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New stores to celebrate openings Ames residents are invited to attend a firework celebration at North Grand Mall at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. The event celebrates the opening of Kohl’s, Shoe Carnival and TJ Maxx. After the fireworks display, Ames City Council member Peter Orazem and will speak at a business reception, starting at 7 p.m. with other Mall representatives. The reception will be between Kohl’s and Shoe Carnival on the southeast corner of the mall. -Daily staff

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2008

2009

2010

An amendment to the constitution limiting marriage between a man and a woman is introduced into the Iowa House of Representatives and does not pass.

The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously determines that denying a marriage license on the basis of sexual orientation is against the Iowa Constitution.

Three of the seven judges involved in the 2009 decision are not retained to the Iowa Supreme court.

2011

2012

An amendment limiting marriage between a man and a woman passes in the House but is blocked in the senate by Majority Democrats.

2013

Justice David Wiggins, a judge involved in the decision to legalize same-sex marriage is retained to the Iowa Supreme Court.

A Public Policy poll found that 46 percent of Iowa voters agreed that same-sex marriage should be legal, while 43 percent disagreed and thought it should be illegal.

Gay marriage threatened Bill proposed in Iowa legislature could end debate By Natalie.Williams @iowastatedaily.com The tumultuous debate about marriage equality continues this week in the Iowa General Assembly. Iowa legislators proposed

a bill that could limit marriage to between one man and one woman. This would overturn the 2009 court decision to allow same-sex marriage. On Tuesday, a bill was introduced to the House of Representatives that proposed an amendment to the Iowa constitution. It would define marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman. Iowa is one of only 10

states in the United States that allows couples of the same sex to marry. But keeping this status hasn’t been so easy. In 2009 the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously voted to legalize same sex marriage and called an amendment to the Iowa constitution limiting marriage between a man and a woman “unconstitutional.” The Iowa Supreme Court supported their decision by

citing section six of the Iowa Bill of Rights, which states, “All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation; the general assembly shall not grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities, which, upon the same terms shall not equally belong to all citizens.” A year later in the 2010 midterm election, three judges who made the ruling were not retained to the Iowa

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Ames writer publishes all-age suspense novel

Professor receives promotion Veteran of 24 years earns recognition

Novel draws details from author’s home

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By Kimberly.Woo @iowastatedaily.com A book of suspense, thrill and romance is anticipated to bring in readers of all interests; fiction novel “Five Days of Fear” has been written by Ames author David Kovach. The book is about a family who went on a picnic together at the Golden Gate Park until something bad happened. The grandmother in the story was kidnapped after overhearing a criminal conversation. The story begins when the FBI enter the picture, David said. The book evolves into a mystery filled with clues and romance throughout the plot, which all happens in five days, beginning on a Monday and ending on a Friday. This is a clean book written for everyone, and parents should not be worried to allow their children in high school to read; it is written for

Supreme Court. Last fall, another justice who was involved in the legalization, David Wiggins, was up for retention. After a fiery campaign battle between the Iowa Bar association and “No Wiggins” campaign formed by the Family Leader CEO Bob Vander Plaats, Iowa voters chose to keep Wiggins on the

was determined that he would include that building in his story. “I was very interested in the TransAmerica building, and when I wanted to write a story I wanted

Although Lt. Col. Richard Smith has been here at Iowa State only two years, he has aspired to create a positive impact on the ISU Army ROTC program. For the majority of his two-year tenure at ISU, Smith has been a major in the U.S. Army. Smith was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel earlier this year, with an official promotion ceremony held Wednesday at the Holiday Inn. The promotion from major to lieutenant colonel is considered a landmark promotion in the Army, but Smith says he didn’t get there all by himself. “I think the biggest thing for me to be where I am today it is not what I did as an individual,” Smith said. “I have had soldiers and officers along the

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Photo: Suit Yee Yee/Iowa State Daily Author David Kovach signs his first published novel, the thriller “Five Days of Fear,” with the company of his wife, Karen Kovach, on Sunday.

readers ages 12 to 93, David said. “I’m still waiting for it to catch the national attention; I don’t think it’s well-known yet but it’s out there,” David said. David was especially interested in the TransAmerica building and

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