Ways and Means Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations, Commerce, Human Resources, Natural Resources, and Environmental Committees. He also serves on the health and human services budget subcommittee. He works as the outreach and community education director for the University of Iowa Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research and the Iowa Flood Center. Sen. Robert Dvorsky, D-Coralville, also ran unopposed to hold on to his state Senate seat representing Iowa’s 37th District. The 37th District covers Cedar County and parts of Johnson County. He is the head of the Appropriations Committee and serves on the Education, Judiciary, Local Government, Rules and Administration, and Transportation committees. This will be his seventh term in the Iowa Senate. The UI graduate received a B.S. and an M.P.A. in 1972 and 1984.
Three Johnson County incumbent officials retained their seats Tuesday because they ran unopposed. Johnson County Treasurer Thomas Kriz, a Democrat, has been treasurer since January 1999. Before, he was the senior vice president of Hawkeye State Bank. Also re-elected was County Attorney Janet Lyness, also a Democrat. She served 16 years in the criminal and civil divisions of the County Attorney’s Office, and has been the county’s prosecutor since 2006, making this her third term. Kim Paintor, a Democrat as well, was re-elected to her position as Johnson County recorder. She was first elected in 1998. At that time, she was the first openly gay person elected to an Iowa public office. In 2007, she was selected to serve as president of the Iowa State Association of Counties and has also chaired Iowa’s Commission on the Status of Women. — by Aaron Walker
four area Iowa House members, all Democrats were guaranteed to keep their seats. Unopposed representatives filled seats for Districts 74, 77, 85, and 86, encompassing the Iowa City, Riverside, and Coralville areas, and they will continue to serve their constituents following the midterm election. Rep. Dave Jacoby, D-Coralville, is ranking member of the Appropriations Committee. His top priorities for the 2015 legislative session include balancing the budget and making sure the voting system remains free of voter suppression. Rep. Sally Stutsman, D-Riverside, formerly a five-term Johnson County supervisor, is specifically interested in revisiting the broadband bill that would provide Internet access to everybody in Iowa, especially in rural areas. Rep. Vicki Lensing, D-Iowa City, will serve her seventh term in the House. She is a member of the Education, Economic Development, and Environmental Protection Committees. Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City, is assistant minority leader and will serve her 11th term in the House. Her top priorities for the next legislative session include discussing ways to make sure Iowa roads and bridges are safe and to help cities with infrastructure costs. She
also hopes to revisit a bullying bill that would help fund statewide training for bullying investigators. — by Aleksandra Vujicic
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Local legisators retain seats As the final ballots were submitted and Election Day came to a close Tuesday,
GOP misses trifecta Republicans were close to the trifecta, but things will remain exactly the same for Iowa legislators. Iowa Democrats retained, 26-24, control of the Iowa Senate, and Republicans still have the majority in the Iowa House. Many predicted that Iowa would roll in a Republican governor, a Republican House, and a Republican Senate, but only two of those three ocurred. Gov. Terry Branstad retained his position on Terrace Hill after defeating his Democratic opponent Jack Hatch by 21 points at the end of it all. Flipping one seat in the Iowa Senate would have given Democrats and Republicans equal representation, while flipping two seats would have given Republicans complete control. With a Democratic state Senate and a Republican state House, Iowa will remain one of only a handful of states to have split representation in its legislature. It’s become a trend nationally to have an all-Democratic or all-Republican legislature. — by Kristen East
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ERNST CONTINUED FROM FRONT a t rend o f w o me n t a k ing th e i n i ti ati v e t o run fo r o f f i c e. “When so many women run, it gives courage for more to run in the future,” she said. “Even those who did not win today, we’re hoping they will continue to be politically active and encourage other women to run as well.” Ernst said she will fight to give more opportunities to hard-working Iowans and will gain the trust of those who voted for her opponent. “Tonight, we’re taking the Iowa way all the way to Washington, D.C.,” she said during her speech. Kelly Winfrey, a lecturer in leadership education for the Catt Center, said that while electing a woman to Congress for the first time is an important step, there’s still a lot of work to be done. “Electing more wom-
LOEBSACK CONTINUED FROM FRONT ty of Northern Iowa, said Loebsack’s victory does not come as a surprise. “For Loebsack, it’s pretty much an expected victory,” he said. “None of the polling indicated anything different was going to happen here.” Despite the somewhat melancholy atmosphere at the Johnson Democrats’ watch party over the lackluster results
ANNEX CONTINUED FROM FRONT “We didn’t really come into this with a Plan B because, the way an election is, you put all your eggs in one basket, and you see what happens,” Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan said. “If it fails, you go back to the drawing board, and so that’s where we’ll be.”
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en to office is great,” she said. “It’s an important step, and generally speaking, when we have more women running and winning elections, we have more women deciding to run in the future,” she said. Three women contended for three seats — Ernst, Staci Appel, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks — but only one will take office come January 2015. Winfrey said Ernst ran a good campaign and balanced the feminine qualities with being a soldier. “She negotiated the double binds really well,” she said. The other three states that have not elected a woman — Vermont, Mississippi, and Delaware — had no female major-party candidates up for election. Women make up 18.5 percent of the current Congress, with 79 women in the U.S. House and 20 women in the U.S. Senate — out of a total of 535.
Elise Stefanik was elected as the youngest woman to Congress in history, beating Aaron Woolf in New York’s 21st District, 56-32, according to ABC News. The 30-year-old was the first Republican to win the district; Rep. Bill Owens had held the seat since 1993, according to ABC News. Iowa was the state that secured a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate. Iowa was the sixth state called for Republicans, the others being Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, Arkansas, and West Virginia. While Braley did not secure a victory, he said he remains confident and optimistic about Iowa’s future. “There are a lot of disappointed people tonight, including me,” he said to the applauding crowd. “But we are lucky to live in a country where we have the freedom to be disappointed in the out-
for Democrats across the state, supporters said they were glad to see Loebsack was re-elected. “I think he works for the people who live in his region,” University of Iowa student Rose Cooney said. “He’s a man of the people for sure.” Iowa City resident Bill Budelier said he was pleased with Loebsack’s re-election because the congressman represents his Democratic views. “I think he’s a capable, intelligent person, and he has a good handle of the issues,” he said.
Miller-Meeks, has run against the congressman three times now. At a watch party in Coralville, Miller-Meeks
gave her final speech of the campaign, in which she insisted that despite losing the race, there were successes.
Supervisor Janelle Rettig said there will be “no choice” but to put it on the ballot again. The local-option sales tax referendum failed as well. Ten percent of the revenue would have gone to funding the annex, which would have allowed the bond to be paid off in around 10 years. Had the annex been approved but not the tax, the bond would have taken 15-
25 years to pay back. In 2000, voters rejected a proposal for a new jail. Two previous referenda, one last November and one last May, included both an annex and a new jail, referred to as a “justice center.” Both failed to attain the necessary 60 percent voter approval as well. The first time, 56 percent of voters approved the referendum. Offi-
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Supporters of U.S. Senate-elect Joni Ernst came out to support her on Election night to the West Des Moines Marriott in Des Monies on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. U.S. Senate-elect Ernst defeated Rep. Bruce Braley. (The Daily Iowan/Anna Kilzer) come of the election …. tonight, thousands of Iowans had the opportunity to vote for their elected representatives, and we should be thankful we live in a country where we have that right.”
message,” she said. “For some people, that may change their lives.” The primary focus of Miller-Meeks’ campaign
this year was opposition to the Affordable Care Act and reconstruction of social programs. In regards to her plans, Miller-Meeks told a supporter this was her last campaign. “I’m going to go home, fix my phone, and clean my house,” she told The Daily Iowan. Holmes said if Miller-Meeks couldn’t take Loebsack’s seat this year, she probably never could. “It’s a huge night for Republicans, and this probably would have
been her best chance at taking the seat, and the margin wasn’t particularly close so I would think [Republicans] will look for a different candidate,” he said. Now having secured another two years in office, Loebsack said his focus is on the future. “I’m just going to get a little rest … then I’ll get back to work,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do.”
