Its a short distance from sioux city. Im about to meet a family thats farmed this land for generations and learn about a very strange inheritance. My name is roma lancaster. After my dad passed away, we knew that there would be a lot of things that would have to be sorted out and gone through on the farm. Romas father, dave hawkins, has deep roots in this part of iowa, going back more than a century. My fathers ancestors immigrated to the United States in late 1800s. They moved westward with the expansion of the railroad, and my grandfather, my dads father, albert hawkins, farmed just south of here, about a mile. Dave hawkins grew up hearing stories of his ancestors plowing this land behind a team of horses. As a young farmer in the 1950s, just out of school, dave spots a tractor rusting in the weeds. It sparks his imagination. The 1920 9d is the tractor that belonged to my grandfather. Thats what got my dad into the collecting again was when he restored that tractor that had originall
Its a short distance from sioux city. Im about to meet a family thats farmed this land for generations and learn about a very strange inheritance. My name is roma lancaster. After my dad passed away, we knew that there would be a lot of things that would have to be sorted out and gone through on the farm. Romas father, dave hawkins, has deep roots in this part of iowa, going back more than a century. My fathers ancestors immigrated to the United States in late 1800s. They moved westward with the expansion of the railroad, and my grandfather, my dads father, albert hawkins, farmed just south of here, about a mile. Dave hawkins grew up hearing stories of his ancestors plowing this land behind a team of horses. As a young farmer in the 1950s, just out of school, dave spots a tractor rusting in the weeds. It sparks his imagination. The 1920 9d is the tractor that belonged to my grandfather. Thats what got my dad into the collecting again was when he restored that tractor that had originall
The cost of college combined with advancements in technology will lead to a fundamental transformation of our Higher Education system in the near future. Well, thanks and let me 2nd youre welcome to this great audience and our speaker and panel. The 1st thing i should say about kevin carey, probably the most important thing is that he is a graduate of the university of new york no doubt is at the root of much or all of his success. You can read about some of that success in your program, so i we will briefly recap his rise from being a state budget analyst in indiana washington policy analyst to education analyst who very quickly joined the top tier of education writers around the nation. He has written for the Washington Monthly the chronicle of Higher Education, and education, and many other publications. He now has a regular gig at the new york times. He makes his professional home at the new America Foundation and directly Education Policy Program there. Of course, the author of te
Gun control rallies. And n shows. The hearing on capitol hill that lets both si gun violnece. This weekend, a huge response to gun control rallies and gun shows. The hearing on capitol hill that left both sides sound off on gun violence. And were starting out with mostly sunny skies around the bay area and this is a nice one with temperatures in the 50s. The forecast is coming up after the break. Californias back, the budget is balanced and were on the move. That is what has the state of california under his control. The governor and his upbeat outlook for california. How real is it . The political insiders on the stateofthestate. Its 8 30, sunday, january 27th. Thank you for joining us. Im ann. Im phil. We have a lot of news to cover. The stateofthestate. What is the real state of california . And what is jerry brown thinking in the back of his mine when he looks to the future. And were going to go to Silicon Valley and talk about what is going on with apple. The company gave wall str
A woman who kept 191 dogs in "pitiful" conditions in Devon has been jailed. Diana Curtis, 66, of Peters Marland, had kept the dogs in crates and cages in a remote field near Chittlehamholt and in kennels near Chulmleigh Cross, Exeter Crown Court heard, BBC reported. Curtis had previously pleaded guilty to seven counts of causing unnecessary suffering to animals. She was jailed for 25 months and handed a lifetime ban from owning animals.