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Sunday, February
23, 2003
CANDIDATES/CAUCUS:
It’s a Sunday almost a year
before the Iowa caucuses, not to mention that the Wabbits
are catering to other interests
-- DNC winter meeting,
Dem govs at national governors meeting in Washington
and auditioning for labor union support -- which makes for a
slow, uneventful day on the Iowa Wabbit front. Never fear,
however, because Iowa is a magnet for the Widiculous – and
Wadical – Wabbits. They will be back…DMR’s Jane Norman covers second day of Wabbit
appearances before the DNC. Headline: “Candidate Edwards
defends legal career…Senator: Unlike Bush, I’ve helped
victims, families”…Speaking of the DNC winter meeting,
AP’s Nedra Pickler reported that after the Wabbits
addressed their sessions over two days “Gephardt, whose
candidacy had seemed stalled coming into the meeting,
impressed many activists with a speech that contained more
policy initiatives than his rivals and more passion than
they’re accustomed to from him.” Pickler also reported
that Dean, who got standing ovations for his anti-war pitch,
“appealed to the left wing of the party. But he left
activists wondering if his anti-war, liberal message could
beat the Republican president.”…Headline on DMR’s “Potomac Fever” column: “Harkin set to
make presence felt in campaigns” Columnist Jane Norman
writes about Harkin’s plans for forums featuring the Dem
candidates across Iowa.
MORNING SUMMARY:
Top
DMR front page
headline: “Schools prepare for blow from cuts…Districts
look for ways to trim expenses while trying to meet goals
for student achievement”…Top story on Quad-City Times
website -- QCTimes.com: “Schools turn to budget cuts”
WAR/TERRORISM: Three or four national stories on
Saddam and war prep, but no state references.
OPINION:
DMR
editorial: “Spare
schools from feds’ heavy hand...’No Child Left Behind’
Doesn’t Fit Iowa” …In DMR’s “Roses
& Thistles” column: Iowa’s GOP Congressmen get
thistles for voting for welfare “reform” legislation,
Dem Boswell gets a rose for voting no…Yepsen column –
“Applause meter doesn’t vote” – notes that while
anti-war activities are getting headlines and coverage Iowa
Democrats have gone centrist in past caucus choices: Muskie
over McGovern in ‘72, Carter, Mondale, Gephardt, Gore…Basu
column – “And then there were eight” – writes that
the 2004 presidential race is “already feeling
overwhelming,” but Iowans should get out and hear them
anyway. She cites recent LA Times poll indicating “just 45
percent” say they’ll likely support Bush re-election and
adds that Iowans should take advantage of caucus opportunity
because “the Democratic nominee…has a real chance of
unseating the president.”…DMR headline
on Cal Thomas column: “Opposition to war invites new
holocaust”
SPORTS: State’s Big Four men’s basketball teams
go 3-1 for Saturday: Iowa State (12-10) wins 64-61 over
K-State, Drake wins 81-73 vs. Evansville, UNI beats La. Tech
76-71; Iowa (13-9) fades again 61-53 to
Wisconsin…Women’s basketball: Iowa State women lose
61-48 to Oklahoma, Northern Iowa over Wichita State
77-58…Women’s games today: Iowa at Wisconsin, Creighton
at Drake…Second-ranked Iowa wrestlers, after winning 16th
dual meet of season against Indiana Friday night, visit
Northwestern today for final dual of year.
WEATHER…6 a.m. DSM12 degrees, fair with a –3
degree wind chill…High today 18 with chance of snow.
Tonight low zero with chance of snow. Monday high 10 and
–5 low for Monday night …From WHO-TV Meteorologist
Brandon Thomas: “Best chance of seeing snow is along the
Missouri/Iowa border…Becoming mostly sunny on Monday, with
highs in the low teens. Partly sunny on Tuesday, with highs
in the mid teens. A good chance of snow Tuesday night into
Wednesday night.”
IOWAISMS:
DMR unveils details of RAGBRAI
XXXI…450 miles across southern Iowa from Glenwood to Fort
Madison, July 20-26…Ashley Pender of Colfax-Mingo, the
first Iowa high school girl to advance in a sectional, lost
both matches in a Class 1-A district tournament yesterday,
finished fourth, did not advance.
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