Home sales in the Des Moines metro area increased in January nearly 11 percent over a year earlier, but sales were 34 percent below sales in December. Pending sales, an indication of future activity, were 25 percent higher than in January 2011 and 23 per

Let’s have a round of applause today for the Arizona Legislature. Our leaders do know how to make us laugh. This week, Senate Republicans pushed forward with a bill aimed at changing the way Arizona’s political districts are drawn. They believe that, for

CHURCH DRAMA FESTIVALOn Friday night St. James' Church, Crinken, will host this event. Presented by Parabalos with Bishop Ken Clark, this is an informal evening which introduces simple drama pieces designed for use in church services and is designed for

Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes has welcomed a new compensation scheme for victims of terrorism abroad announced by the Justice Secretary Ken Clark. British victims of overseas terrorism since 2002 will be entitled to compensation for the first time. Th

Somebody actually did get a deer with a crossbow in Central New York in the fall. Ken Clark, of Camillus, gave me a call this week following last Sunday’s column in which I quoted a DEC spokeswoman who said preliminary figures showed less than “one quart

Grazing pastures, with only about two inches of new grass growth, have spurred the Beretta Dairy family to supplement with more hay this winter. Jennifer Beretta, 24, will feed the cattle an average of six more bales per day due to the dry winter. The pe