Strong field, centennial celebrations highlight 100th running of the Drake RelaysDES MOINES, Iowa — John L. Griffith wasn’t trying to create one of America’s enduring track and field institutions when he established a relay carnival at Drake 100 years ago. In Obama’s first trip back to Iowa since election, signs he’s looking ahead to 2012DES MOINES, Iowa — President Barack Obama’s trip to the state that launched him toward the White House is being billed as a return visit. But in fact he never really left. |