College student arrested after tossing M&M candies at cop Des Moines, The police officer took Sean McGuire, 20, to the Polk County Jail, but not before McGuire urinated all over the back seat of the squad car. (Des Moines Register).

SBA to offer additional help The Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering a new program called Emerging 200. It will target 200 business owners across the nation who could benefit from low-interest loans, working with mentors and participating in workshops and classes. Here's the catch: your business MUST be located in one of the following areas: Boston; Baltimore; Chicago; Philadelphia; Atlanta; New Orleans; Memphis, Tenn. Des Moines, Iowa; Milwaukee; Albuquerque, N.M. and Oakland, Calif. Participating compani. Tickets.

Still seeking information about Boswell sightings For whatever reason, Congressman Leonard Boswell's campaign website (boswellforcongress) doesn't seem to list upcoming events in the district anywhere, so I don't always know when he plans to be in town. (Please correct me if there's a page on the site I have missed-I've looked for an events calendar.) Most candidates are happy to publicize upcoming local events. Maybe Boswell doesn't want to call attention to his visits to the district because they undercut his claim that. IA.

Hill?s all right in AAA The Cubs? starter Rich Hill made the most of his second start for the Iowa Cubs yesterday. He pitched 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball for the win. Box Score For 10+ innings he's pitched for Iowa, he's only given up two runs. Hopefully, it won't be too long before he's back up in the bigs where he belongs. From an article in the Des Moines Register?It?s a process? he said.That?s what's so great about this game. It'll build you up, bring you down and teach you how to get back up again. Ticket.

Cyclones Interested in Tony Freeman? Des Moines IA, The title of this Des Moines Register story says so, but the article doesn't mention anything. The 6-1 senior to be averaged over 13 points a game for the Hawkeyes this past year. I would love Freeman on this team because of his ability to score, but I'm not sure how the scholarship situation would shake out. While it wouldn't be crazy to expect another Cyclone defection, it would also be strange to burn a scholarship for two years for just one year on the court. If he could walk-on, though.

The Faint: New Album + Summer Tour Des Moines tickets, As most every other blog is reporting, The Faint are touring in support of their forthcoming album, Fasciinatiion. Tour Dates: 7/27 - Des Moines, IA @ Peoples Court 7/28 - Sioux Falls, SD @ Ramkota Annex 7/29 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre.7/30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue 7/31 - Boise, ID @ Big Easy Boise 8/1 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore 8/2 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market 8/3 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom 8/4 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore 8/5 - San Francisco.

The Chinese Work Their Way Up the Ladder, As Americans Work Their Way Down An old friend gave us a subscription to the National Geographic. When an issue comes, Henry takes it and spends hours reading. This month, the magazine devoted the whole issue to China and Henry passed almost all of Sunday afternoon studying.".China is unbelievable.".was his judgment by evening. Every detail is a superlative. bigger, faster, higher, more. more. more. Things are happening so fast that in just 10 years, China will be the world's biggest economy. We don't have to tell . IA tickets.

Hit and Run Hit and Run Posted by Bill Jempty Published: May 12, 2008 - 8:56 PM A very interesting(and dumb) way to assault a police officer. DES MOINES (AP) - A college student whose friend was being questioned in a hit and run found himself charged with assaulting an officer with a curious choice of weapons.&.Ms. Sean McGuire was arrested early Sunday at a convenience store after Drake University security guards noticed the colored candies falling on the ground around the officer. When the officer . Des Moines ticket broker.

Mother's Day Weekend IA ticket broker, We had a nice weekend. It went by fast. Friday morning, I took Bailey to the bus stop, came back home, showered, pumped, then attempted to run some errands with Jase. We got gas, almost passed out from the cost of gas, got an oil change, got Mother's Day cards, picked up some Papa Murphy's pizza for dinner, and got home just in time for the in-laws to show up. It was neat to see them see him for the first time. I'm glad that they got here early so they could have some time alone with him, with.

Braley promoting passenger rail options for Iowans Not long ago Amtrak released the results of a feasibility study on a passenger rail link between Iowa City, the Quad Cities, and Chicago. (Later this year the next phase of the study will examine extending passenger rail to Des Moines as well.) A few days ago, Congressman Bruce Braley (IA-01) introduced the 2008 Amtrak Reauthorization Bill, which (according to a press release from Braley's office) includes language to create a new, $500 million per year .".State Capital Grant Program.".The prog. ticket brokers.