cials then scaled back the size of the jail and shaved $1.9 million off the cost, and 54 percent of voters were in favor the second time. This time, the proposal did not include a jail, but those who are in opposition to expansion were critical of space left open for a possible jail connection. “Because the courthouse annex was labeled with a future jail connection, it was indistinguishable in intent from the justice center,” said Sean Curtin, the Free Johnson County
director. “What we’re seeing is a referendum on the failed justice system right here in our county.” They are also skeptical expansion is needed at all and say sweeping reform needs to come to the overall justice system first. Curtin said he would like to see changes to the county’s use of a mine-resistant ambush vehicle and treatment of those who engage in alcohol and marijuana use, among other issues. “This is the third time in two years, and their attitude is completely re-
moved from our democratic principles,” he said. “The idea that you would bring this up for a fifth time since 2000 is absolutely disgusting.” Supervisor-elect Mike Carberry said there will be a meeting today with the Johnson County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee to determine how to proceed. “What they need to do is start all over again,” he said. “We need to have the people who oppose, we need to have them sit down at the table and say what they would support.”
“Regardless of the outcome of the election, I have made an impact, I have inspired people, and I have delivered a
‘Regardless of the outcome of the election, I have made an impact, I have inspired people, and I have delivered a message, for some people, that may change their lives.’ — Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Daily Iowan reporter Ben Marks contributed to this story.
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Losing Thanksgiving Joe Lane joseph-lane@uiowa.edu
I loved Halloween growing up. The holiday had everything a chubby little kid such as me could have ever wanted: costumes, candy, and staying up late. It was awesome. The best part, of course, was the candy that, if I budgeted just right, could last me all the way until Thanksgiving — the unequivocal champion of holidays, in my mind. Naturally, a month bookended by Halloween and Thanksgiving as well as being full of candy in the middle was one I came to love quite dearly. But then I grew up, and so, too, did the rest of the country. I stopped trickor-treating and staying up late was no longer exciting; it was something I tried to avoid, assuming schoolwork allowed it. But while I maintained my love of both Halloween and Thanksgiving, Corporate America stopped caring about the holidays altogether. Frankly, it seemed like these holidays that meant (and continue to mean) so much to me just got in the way of their fourth-quarter profit goals. But this was all merely conjecture; until last year, that is, when Black Friday gave way for Black Thursday, and families starting replacing “Today I’m thankful for …” with “Do you have the new iPhone in white?” at their local Best Buys and Walmarts. But I knew it wasn’t really their fault. And while I despised this trend and became increasingly angry at every “Come check out our Black Friday deals starting this Thursday at 5 a.m.” advertisement I saw, I eventually came to terms with the fact that Thanksgiving really doesn’t matter
to the person in the driver’s seat: the corporations driving this trend. I mean, after all, what can they sell to consumers besides giant turkeys? How about happiness? Togetherness? Joy? Family time? A momentary break from the hustle and bustle that is the 21st-century lifestyle we’re all leading? Must be too damn hard to put a dollar sign on those things. This year, however, things have officially gone too far. Beginning on Nov. 1, Amazon started its Black Friday deals, virtually a month before the day itself. But it wasn’t just Amazon. Target, Walmart, Kmart, Kohls, Best Buy, and the Gap (to name a few) also have references to holiday shopping on the home pages of their websites. But few are as blunt about their intentions to eliminate Thanksgiving from the minds of the American consumer as Amazon, which has placed a giant black clock face on its homepage with red text overlaying it that reads, “Countdown to Black Friday Deals Week.” And if you click on the clock, you are redirected to a page listing all of the holiday deals you can get right now. Not one of which involves turkey, might I add. Don’t get me wrong. I love capitalism. I love the idea of driving up profits in a fourth quarter dominated by the holiday shopping season, but I’d like to enjoy the month of November for once. Luckily, I’m not entirely alone. According to USA Today, “Deloitte’s holiday shopping survey of about 5,000 consumers, out this week, found that just 9 percent plan to shop Black Friday and that most plan to shop in December or other days in November.” Of course, I’m glad to see the economy recovering and more kids getting what they want this holiday season; I just wish I didn’t have to lose Thanksgiving because of it.
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EDITORIAL
Community IDs are needed
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fficials from several Johnson County municipalities met on Oct. 27 to discuss issuing community identification cards. The identification cards would serve as IDs for those who do not have access to a standard driver’s licenses or state IDs. The homeless, elderly people who do not drive, the poor, and even undocumented immigrants would be among those who would benefit from such IDs. The push from Iowa City officials on community IDs ,stems from the idea that the IDs would be useful for these demographics to be able to access local services that require IDs, something many people take for granted. Something as simple as opening a bank account, buying medicine to treat illness, or getting a library card all require IDs. The community ID would serve as an alternative for those without IDs to be able to experience the same services that everyone else does. Iowa City prides itself on having a diverse and welcoming community to everyone who lives or visits here. The local ID would be yet another measure conducive to strengthening the community and promoting acceptance of all individuals regardless of their situations. The IDs would give the opportunity for those seeking it to gain an intangible feeling of belonging. Other cities have passed a community-ID measures, including New Haven, Connecticut, which made national headlines seven years ago as the
first city in the country to issue community IDs. The fear among anti-immigrant groups prompted protest and raids by the federal government, sparking debates across the major news networks. To this day, New Haven has sold more than 10,000 resident IDs. The current mayor notes a strengthening of community and economic surpluses, especially in parts of town that are heavily populated by immigrants. Because of large immigrant populations, San Francisco is also among the other cities that have issued public IDs. It has made life easier for both illegal immigrants and legal immigrants there to be able to apply for jobs, obtain health care, and have IDs to show the police if stopped. The assumption by those who opposed the measures in California and Connecticut, and who might oppose the community-ID program in Iowa City, say it allows undocumented immigrants to come to the United States illegally. Whether it advocates, or doesn’t advocate for that, is irrelevant to Iowa City’s responsibility. The city’s job is not to determine whether it is right for people to enter the United States illegally. The responsibility for all things relating to immigration reform is ultimately up to President Obama and Congress. Iowa City’s prerogative should be to issue resident ID cards; fostering a sense of community, while giving more opportunities to those who call Iowa City “home,” is the right thing to do.
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Taxpayers shouldn’t fund ads Michael Korobov michael-korobov@uiowa.com
It’s the climactic end of election season, and it would be impossible for anyone not to know. Television, radio, billboards, along with many other media are flooded with candidates’ messages hoping to penetrate our subconsciousness. If they can slightly alter our decision on Election Day, then they will have succeeded. It’s all part of our democratic process. This election season, observers estimate that $4 billion were spent on political advertisements. To put that into perspective, as of September, the United States has spent just over $100 million in aid to fight Ebola in western Africa.
