Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from July 2001:
There is more than a moral right for parents to be boss; Take charge: It's time to stop hemming and hawing
Jul 01, 2001; ... Sometimes I get criticized for writing about parenting from anold-fashioned point of view. But when I hear or read about some oftoday's parents or views, the tug on my fingers is too strong towithstand. On my way home to lunch recently, I tuned in Dr. Laura's radioshow. Normally, ...
Major League Baseball Roundup
Jul 01, 2001; ... Twins' Mays becomes AL's second 10-game winner MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Joe Mays is making a strong bid to be an All-Star. Mays scattered four hits over eight innings to become theAmerican League's second 10-game winner as the Minnesota Twinsdefeated Detroit, 3-2, Saturday night, ...
Should Congress back Bush's missile-defense plan?: Yes: Saying 'we can't' won't save lives in war
Jul 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - When I was pregnant with my twin sons, I had arecurring dream about World War I. It was due to something everyparent discovers: With the birth of children comes fear that youwon't be able to protect them from the dangers of life. When our eldest, a daughter, was born, ...
Imelda H. Lohrmann
Jul 01, 2001 ... Imelda H. "Mel" Lohrmann, 86, of Stonehill Care Center, formerlyof 889 Stone Ridge Place, died Friday morning, June 29, 2001, at thecare center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, where there willbe the ...
Prep Insider
Jul 01, 2001; ... Senior, Wahlert can claim city title It's not an issue you can solve with a simple coin flip. Who is the city softball champion? Both Wahlert and Senior can make solid cases. The Eagles went 3-1 in city Mississippi Valley Conference games, while the Rams went 2-1, ...
Donald E. Orcutt
Jul 01, 2001 ... Donald E. Orcutt, 85, of 1725 Hamblin Court, died at 11 a.m.Saturday, June 30, 2001, at Ennoble Manor Care Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Center Grove UnitedMethodist Church, where friends may call after ...
And you think your pastor is long winded
Jul 01, 2001; ... WHALLEY, England (AP) - Rev. Chris Sterry had a lot to tell hisparishioners about the Old Testament. So much, in fact, that more than 28 hours after he startedpreaching at an English church, he was still in the pulpitdelivering a sermon he claims set a record for an unscripted ...
Russ Morgan Orchestra plays fabulous music
Jul 01, 2001; ... 2132 Orchard Drive Hats off to the Russ Morgan Orchestra from the "Hat Lady ofDubuque." The Russ Morgan Orchestra, under the direction of Jack Morgan,was a tremendous show enjoyed by approximately 500 people at theDubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens on June 22. This was ...
Garden tour to benefit Villa Louis; July 8:Money will help to restore the mansion grounds
Jul 01, 2001; ... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. - Friends of Villa Louis will hold theirinaugural Garden Tour from 1 to 4 p.m., July 8, in Prairie du Chien. The Friends of Villa Louis, a group organized to preserve andpromote the heritage of the Villa Louis historic site, have plannedthis event as a way to ...
Will phone law lighten consumers' phone bills?; llinois measure: Jo Daviess officials aren't sold on the premise that it will boost competition for Ameritech
Jul 01, 2001; ... GALENA, Ill. - Local Illinois leaders are taking a wait-and-seeapproach to a new telecommunications bill signed into law Thursday. House Bill 2900 is designed to improve service, increasecompetition and make high-speed telecommunications technologyavailable to more rural ...
Police Beat
Jul 01, 2001; ... Dubuque police also reported: * Develajaun Theodis Parnell, 24, of 1080 Wilson, was arrestedFriday on an assault charge. Police said Parnell hit ...
Prices up this year for beef, pork; prospects good; Forecasts:USDAexpects cattle inventories to continue decline
Jul 01, 2001; ... Beef and pork producers are enjoying profitable prices in 2001.From all indications, they should stay in the black for a while yet.Prospects for strong beef prices look to be promising into nextyear. The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts next year's red meatand poultry ...
They have a flair for their job; The art of fireworks fires up the Kastners' business
Jul 01, 2001; ... MINERAL POINT, Wis. - Mineral Point couple Ted and Jeri Kastnerare the wizards of oooohs and ahhhhs. Look, up in the sky, it's the rockets' red glare and bombsbursting in air. There's nothing like a July Fourth fireworks show,an American tradition, to get the blood pumping ....
What was free might now require a fee for Extension; Programs: State budget cuts require it to charge more user fees for its services
Jul 01, 2001; ... Beginning today, Iowa State University Extension clients willhave to pay for some services that have been provided free. State budget cuts will force ISU Extension to find money fromother sources, including citizens who use extension services. "Our new strategy for generating ...
