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From the Des Moines Register's Jason Clayworth:

"There's a saying that we’ve now changed to read, 'Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can kill,'" said Warren Blumenfeld, an Iowa State assistant professor of curriculum and instruction and the [cyberbullying] study's lead author.

"Especially at this age, this is a time when peer influences are paramount in a young person's life. If one is ostracized and attacked, that can have devastating consequences — not only physically, but on their emotional health for the rest of their lives."

Imagine this business: The leader is elected. Committees make most of the decisions. Lawyers run the place.

Sound more like Congress than commerce? Perhaps. But Sharon Malheiro says the formula works for the Davis Brown law firm.

"The way we govern ourselves is an anomaly for a larger law firm," said Malheiro, the firm's president. "What sets us apart is our desire for consensus, and it keeps us cohesive."

State Representative Chris Hagenow of Windsor Heights led the charge today seeking to exclude married gay and lesbian couples from a domestic abuse bill.

The attempt failed after Speaker of the House Pat Murphy ruled the move "non-germane" to the bill at hand and a procedural attempt to suspend the rules and bring the matter to the floor failed largely along party lines.

From the Des Moines Register

From Radio Iowa's O. Kay Henderson:

The three Republican candidates for governor each spoke, briefly, at an Iowa Christian Alliance event earlier tonight. Former Governor Terry Branstad was the first of the three to speak and he began by reminding the crowd that while he was governor, he signed a number of abortion restrictions into law as well as the Defense of Marriage Act.