As wrong as that may seem, it is a byproduct of freedom. Individuals have the right to invest their money in whatever cause they want to support. Problems arise, however, when people are forced to promote something they don’t believe in. Ever since his inauguration at the beginning of this year, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has released approximately 250 YouTube videos on his channel “NYC Mayor’s Office.” The channel was started by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who wanted to capture press conferences and bill-signings for citizens to watch. De Blasio’s videos are different, and many of them are eerily reminiscent of campaign advertisements. Some of the videos are accompanied by dramatic inspirational music praising the mayor’s accomplishments. In one video, a public worker talks
about the benefits of a new law covering paid sick leave. He concludes the statement with a dramatic “for that, we thank Bill de Blasio.” In another video, the granddaughter of former Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia says, “Mayor de Blasio is a mayor for all New Yorkers.” The videos are funded by NYC Media, New York’s official broadcast division. Although it is undisclosed how much money actually went to the creation of the videos, NYC Media’s funding is approximately $5.7 million. That’s $5.7 million that hard-working New Yorkers were forced to pay in taxes. Columbia University Professor Robert Shapiro said, “If it occurred during an election campaign, it would look like a campaign ad.” This is where the problem lies; politicians can typically get away with using taxpayer money for self-promotion as
long as it isn’t in the middle of a re-election. But even during re-election time, politicians have sought ways to use public funding to get their name out there. After Hurricane Sandy, the state of New Jersey received federal funds intended for humanitarian relief. Not all of it was spent on these efforts. At a Homeland Security hearing, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said, “In New Jersey, $25 million was spent on ads that included somebody running for political office. Do you think there might be a conflict of interest there?” With so much money being spent on political advertisements, it’s no surprise that politicians are willing to do anything they can to spend more. At the end of the day, this isn’t an issue of partisanship. As Americans, we need to be vigilant about what our tax dollars are being used for.
on the table, clothing on the body, a roof over the head and provided enough rest and leisure to keep going and to find it worthwhile to do so.
everything opponents asked. Instead of jail cells, they just received a $192,000 grant for their Drug Treatment Court, with employment opportunities for offenders. Building costs are 25 percent less. Views of the courthouse are preserved. It will receive “silver” LEED certification and be ADA compliant. It’s ironic, isn’t it: Supervisors proposing legitimate governmental projects (e.g., courthouses, park acquisition) must get public approval to spend taxpayers’ money. Yet city councilors who want to give taxpayers’ money to their friends’ non-governmental, for-profit, private businesses (e.g., luxury condos, grocery stores, motels), can do so while refusing to listen or respond to opponents. We need and deserve this courthouse improvement; supervisors deserve our thanks.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR King endorsement shows intellectual drift The Daily Iowan’s endorsement of Steve King and a previous right-winger prompts query into how has this college newspaper drifted so far away from the outlook of a university that, like higher education in general, has descended from an Enlightenment and Age of Reason that gave rise to the liberal and progressive outlook of mankind that is at the heart of the view from the ivory tower peering ever deeper and deeper into the bottomless depths of what there is ever more to learn? Beyond that print journalism has become an artifact of a fast-disappearing age of textual recording and information dissemination (reflected by the stack of papers placed around campus and little reduced by the end of the day, when they are picked up as scrap) today’s liberals and progressives are so busily fragmented into this and that cause of talking about the need to do this
and that about some universal problem of great and pressing magnitude that they have not been able to see the trees that constitute the forest. Those trees are the individual people who awake daily and go to sleep nightly wondering how their dependent loved ones are even going to have it as good and more likely even worse than they think they may have it the day after tomorrow. And meanwhile, those educated people who get accused of such things as being tree huggers because of their justifiable concern over the environment on planet earth had best start reaching out and hugging the folks that would be quite happy to have global warming assist them in paying this winter’s pressing utility bill. A progressive like Republican Teddy Roosevelt and a liberal like Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt knew how to inspire the masses of all of us common Americans to dig in and get done what needed doing because that was the base that put food
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Online comment on ‘Vote no on courthouse addition’ These letters kind of miss the point. I couldn’t support the prior proposals, for some of the reasons the letter writers articulate. But this bond issue vote is NOT about those prior proposals. Opponents of prior proposals wanted alternatives to incarceration with less recidivism. They wanted a cheaper structure. They wanted to preserve views, and this National Historic Register courthouse’s architectural integrity. They wanted a “green” building and accessibility for persons with disabilities. Well, guess what? The supervisors’ response is government at its best. They not only listened, they responded — with
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Hubbard dig continues By RACHEL GREEN rachel-green@uiowa.edu
Throughout September and October, Hubbard Park has been acting as a window to Iowa City’s past, and this window will remain open as excavations continue through November. After workers on a flood-mitigation project discovered archaeological artifacts while working in Hubbard Park in February, the green area next to the IMU has been a hub of bulldozers and archaeologists searching for more remnants of Iowa’s history. “In Iowa City, we don’t have much of an historic record, which is kind of surprising,” said Bill Whittaker, a project archaeologist from the State Archaeologist’s Office. “There are county histories, but they just list the few hundred people who owned property and were fairly influential and affluent, whereas the vast majority of people aren’t mentioned at all.” Project archaeologist Cynthia Peterson, who was in charge of the first set of excavations, said archaeologists found traces of a house from the 1840s, along with such items as cisterns and privies in what would have been its backyard. “[Bill Whittaker] is expecting to find similar things, but in regard to folks of a lower social standing in society,” she said. “It’s very important because people of lower socioeconomic status didn’t keep written records like those with more money could.” Whittaker said the new area of the park in
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Reaching out to Guatemalan Kids By MITCH MCANDREW mitch-mcandrew@uiowa.edu
Archaeologists search for artifacts in Hubbard Park on Monday. So far. archaeologists have found many items that date back to as early as 1851, (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick) which the archaeologists are working is a historically different part of the same neighborhood that was explored in the first excavations. “Where we’re digging now, it appears the people who lived in this part of the block were poorer than the people in the area that was excavated previously,” he said. “So that would make a nice comparison between two groups in the same time period with different economic levels.” Cory Lockwood, the associate director of IMU event and facility operations, said the archaeologists hope to find more artifacts in the new zone. “All the areas they’ve looked at were former home sites,” he said. “They’re hoping to find something interesting, based on what the soil samples are telling them.” Whittaker said because they were digging in an area that was once a backyard, they expected to find such things as wells and cisterns. “We really hope to find a privy, which is a latrine, because it can tell
us a lot about the diet of the people,” he said. “Because it fills up over time, it can tell us how things changed, because things at the bottom of the privy will be older than the things at the top, and you can see if people’s diets changed over time or if they’re becoming more or less affluent, depending on their artifacts.” Lockwood said while the excavations will continue through Thanksgiving, Hubbard Park will remain open. Whittaker also said the dig site will move to a different location in the park. “Right now, they’re switching from one zone to another,” he said. “They’re filling one hole, smoothing that out, and then fencing off the other excavation, which is more south-centrally located.” Whittaker said the excavations would shine a light on what the daily life of early Iowa City was like. “This is a great opportunity to investigate it, because we have a well-preserved site that is deeply buried, and it appears to have some pre-Civil War features in it,” he said.
While Kelly Loch lives in Iowa City, busy completing her final year at the University of Iowa, her thoughts are often elsewhere. Last summer, Loch fulfilled a lifelong dream when she traveled to Guatemala to volunteer at Fundación Salvación, an orphanage in Huehuetenango, around five UI senior Kelly Loch sits with a child in Guatemala during the summer of 2014. Loch hours south of Guatema- spent time volunteering with a child sponsorship program and is now continuing her work from Iowa City. la City. Loch said that in a way, part of her never really left. will go out of her way for bigger children had sores “It’s hard being so far the benefit of others,” Kil- because the diapers were so tight on them,” Loch said. away, but I’m glad I’m still lick said. Harrah said buying When Loch first heard able to help,” she said. This help has taken of the opportunity to help something like diapers the form of a fundraiser orphans in Guatemala, can be costly. “Kelly recognized this through More Than Com- she wasted little time in passion, a child sponsor- making it happen. She need and understood that it ship program that runs spent two months plan- was not an area where we Fundación Salvación in ning the trip in the fall could necessarily cut coraddition to a bilingual el- of 2013, and by February ners,” she said. Loch soon began the ementary school and a had booked the tickets. She landed in Guatemala fundraiser with More Than women’s and girl’s center in City just a few months lat- Compassion, creating a Guatemala. “[We seek] first to provide er, in a country that didn’t page on the website and for the immediate need of speak her language and writing a short story about the children in the nursery. the kids — food, running didn’t share her culture. The apprehension that Her goal was to provide diwater, electricity, basic medical needs, etc.,” said had been building on the apers for the orphanage for Alycia Harrah, the director bus ride melted away at one year, roughly $3,750. In almost no time, the of operations at More Than her first meeting with fundraiser had exceedthe children. Compassion. “They swarmed me, ed this goal. The website This kind of work was approximately exactly what Loch had and gave me hugs, and raised helped me carry my lug- $700 in the first day, and looked for. it has since raised $4,566. “I’ve always loved gage,” Loch said. Soon after she arrived, This influx of money has working with children, and it’s been a dream of Loch got to work by teaching gone further than the ormine to take a mission English and math, helping ganization expected. “We will not only be able clean laundry and dishes trip,” Loch said. When Loch’s friend Aid- by hand, and, most impor- to cover the cost of diapers en Killick, a UI graduate tantly, making lasting rela- and wipes, but also baby who works with Fundación tionships with the children. formula, new bottles, cribs, Over time, Loch became and more,” Harrah said. Salvacion in Guatemala Still, Loch isn’t satisfied. today, told Loch about the bothered by the lack of prop“Now that I reached my orphanage, she jumped at er diapers for the infants. “We only had one size goal, I have no intention of the chance. “[Loch] is someone that of diaper, and some of the stopping,” she said.