Cody seeks past/future compromise
Jul 01, 2001; ... CODY, Wyo. - Named after famed Western showman Buffalo Bill Cody,this town has a strong affinity to the past. But Cody also has adesire to ride its status as a gateway community to YellowstoneNational Park toward growth. When the city considered selling land historians say ...
Clinton plays host to Rise Up At The River
Jul 01, 2001; ... CLINTON, Iowa - Rise Up At The River is an outdoor music festivalfor all ages that will take place on July 15 at Clinton RiverviewBand Shell. The concert begins at 6 p.m. Bands scheduled to appear are: TheKatinas; Daniel's Window (from Joliet, Ill.); Solomon's Wish;Ceaseless ...
Slow news days bring wild bears; Tip: Make sure you know hat state you're in
Jul 01, 2001; ... There is a wild bear crisis in northeast Iowa. Bears have beenterrorizing residents in Allamakee, Clayton and Dubuque counties. Actually, there was one spotted north of Dubuque last week. Andhe really wasn't terrorizing anyone - he ate some bird seeds anddrank out of a ...
Programmable thermostats will save you energy dollars; Determining factors: Some will save more than others
Jul 01, 2001; ... Dear Tim: Electricity and heating fuel prices are soaring. I needto conserve energy. Will a programmable thermostat really help mesave money? How can you maximize energy savings when using one? -Robin T., Auburn, N.Y. Dear Robin: You bet a programmable thermostat can save you ...
Should Congress back Bush's missile-defense plan?: No Experts doubt shield could work, and money could be far better sspent
Jul 01, 2001; ... BURLINGTON, Vt. - The repeated test failures of the Pentagon'smissile defense system are surely disappointing to people who,understandably, like the concept of shielding our nation fromnuclear attack. After all, missile defense sounds appealing. But wait a minute.Rebuilding ...
Arafat, Peres talk
Jul 01, 2001; ... LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Yasser Arafat held informal talks withIsraeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, the Palestinian leader'sfirst meeting with a member of Israel's government since ArielSharon was elected prime minister in February. The two officials met in a "good atmosphere" at ...
Pool protectors, smart saws praised; Meeting with firms: Consumer Product Safety Commission recognizes inventors
Jul 01, 2001; ... OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - One invention stops a table saw on contactwith the skin. Another sounds an alarm when a child approaches aswimming pool and alerts neighbors and emergency crews if the childfalls in. Declaring that safety is good business, the Consumer ProductSafety ...
Metal workers; Large scale robot use a ways off in area manufacturing
Jul 01, 2001; ... Robotics are more of an idea than a reality in the tri-statearea. Many area industries see robotics as a potential presence in thefuture, but impractical at this point. The automated metal cuttersand robotic lifters considered by companies are nowhere near thescale of science ...
Strong 'Sense of urgency' for Vikings in '01; Anxious: Walters talks about 'going further' in Dubuque visit
Jul 01, 2001; ... The score strikes a chord in Minnesota Vikings players thatstings almost as much today as it did on Jan. 14. New York Giants 41, Minnesota Vikings 0. No matter how much Viking players try to remember all the goodthings that happened in 2000, the loss that ended their season ...
Politicians to work for compromise
Jul 01, 2001; ... BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - Politicians from Yugoslavia's smallerrepublic promised Saturday to work with their Serb colleagues toform a new government and resolve a political crisis triggered bySlobodan Milosevic's handover to the U.N. war crimes tribunal. The calls for compromise ...
Local Business Briefs
Jul 01, 2001; ... P.J. Chapin's Boutique, etc., a full-service boutique, has movedto 400 S. Main St., Galena, Ill. The phone number is 800/830-3500. * Brenda Imbus and Theresa Rohrs are the new owners of H.C. & Co.Salon & Spa, 3392 Hillcrest Road. They are ...
Shorted power strip blamed for Platteville fire
Jul 01, 2001; ... Shorted power strip blamed for Platteville fire A shorted power strip started a fire in a Platteville houseSaturday afternoon. The Platteville Fire Department reported that the fire at 1546County Road B was extinguished ...
Colts to perform at plaza
Jul 01, 2001; ... The Dubuque Colts Drum and Bugle Corps will perform at Town ClockPlaza for a lunchtime concert Thursday. The Colt Cadets, a ...
Lucille R. Butler
Jul 01, 2001 ... Mrs. Donald D. (Lucille R. Luchsinger) Butler, 83, of 2095 OgilbyRoad, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 29, 2001, at Mercy MedicalCenter-Dubuque. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Dennis Kitchen FuneralHome, 3860 Asbury Road, where friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m.today. Burial ...
