Carlin Comments On Grassley’s Re-election Announcement
(Sioux City) — Now that Republican U-S Senator Chuck Grassley has made it official that he intends to run again for re-election, that will set up a primary election between the 88-year old U-S Senator and Jim Carlin, the Republican from Sioux City who previously announced his intentions of running for Grassley’s seat. Carlin says Grassley’s decision to run again, will only benefit his own campaign as he will be able to make the contrast between himself and Grassley.
Carlin says he doubts if any other Republican candidates will enter the race for U-S Senate. However, Carlin says he has heard from several Republicans who question Grassley’s age and his recent decisions on key votes.
Grassley is the oldest Republican in the Senate. He has served in the U-S Senate since 1980. Prior to his senate term, Grassley was a member of the U-S House of Representatives for six years, and before going to Washington, he served in the Iowa State legislature for 17 years.
Funeral Saturday For Western Iowa Sailor Killed in Pearl Harbor Attack
(Exira, IA) — The funeral for a Navy sailor from western Iowa killed in the Pearl Harbor attack is Saturday in Audubon County. Eli Olsen of Exira was a 23-year-old Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class and a storekeeper onboard the U-S-S Oklahoma when it was sunk and rolled over on December 7th, 1941. The U-S Navy says 388 of the 429 sailors were recovered from the ship off Ford Island. Of those, 35 were initially identified. The rest were interred as “unknowns,” in two separate Hawaiian cemeteries. Olsen’s identity was confirmed in September of 2017. His remains were transported from Omaha to Audubon on Tuesday and area residents lined Highway 71 in communities along the way to show their support. The service for Petty Officer Olsen will take place 10:30 a-m Saturday at the Exira Lutheran Church.
A Third Democrat Decides To Run For U-S Senate Seat
Two Democrats Prepare to Face Governor Reynolds
(Des Moines, IA) — Republican Governor Kim Reynolds plans to seek re-election in 2022, but does not intend to use her campaign fundraiser Saturday to formally kick off her bid for a second full term. Two Democrats are actively campaigning for the chance to challenge Reynolds. State Representative Ras Smith of Waterloo compares his decision to run to his grandmother’s decision to move from a Mississippi to Iowa in 1957 when she couldn’t make the rent as a sharecropper. Smith said, “I’ve encountered some of our party’s most influential folks who are afraid to be named publicly, who are afraid to make their voices heard, see, because they’re afraid of a vindictive Governor Reynolds, but like my grandmother, I’m not waiting.” Deidre DeJear ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state in 2018 and is the other Democrat running for governor. DeJear says “when you’re asking for clean water, you’re not asking for too much…When you’re asking for your governor to believe in science and consider science, you’re not asking for too much.”
Pandemic Relief For Iowa Foster Youth Gets Extension
(Des Moines, IA) — Pandemic relief is being extended for current and former Iowa foster youth. The Iowa Department of Human Services says more than 13-hundred foster youth and alumni have benefited from pandemic assistance since April. D-H-S says those under 27-years old who got a payment earlier this year will likely get a 500-dollar payment in the next month to help with any needs that may arise due to the pandemic. They’re also extending the deadline to apply for pandemic relief payments through June of 2022.