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Juhl 2024: • I will cut Supreme Court costs by 66 percent by reducing the number of justices from nine down to three: one man, one woman, and one coin that gets tossed if the other two judges don’t agree. • I will rebrand Hungry Man frozen dinners as “Lonely Guy.” Because they are. • NEW LAW: Once there’s a sexual connotation associated with a word or abbreviation, it cannot be used in other situations. So … Dick’s Sporting Goods, directors of photography, and car transmissions: Sorry, but you gotta find new descriptors. • Anyone convicted of a violent crime will be deported to Canada. • War will be declared on Canada, as it is now a morally corrupt country full of moose (a.k.a. “Satan’s Reindeer”) and violent criminals; I’m pretty sure the U.N. will support military action based on these facts. • I will create a provision that only members of a new third party, the Emocrats, may hold positions on the House Ways & Means Committee; taxes should cut themselves. • I have watched all eight Harry Potter movies back-toback over the course of a single day while subsisting on nothing but family-size Papa Murphy’s pizza and two bottles of really cheap Scotch. CAN THE OTHER CANDIDATE CLAIM THE SAME? Andrew R. Juhl thanks Jayne Sanderson for contributing to today’s Ledge.
today’s events • Joint Astrophysics/Space Physics Seminar, “Lunar magnetic fields and their ‘shocking’ effects on the surface and space environment,” Jasper Halekas, 10:30 a.m., 309 Van Allen • Scientists’ Survival Skills, The Alt-Ac Track: Alternative Academic Careers, Darren Hoffmann, 12:30 p.m., 1-107 Bowen • Anatomy/Cell Biology Seminar, “S1pr2/Ga13 signaling regulates the migration of endocardial precursors by controlling endoderm convergence,” Huaping Xie, 1 p.m., 1-561 Bowen • Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar, “Investigation of Nano-Aluminum Combustion Dynamics,” David Allen, 3 p.m., 2229 Seamans • Tow Economics Seminar, 3:30 p.m., 25 Phillips
• “Patagonia and Sustainability,” Rick Ridgeway, 5 p.m., Macbride Auditorium • “Fight the powers that be … A critical discussion of the criminalization of Black masculinity with Black males through socially conscious rap music,” 7:30 p.m., N140 Lindquist • Women in Business Meeting, 8 p.m., W401 Pappajohn Business Building SUBMIT AN EVENT Want to see your special event appear here? Simply submit the details at: dailyiowan.com/pages/calendarsubmit.html
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 by Eugenia Last
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ve got a lot to deal with, but anger is
not the answer. Take a step back, and do your best to rethink what’s occurred before you take action. Say little, and do what’s necessary to maintain peace. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take a short trip. Make a visit to someone who can offer you insight, knowledge, or a helping hand. A partnership will help you secure your position and give you the clout you need to persuade others to share your concern. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can make a difference if you offer suggestions and implement diverse ways to use your skills. Your ability to find solutions will increase your popularity. Cutting domestic expenses will help you get ahead financially. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t let last-minute changes bother you. Do your own thing. Show everyone how innovative you are, and you will build a support system that doesn’t depend on what others do. Romance is on the rise. Check out an unusual interest. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get together with friends, or sign up for a course. The experience you will have and the knowledge you will gain will enrich you. Getting back to basics and controlling your emotional response will help you bypass someone who is critical. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Getting involved in social events that are geared toward meeting new people and learning about opportunities in your chosen field will be enlightening. Don’t be too quick to make a move. Do your research first in order to get the best deal. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t let personal matters slow you down or stand in the way of your professional advancement. Interact with people who have something to offer, not on those asking for something or putting demands on your time. A partnership can help expand your financial intake. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make a concerted effort to get along with your peers. Overly reacting or taking on more than you can handle will not work in your favor. Choose self-improvement over trying to change others. Taking an unusual approach will prove beneficial. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Listen, learn, and put your findings into play. You can make positive changes that will benefit you at home and at work as long as you avoid making rash moves based on anger instead of facts. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Emphasis should be put on being productive at work, where you can make a difference to your financial future. Don’t waste time on emotional matters that are unpredictable and can only lead to upset and wasting valuable time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Group endeavors will be costly and lead to negative encounters. Think matters through, and put your money where you feel it will bring the highest return. Invest in yourself, not someone else. Follow your gut; don’t look back. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Make financial, legal, or medical decisions based on the information you discover, and you will improve your chances on all counts, making your life fuller, richer, and less stressful. Love is in the stars, and a promise can be made.
Happiness equals reality minus expectations.
— Tom Magliozzi, one-half of Click & Clack on NPR’s “Car Talk.” One of the most revered figures on public radio, Magliozzi passed away on Monday. “Don’t drive like my brother.”
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Bobby Kaufmann wins in District 73 By KAITLIN DEWULF kaitlin-dewulf@uiowa.edu
Winning the majority in every precinct but one, Republican Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, pulled ahead for re-election into the Iowa House of Representatives. Kaufmann defeated Democrat David Johnson, D-West Branch, in the race for the House District 73 seat in the midterm election on Nov. 4. He will serve his second term in the Iowa House after first being elected in 2012. House District 73 encompasses Cedar Coun-
ty, with small portions of Johnson County, and the city of Wilton. The district played a key role in the Republican Party keeping its majority in the House until 2016. “I’m incredibly humbled the voters trust me for a second term,” Kaufmann said. “And I won the majority vote with 67 percent, so we’re feeling pretty good.” Kaufman said his platform could be described in one word: results. He said he will continue to vote for the issues he previously supported, such as helping Iowa Emergency Medical
Services and firefighter volunteers, water quality initiatives, and balancing the budget. Both candidates were in support of education initiatives — especially the allowable-growth measure. Kaufmann voted for the 4 percent Allowable Growth for 2014, 6 percent for 2016, and both tuition freezes, though the House didn’t end up passing the allowable-growth measure this year. Allowable growth is a percentage increase of the state per-pupil cost to be calculated by the
state Legislature for the upcoming budget year. Johnson’s platform centered on increased education spending, raising the minimum wage to $15 rather than $10.10, decreasing corporate welfare, and rejecting bans on telemedicine abortion. Iowa Democrats have been unsuccessful in passing legislation that focuses on raising the minimum wage thus far. Three minimum-wage bills were presented in the Democrat-controlled Senate, and none of them got a floor vote, Kaufmann said, so he hasn’t even
had the chance to vote on the issue. Johnson said he is going to spend some overdue time with his wife and kids, and he has no plans to continue in the political sphere at this time. “It was a pretty crappy night for Democrats all around,” Johnson said. “But it was a good, clean race, and I think a lot of the topics that needed to be discussed were [discussed].” He said he hopes Kaufmann can help the district continue to thrive with increased positive change. Bill Keettel, the chair-
man of the Johnson County Republicans, said he was watching as the numbers came in and was thrilled to see Kaufmann pulling ahead after absentee ballots were counted. “We’re happy Bobby had success tonight,” he said. “I absolutely think it was a great win for him and the Republican Party.” Keettel said Kaufmann has proved his effectiveness as a legislative leader, and he’s demonstrated his ability to work across party lines. “I think Kaufmann has a bright future in Iowa politics,” he said.
Democrat Kinney takes Republican seat By AARON WALKER aaron-walker-1@uiowa.edu
Democrat Kevin Kinney will soon turn Iowa’s 39th State Senate District blue. He was elected Tuesday over Republican Mike Moore by an unofficial margin of 9,594 to 7,679. Kinney will take over the seat from the retiring Republican Sandra Greiner, who has held the seat since 2011. “First, I’m going to reach out to the people in Washington, Johnson, and Keokuk Counties and try to work across the lines and move forward,” Kinney said. “I want them to realize that I’m here to work
for and with them." This will be Kinney’s first term as an Iowa state senator. He is currently a veteran lieutenant sheriff in Johnson County and a lifelong farmer from Oxford, Iowa. He was awarded the 2014 American Legion’s Midwest Region Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The 39th district covers all of Keokuk County, most of Washington County, and the south and west portions of Johnson County. Kinney said his experience managing his Johnson County farm will provide him with the skills necessary to maintain a
fiscally balanced district. “Operating our family farm we have to be responsible and stay within our budget,” Kinney said. “[This is] no different. You need to stay within your budget, and you can’t overspend.” During his campaign, he consistently iterated issues with the prison system, regarding mental health by referring to them as the largest mental health facilities in the state. “I would like to sit down with other legislators and talk about the mental-health situation,” Kinney said. “I think that we need to
look at it, and it could be run more efficiently.” On education, Kinney maintained a desire to establish a Common Core curriculum across the state or the nation. “It sets a minimum curriculum, in which kids moving in and out of school district and lets the teachers know they have had at least been taught the minimum standards,” Kinney said. “People in western Iowa would be no different from students in eastern Iowa. That way we could compare apples to apples instead of apples to oranges.” Head of the Johnson
County Republicans Bill Keettel said this will lead to an “interesting dance” in the state Legislature. “Assuming Republicans made no compensating districts in the Senate, then control stays the same,” Keettel said. “Gov. Branstad will need to lead the state through difficult confrontation between the [Democrat-controlled] Senate and the [Republican-controlled] House.” Losing candidate Moore said he was surprised and disappointed by the results of the election. “We ran a very clean campaign, response was very positive but obviously didn’t carry over
to the voting booth, so it caught us by surprise,” Moore said. He said his next step in life will be to relax and find something else to do that helps the people in his community. He wished Kinney the best and reluctantly said, “Unfortunately somebody has to lose.” Kinney wanted to thank Moore for running a good and clean campaign. “I’d just like to thank everyone that came out and helped us, supported us. It’s been overwhelming,” he said. “We couldn’t have done this without the support of the people that helped me.”
Incumbent Rettig, Carberry take county race The lone Republican on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors loses his seat in the midterm election. By KAITLIN DEWULF kaitlin-dewulf@uiowa.edu
The only Republican to serve on the Johnson C o u n t y Board of Supervisors in 58 years lost his seat in the midterm election on Tuesday. Rettig S u p e r - supervisor visor incumbents Janelle Rettig and John Etheredge ran against Mike Carberry for the two open seats — and the two Democrats, Rettig and Carberry, came out victorious. This out- Etheridge come will supervisor change the makeup to all-Democrat, after only 20 months with a Republican member. Rettig will serve on the board for her sixth year, and Carberry will embark on his Carberry first term. supervisor elect “This is a job I’ve been working towards for 15 years,” Carberry said. “I’m really glad the campaign is over, and I’m looking forward to getting to work.” Carberry said that when he takes his spot, he will push more sustainable legislation, because after working in the field for nearly 17 years, he thinks it is a huge issue that is important to the county. He said he has been involved in progressive politics for his entire life, and issues such as sustainable growth and renewable energy are important to Johnson County. “Johnson County is a great county to represent, and I think I’m a perfect
Board of Supervisor-elect Mike Carberry speaks with supporters at the Mill on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Carberry and Janelle Rettig won the two available seats. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing) fit,” Carberry said. Rettig said she is pleased about the increased turnout in Johnson County for this midterm election, and said it is nice to see people participating in the process. “I’m happy for my support but concerned about the direction we’re heading both state and nationally,” Rettig said. Rettig said she is thankful there will still be a woman on the board to represent women, which make up 52 percent of the county’s population. She said it is highly important to the people of Johnson County that their elected officials are representative of the population, and she is glad the election results didn’t reveal an all-male board. After winning a special election in 2013, Etheredge served as the only Republican member of the board, but he didn’t think the supervisors were too focused on partisan issues. “There isn’t partisan-
ship in many local issues,” he said. Disappointed with the loss, Etheredge said his next steps are to make sure all the projects he personally worked on for the county wrap up the way they need to. “I need to make sure everything I was planning to get to legislature this session continues,” he said. “I still have a lot of work to do in the county.” He said he is going to have to balance looking for a job with serving Johnson County to the best of his ability for the remainder of his term. “It’s been an absolute pleasure serving the people of Johnson County,” Etheredge said. Supervisor Rod Sullivan said Carberry has been “hanging around and studying” the board for a couple years now, so he is really up to date on the issues. “I think he’ll be able to hit the ground running once he takes office,” he said.
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Gov. Branstad sweeps to sixth term Gov. Terry Branstad won a historic sixth term in office Tuesday night. By QUENTIN MISIAG quentin-misiag@uiowa.edu
Five-term Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad swept to an unprecedented sixth-term in office Tuesday, ousting Democratic adversary Jack Hatch to become the longest-serving American governor, according to unofficial polling resultts. Branstad carried 98 of 99 counties in Iowa; the only county Hatch won was Johnson. The Associated Press called the race at 9 p.m. CST. Branstad, 67, had consistently led in numerous polls over the past several months, and his first re-election bid in his second go-round as governor was marked with dozens of out-of-state party endorsements, from New
Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to national party Chairman Reince Priebus. He, alongside Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, ran on the notion of “Iowa’s Team,” repeatedly criss-crossing the state’s 99-counties to tour manufacturing facilities, university research labs, and data centers to show off the economic might of the state that has been accomplished during the tenure. “The lessons I’ve learned growing up on the family farm have served me well. Your voices have been heard,” Branstad said shortly before 10 p.m. Iowa time in front of more than 200 party supporters and more than 150 state and national credentialed media in the West Des Moines Marriott Hotel. Standing in front of a line
of roughly a dozen of their closest family and friends, Branstad and Reynolds worked the room with much of the same rhetoric they’ve spoken on during campaign trail stops. “Iowa is and always will be the nation’s role model,” Reynolds, 55, cheered as she celebrated the beginning of her two-term lieutenant governorship. “If you take the energy in this room and multiply it by 99, that’s the energy that we’ve felt over the past several months. Because of you, we are having a great night and a great success.” The two were relatively mum on the specific policies they would like to further, now elected. Branstad, who has publicly called upon the need to
expand broadband Internet access across the state, again mentioned that implementation, along with improving the state’s job base. Reynolds, who has been an outspoken proponent of growing the state’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math initiatives at Iowa’s regent universities, said
the state needs to do improve upon ways to keep young residents planted in Iowa. Careful to not center too much of his speech on the Hatch-Vernon ticket, Branstad told the crowd he spoke with Hatch minutes before standing on stage. “He was very gracious and I thanked him for his many
years in the Iowa Legislature,” Branstad said. Hatch, a real-estate developer by profession and his running mate Monica Vernon, a Cedar Rapids city councilor, failed to muster the funds to fight Branstad’s campaign war chest and politico endorsements.
Braley praises system in concession speech U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, thanked supporters in his concession speech on Tuesday night. By LAUREN COFFEY lauren-n-coffey@uiowa.edu
Despite having support from the first lady, the vice president, and the retiring senator himself, Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, was unable to secure Iowa’s open Senate seat. Iowa will now have two Republican senators representing the state. Braley’s victorious opponent, Joni Ernst will join Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, when her Senate term starts in January. Braley and Ernst were deadlocked almost all of the last eight months, with Ernst eventually claiming a final win with 51 percent of the vote to his 45 percent. Braley addressed a distressed crowd of supporters with a smile on his face. “There are a lot of disappointed people tonight, including me,” he said to the applauding crowd. “But we are
lucky to live in a country where we have the freedom to be disappointed in the outcome of the election … tonight, thousands of Iowans had the opportunity to vote for their elected representatives, and we should be thankful we live in a country where we have that right.” Braley supporters, while at first silent and seemingly oblivious to the news, soon turned angry. Profanity was tossed about while the local newscast was being televised. Some are concerned two Republicans representing Iowa could mean trouble for the progressive state. “I’m less of a Braley supporter, more of an anti-Ernst supporter,” said Des Moines resident Josh Dreyer. “But I’m concerned for the future of our progressive state. We’ve made a lot of strides ahead of most other states in the coun-
try on key social issues, and I hope her election to office doesn’t regress those.” And Braley, who had been in a constant exchange of words with Ernst throughout campaigning, threw in a few final words about his opponent. “So I am here to say thank you from the bottom of my heart,” he said. “I leave here with hope and optimism. That’s why I called Joni Ernst to call her and congratulate her, because Iowans know that the only way forward is by having optimism in the future.” Despite Ernst being a woman, many female Democrats were also not happy with her election. “As a woman and as a human being, I’m very disappointed,” said Colleen Osborne, a visitor from Los Angeles. “She’s not a woman for women, and she’s honestly scary … like she wants to rid of things so critical. I’m
disappointed in Iowa.” However, Braley said he looks at the end of the election as the beginning for many young Democrats who were involved in campaigning. “My biggest fear is all
the great, young, Democratic activists are going to be frustrated of what happened tonight,” he said. “That would be the worst outcome of this disappointment. You have the power to change
lives. Tonight is the starting to change lives and make your mark. I am going to support you, cheering you on, and making this a better place for all Iowans and all Americans.”
Rep. Bruce Braley waves to the crowd at Hotel Fort Des Moines on Tuesday. Braley lost the Senate campaign to state Sen. Joni Ernst. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)
Ex-Grassley aide heads to Washington D.C. By KRISTEN EAST kristen-east@uiowa.edu
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s former aide will be heading to Washington, D.C., next year — this time for himself. Republican David Young secured a spot on Capitol Hill in 2015, and he will represent Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House. “I’m honored to have the support and confidence of the voters of central and southwest Iowa,” Young said in a statement. “I understand the awesome responsibility the people of the 3rd District have entrusted me with, and I
will work hard every day to make them proud and represent them well.” Young has never been elected to public office, but he previously served as Grassley’s chief of staff. The 46-year-old is a resident of Van Meter, Iowa, studied at Drake University, and is not married. Young edged his Democratic opponent, former state Sen. Staci Appel, late Tuesday night by 10 percentage points, according to unofficial poll results. With nearly all precincts reporting, Young had 52.7 percent to Appel’s 42.3 percent. Appel thanked her supporters in prepared re-
marks, saying that her campaign came up short despite a “great race.” “While we were not successful today, we must continue to work toward a better, stronger future,” she said. “I am hopeful that our next congressman will work with both sides of the aisles to achieve the progress that Iowans need.” She finished by being hopeful that Young would work on a bipartisan basis in Congress. She called up Young before she conceded and said that “while we don’t agree on everything, I will be a constituent, and I respect his hard work on his campaign and I wish him well.”
Democratic candidate for the 3rd Congressional District Staci Appel addresses supporters Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa. Appel was defeated by Republican David Young. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
“I am hopeful that our next congressman will work with both sides of the aisle to achieve the progress that Iowans need,” she said.
Young will provide an interesting voice for Iowa’s interests in the U.S. House as many of his policies err more on the Democratic side. He believes
that it’s time to raise the minimum wage, but said it needs to be done so in a bipartisan manner. He does oppose raising the minimum wage.
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The Iowa City Public Library hosts a touring photography exhibit that honors Iowa service people who have died since 9/11. The exhibition will continue to be shown until Saturday. (The Daily Iowan/Peter Kim)
Blum squeaks by in 1st District race By LAUREN COFFEY lauren-n-coffey@uiowa.edu
Iowa’s 1st Congressional District seat will change to Republican hands in January, with Republican businessman Rod Blum taking the seat. Blum will replace Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, who
unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate. With a majority of precincts reporting, Blum bested opponent state Rep. Pat Murphy by nearly 3 percentage points. Blum, 59, is a businessman from Dubuque with no previous political experience. He owns a software
business. He, as well as his Murphy, cited keeping and expanding the middle class as one of the main issues they would like to work on if elected. Blum and Murphy ran a tight race throughout the campaign, with both Dubuque men remaining only a few percentage
points apart for the majority of the time — and that continued on Election Day. Murphy spent 25 years representing Dubuque in the Iowa House, and many early in the campaign thought he would be able to secure a victory. Blum’s gaining the seat is part of a Republican
takeover in Iowa’s congressional delegation: three of the four seats will now be Republican. Add this to Joni Ernst being elected to the Senate alongside Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and GOP Gov. Terry Branstad being retained, and Iowa turned mostly red Tuesday night.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee made a $600,000 purchase of TV airtime in Cedar Rapids during mid-October to try to maintain a seat Democrats hoped to retain, according to the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.
Steve King easily surges in re-election bid By KRISTEN EAST kristen-east@uiowa.edu
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, easily defeated his Democratic challenger on Tuesday evening, securing a sev- King enth term Republican in the U.S. House. King, who represents Iowa’s 4th Congressional
District, told supporters on election night that he is “honored to once again have the trust and support of my constituents.” “Together, we have work to do as we restore the pillars of American Exceptionalism, including the rule of law, eliminating the IRS and the income tax, and instituting the Fair Tax, and drastically reducing the size and scope of government. “The results of this campaign provide a clear mandate for conservative solu-
tions, while also showing voters soundly rejecting the disastrous policies set for by President Obama and the dishonesty by the liberal left.” King was first elected Mowrer to Congress Democrat in 2002, and he currently serves as a member of the U.S. House Agriculture, Ju-
No Republican party sweep in state offices By KRISTEN EAST kristen-east@uiowa.edu
Republicans expected to win in a number of state offices after Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds advocated straight-party ticket voting. They vouched for Republicans filling the offices of secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, and attorney general. However, only the positions of state auditor and secretary of state will be occupied by Republicans. No results for these races were official as of 12:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Iowa Secretary of State It was a closely contested race for those vying to replace current Secretary of State Matt Schultz. Republican Paul Pate and Demo-
crat Brad Anderson duked it out for much of the election cycle. The latest election results had Paul Pate up by nearly 2 percentage points at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
State Auditor Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman easily won re-election Tuesday night with a double-digit victory over Democratic challenger Jonathan Neiderbach. Mosiman ran with the Republican ticket and campaigned with them on numerous occasions. She was put in the position in 2013 after the former Auditor David Vaudt left for another job. Mosiman reached out to small towns to improve their auditing process during her first term in office.
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Democratic Treasurer of State Michael Fitzgerald was expected to retain his position after defeating Republican Sam Clovis by nearly 10 percentage points. The latest poll results had Fitzgerald with nearly 53 percent over Clovis’ 44.
Attorney General Democrat incumbent Attorney General Tom Miller will hold on to his office after defeating Republican challenger Adam Gregg. Miller will now serve his ninth term in office. He previously worked as a lawyer, advocating for farmers, crime victims, and consumers. Gregg pushed for less government secrecy, and he previously worked with the Branstad campaign to increase transparency in the state.
diciary, and Small Business Committees. He previously represented Iowa’s 5th Congressional District before redistricting. He led his Democratic opponent Jim Mowrer by an easy double-digit margin when the race was called early in the night. Mowrer, an Iraq War veteran, conceded shortly before King’s remarks, saying he still believes there is much hope for the country.
“Though this is the end of one campaign, service to our country is a lifetime commitment,” Mowrer said in prepared remarks. “It’s a commitment we’ve made together. We must continue to work together, not as Democrats or Republicans but as Americans. With your help and support, I look forward to embracing tomorrow together.” King came under fire by critics and Mowrer’s cam-
paign after he was slow to accept debate offers. The congressman eventually agreed to one debate, which occurred in late October in Storm Lake at Buena Vista University. During that debate, the two traded nasty remarks and made personal attacks against each other. King led Mowrer for much of the election cycle, often distancing himself in the polls by double-digit leads.
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Field hockey starts new season in tournament
Iowa goalkeeper Alexandra Pecora defends the goal during a match against Indiana at Grant Field on Sept. 26. The Hawkeyes defeated the Hoosiers, 4-1. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock)
By RYAN RODRIGUEZ ryan-rodriguez@uiowa.edu
The Iowa field-hockey team has had an up-anddown season. Extreme highs from impressive upsets on the road, crushing lows from devastating defeats at home, and everything in between helped to shape the Hawkeyes’ 11-6 record. Come Thursday however, none of that will matter. The Black and Gold will go into the tournament at
NOTEBOOK CONTINUED FROM 12 While players said on Tuesday it was more important to take it one game at a time, there’s reason to believe this week’s game against Minnesota carries a little more meaning. On Tuesday, while Ferentz talked with the media, the Minnesota fight song could be heard playing in
SOCCER CONTINUED FROM 12 ment title game in 2013, losing to Nebraska in the final. That memory strikes a chord with the team, and returning to the final has been a goal since the very beginning of the year. “We’ve had a really good season so far, and we’re proud of how we have done, but we have a lot coming forward that we set goals for at the beginning of the year,” junior Sarah Mazur said. “Making the Big Ten Tournament, ideally winning it as poetic justice from last year.” Winning the whole thing is certainly the primary
BIG TEN CONTINUED FROM 12 “If I get concerned about a job, then you get distracted.” Coming off a 34-10 win over Indiana, the Wolverines now stand at 4-5 (2-3 Big Ten). On paper, things don’t look too bright for Michigan, which still has to play Maryland and Ohio State. It will likely be heavy underdogs in each game, and if the Wolverines do lose either game, Hoke’s win total will have dropped in each season he has been in charge. “I think as a coach, you focus on what’s important to your team, and that’s those kids,” Hoke said.
Trouble from a lack of handshakes Before Maryland’s contest with Penn State on Nov. 1, each team’s captains met at midfield for the pregame handshake and coin toss. As Penn State players extended their hands to Maryland’s representatives, the Ter-
0-0, just like the other seven teams completing. It’s a clean slate, a brand-new season. “It really is a whole new season,” head coach Lisa Cellucci said. “I think we’re the team to beat in the tournament this season, because we can beat anybody when we play well and to our full ability.” Starting Thursday, the Hawks will get the opportunity to put their season aside and concentrate entirely on survival. No more
the Iowa training area. Even more, Minnesota students have a habit of yelling a “Who Hates Iowa? We Hate Iowa” chant during games in which their team isn’t playing the Hawkeyes. Still, Iowa players do their best to tune out the noise and make it appear as though the game is the most important if only because it’s the next one. “Every Big Ten game is important to us,” Perry said. “They’re the next
rankings or RPI to worry about, just two teams going full bore for 70 minutes. Winner moves on. Loser goes home. It’s that simple. “We like to call the tournament our new season or new life,” goalkeeper Alex Pecora said. “We’ve really ironed out a lot of the problems that we needed to work on in the regular season, and now we can put it to use in tournament play.” An out-of-nowhere performance wouldn’t exactly be out of character for the Hawks, either. After all, just one year ago, a fifth-seeded Iowa squad caught fire and went on Cinderella run that saw it finish just one goal shy of a tournament championship. And although this year’s squad has an entirely different look, the memories of those who were there in 2013 have not faded beyond memory. For a team that has played arguably its best field hockey of the season down the stretch, the Big Ten Tournament may just hold another coming out party for the Black and Gold.
“It’s lose or go home, so starting out strong is a must for us,” senior Dani Hemeon said. “You’ve got to take it one game at a time but realize that you have to win on Thursday to keep going on Friday.” Hemeon, one of three Iowa seniors who will play in their last Big Ten Tournament come Thursday, still remembers vividly the run her team went on in 2013. A four-year veteran such as Hemeon knows that come tourney time anything is possible, and the improbable usually does happen. That’s the beauty of the tournament, after all. “We’re excited for the clean slate and also to show off some of the adjustments we’ve made,” Hemeon said. “Most of these teams haven’t really had the chance to see who we’ve become the last month or so.” Two new teams have changed the landscape of the tournament this year, and with eight teams making the cut instead of the usual seven, there are no automatic byes into the second round.
opponent in We’re going there and try we can, just single game.”
Northwestern with a high ankle sprain. Kittle also sat out of Iowa’s most-recent win. “We’ll have to see how they do in practice,” Ferentz said. “They’ll both be out there today, and hopefully, they can move around. They’re a little bit better than they were last week.”
our way. to go out as hard as like every
Injury updates Ferentz announced on Tuesday that running back Jordan Canzeri and tight end George Kittle “will have a chance” to play on against Minnesota. Canzeri sat out from last week’s game against
goal, but the Hawkeyes still continues to take the onegame-at-a-time approach they have taken throughout the season. That will be critical as they attempt to take care of business against the Scarlet Knights, a team that Iowa dropped a narrow 1-0 decision to during the regular season. “We know what we need to do to defend against them, we just have to do it for the entire game,” senior Melanie Pickert said. “There was a five-minute drop-off in the [Sept. 28] game against Rutgers in which we allowed them to take seven shots. “That’s unacceptable, and we know that we can defend well and what we need to do
to beat them.” It was a loss in which the Hawkeyes believed they were the better team for the majority of the game but could not get the offense going — an Achilles heel that they now feel they have overcome. After sputtering through the midseason, senior Cloe Lacasse and the rest of the offense have been playing well and could very likely spur the Hawks to return to the title game. “From the time that we played Rutgers the first time and now, we’re a different team,” Lacasse said. “We have changed offensively and we know our strengths and our weaknesses, and hopefully, that will work to our asset.”
rapins refused the shake. As a result of poor sportsmanship, the Big Ten announced a public reprimand of head coach Randy Edsall and wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Diggs was handed a one-game suspension for his role in a scuffle before kickoff, and Maryland was fined $10,000. “I accept the penalties handed down by the Big Ten Conference and take full responsibility of our actions [Nov. 1] at Penn State,” Edsall said in a statement. “Our football program did not live up to the standards that we set for ourselves. Moving forward, we will use better judgment and remain composed so that we better represent the University of Maryland.” Diggs also released a statement, apologizing for his behavior toward the referees and Penn State players. He will have to sit out the Terrapins’ game with Michigan State on Nov. 15. “I take accountability for my actions and will do everything I can to support my teammates in preparation for our next game against Michigan State,” Diggs said in a statement.
Abdullah hurts MCL In Nebraska’s last game, a 35-14 win over Purdue, AmeerAbdullah went down with an sprain to his left MCL after his sixth carry in the first quarter. Abdullah, a Heisman Trophy candidate, ranks seventh in the country with 139.9 rushing yards per game. Before Purdue, Abdullah averaged roughly 156 yards per contest. He ranks second in the conference and tied for third in the nation with 17 rushing touchdowns. Nebraska is idle this week; it will return to action against Wisconsin on Nov. 14, a game that could determine the Big Ten West crown. Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini is cautiously optimistic the running back will be back for that game. “That’s just my as things stand right now,” Pelini said. “It can always change.” Follow @dannyapayne on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa football team.
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It’s a change that has made the tournament much tougher and all the more improbable. Not that that’s a bad thing, though. “These guys know that it’s do or die starting on Thursday,” Cellucci said.
“It’s a whole new part of the season, and we’re excited about the draws.” Follow @ryanarod on Twitter for news, updates, and analysis about the Iowa field-hockey team.
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Big Ten honors Lacasse, Pickert Iowa seniors Cloe Lacasse and Melanie Pickert were announced as first-team All-Big Ten selections Tuesday. The two have started all 19 games for Iowa this year and are only the second and third Hawks to be tabbed as first-teamers in program history. “Cloe and Melanie are very deserving of earning first-team all-conference recognition,” Iowa head coach Dave DiIanni said in a release. “This is a reflection of our team success this season and how much work the team put in for them.” Lacasse and Pickert rank first and second this year in goals and points. Lacasse has 11 goals and 6 assists, giving her 28, and Pickert has 7 goals, giving her 14. Pickert, also a team captain, has been a catalyst this year on a defense that ranks fourth in the Big Ten and allows fewer than 1 goal per game.
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Iowa forward Cloe Lacasse dribbles the ball past Maryland midfielder Sarah Molina at the Iowa Soccer Complex on Sept. 25. Maryland defeated Iowa, 1-0. (The Daily Iowan/John Theulen)
Big Ten honors 2 Hawkeye swimmers The Big Ten picked two Iowa swimmers in its weekly honors. Freshman Jerzey Twarowski and sophomore Emma Sougstad were named the men’s Freshman of the Week and women’s Swimmer of the Week, respectively, for their performances at Minnesota. Twarowski won three races in Minnesota, the 200 butterfly and 100 butterfly, and he was a member of the winning 200-medley relay. He ranks 14th in the nation in the 200 butterfly, according to USA Swimming’s time standards, and he has earned an NCAA provisional cut in the event. Twarowski is Iowa’s first Freshman of the Week since Nick Zito on Oct. 1, 2013. Sougstad also won three races at Minnesota, and she took third in another. She was part of the winning 200-medley relay and won the 100 and 200 breaststrokes. She took third place in the 400-free relay. She is ranked seventh in the 100 breaststroke and 23rd in the 200 breaststroke, and she has earned NCAA provisional cuts in both events. This is Sougstad’s first career Swimmer of the Week award. — by Ian Murphy
Iowa running back Jonathan Parker attempts to break a tackle against Northern Iowa in Kinnick Stadium on Aug. 30. The Hawkeyes beat the Panthers, 31-23. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
Iowa’s kick-return unit ranks as one of the best in the country through 10 weeks this season. By CODY GOODWIN cody-goodwin@uiowa.edu
Jonathan Parker took Iowa fans on a roller-coaster ride to open the game against Northwestern. He initially muffed the kickoff, then corralled the ball and scooted downfield for 54 yards. “You know, JP, whenever he muffs the ball back there, he gets a 50-yard return,” running back Mark Weisman said. “Maybe he should muff it every time.” Scary as some of the returns may be, Iowa’s kickoff-return unit ranks as the best in the Big Ten and fifth in the nation at 26.5 yards per return. Weisman credited the success to the unit’s frontline of Cole Fisher, Travis Perry, Ben Niemann, Jacob Hillyer, and George Kittle — though Kittle was replaced by
fellow tight end Jake Duzey against the Wildcats. “They get back, plant, then punch them,” Weisman said. “They do a really good job of it.” Head coach Kirk Ferentz said it’s a combination of Parker’s speed and playmaking ability and the blocking scheme by special-team coordinator Chris White. “That’s one of the harder jobs in football, to block that frontline on kick return,” Ferentz said. “So those guys have been working at it all season long, going back to camp. And even in the spring. “And if we’re doing a good job up there and the guys in the back are doing a pretty good job, then you’ve got a guy who can return the ball, it all kind of goes together. But you almost need all of that to have some success.”
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Tourney time for soccer
Hawkeye Emma Sougstad swims during the 200 individual medley in the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on Oct. 4. The Iowa women’s team came in second, defeating Nebraska but falling to Michigan. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)
Go to dailyiowan.com for the following: • A preview of the Iowa volleyball team’s game Wednesday • Women’s golf’s trend of starting slow • Women’s cross-country runner Katie Adams’ good performance
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Michigan’s Hoke not worried By DANNY PAYNE daniel-payne@uiowa.edu
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The Floyd of Rosedale, the massive bronze pig trophy, is at stake on Saturday when Iowa travels to Minneapolis to play the Gophers. The teams have battled for Floyd since the states’ governors made a bet in 1935. Since Floyd has been on the line, Minnesota owns a 42-36-2 advantage — the Gophers hold a 61-44-2 advantage all-time — but Iowa won the most-recent meeting, 23-7, last year at TCF Bank Stadium. Iowa players, obviously, would like to retain Floyd for the third-straight year. “It’s a huge motivation,” offensive tackle Andrew Donnal said. “It’s bragging rights for the entire year. A trophy game is a lot bigger than just a single game.”
Brady Hoke isn’t concerned about his job, Ameer Abdullah is hurt, and other notes from around the Big Ten.
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Players want to retain Floyd
Iowa defender Sarah Mazur heads the ball against Rutgers at the Iowa Soccer Complex on Sept. 29. The Hawkeyes lost to the Scarlet Knights, 1-0. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)
By JORDAN HANSEN jordan-hansen@uiowa.edu
With the regular season in the books, the Hawkeye soccer team has no more room for error as it enters the Big Ten Tournament as a fifth seed and looking for a few wins to build its NCAA Tournament résumé. A loss to Rutgers, the fourth seed, means that Iowa’s season, for all intents and purpos-
es, is done. That was the message Iowa head coach Dave DiIanni seemed to emphasize as he readied his team for the rigors of the tournament. “We need to go into the Big Ten Tournament with a ‘We can’t lose’ attitude, because we do probably need two more wins to get into the NCAA Tournament,” he said. “If we do that, then good things can happen, but we have to have that mindset
for 90 minutes.” For the team, the big stage is not new. Iowa fought all the way to the Big Ten Tourna-
Iowa vs. Rutgers, 2014 Big Ten Tournament Semifinal Where: West Lafayette, Indiana When: 9:30 a.m. SEE SOCCER, 10
Michigan’s tumultuous season has been well-documented. In October, the Wolverines played quarterback Shane Morris when he appeared injured. Even more, Michigan players jammed a tent spike into Michigan State’s field before a 35-11 embarrassment in East Lansing. Most recently, Michigan Athletics Director Dave Brandon resigned on Oct. 31. Jim Hackett is serving in Brandon’s position with an interim tag. Many individuals Hoke surrounding the Mich- head coach igan program believe head coach Brady Hoke is next on the chopping block, but the head coach said he isn’t concerned with his hot seat. “I’ve never been concerned with a job, ever, and I never will be,” Hoke told media members in Michigan Monday. SEE BIG TEN, 10