OWI convictions
Jul 01, 2001; ... All are first offense unless otherwise noted. First date is dateof arrest; second is date of conviction: Amy S. Ranson, Zwingle, Iowa; March 10; April 26. Thomas J. Schulte, 38, Bellevue, Iowa; Jan. 19; May 15. Mirsad Osmicevic, 23, 2976 Central Ave.; Feb. 23; May ...
State parks crunched
Jul 01, 2001; ... IOWA CITY - Your favorite picnic area soon will look a littleshaggier. Those discarded sports drink bottles and fast foodwrappers will blow around in the parking lot for a few days.Depending on your choice of park, your favorite campsite or boataccess may be off-limits as you show up for ...
Past Presence; Archaeologists uncover artifacts near highway expansion site
Jul 01, 2001; ... People worked in this same place 10,000 years ago. Their jobswere just a little different. Archaeologists are uncovering an ancient tool workshop just yardsfrom U.S. 151 in Wisconsin between Mineral Point and Dodgeville inpreparation for expansion to a four-lane. The spot ...
Minnesota avoids government shutdown; 20-hour session: State lawmakers pull all-nighters to complete budget
Jul 01, 2001; ... ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - In a cliffhanger at the Minnesota Capitol,lawmakers passed a state budget early Saturday just hours before thegovernment's authority to spend money would have expired. Gov. Jesse Ventura had until midnight Saturday to sign the majorspending ...
IOC presidency near for Rogge; Dedicate: Belgium man next in line
Jul 01, 2001; ... GHENT, Belgium (AP) - Motoring down the highway in his blueVolvo, Jacques Rogge had his eyes off the road and his hands off thesteering wheel. Glancing down at a sheaf of papers as he spoke on the car phoneto his secretary in Brussels, he dictated revisions to the wordingof ...
Delegate - hard to do, but critical for growth, experts say; Entrepreneurs:Some have difficulty giving up total control of every task
Jul 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Delegate, delegate, delegate. It's the mantra ofmanagement experts and yet one of the hardest things for entrepreneurs to do. But delegating is critical for your company to flourish. "If you don't learn to delegate, you don't learn to grow," saidSteve Kalafer, ...
Interactive robots 'create a richer experience'
Jul 01, 2001; ... Technology corporations are developing human-like interactiverobots that are not intended to replace people. Some of these machines resemble people's physical structures ormimic facial expressions. Most similarities are intended to make iteasier for people to accept the ability of ...
For some, tax cuts begin with bump in paycheck; Reduced withholding: Some say refund checks and rate cuts could help the economy rebound
Jul 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The first installment of the tax cuts signedinto law by President Bush takes effect today, but only for certainmiddle- and upper-income taxpayers. For most of them, the differenceamounts to just a few dollars per week. Amid all the attention to upcoming refund ...
Youths attack gay-rights activists; Belgrade: Several policemen also are injured in beatings
Jul 01, 2001; ... BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - Roving bands of young men attackedactivists staging what was believed to be the first gay-rights marchin Yugoslavia's capital, circling them one by one Saturday andkicking them until police intervened. Dozens of people were reportedly injured, including ...
America Cup postponed
Jul 01, 2001; ... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - The America Cup soccer tournamenthas been postponed until next year but will still be held inColombia, the South American Soccer Confederation said after anemergency meeting to address fears that the war-torn nation is toounsafe to hold the ...
Foreign Briefs
Jul 01, 2001; ... Iraq ready to study sanction alternatives BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq said Saturday it was ready to study any newU.N. resolution other than a British-American proposal to overhaul11 years of international sanctions on condition it includes a totallifting of the trade and arms ...
Ag Briefs
Jul 01, 2001; ... Meeting planned at 4-H Center A meeting for independent agricultural producers, business peopleand consumers is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the Dubuque CountyFairgrounds 4-H Center. Speakers will be Roger McEowen, agricultural economist at KansasState University, and ...
Epworth Gateway Garden Club seeking birdhouse donations; Town &Country Day: Proceeds will help beautify town and help renovate Buckman Field
Jul 01, 2001; ... EPWORTH, Iowa - The Epworth Gateway Garden Club is looking fordonations of birdhouses for the upcoming Town & Country Day Aug. 4(rain date for the festivities is Aug. 5.) The Gateway Gardeners hope to attract woodworkers and crafters inthe area that will use their creativity to ...
Bush to work with House on patients' rights bill; Lawsuits: President seeks to counter the version that the Democrats passed in the Senate
Jul 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is turning to House Republicansto counter the patients' rights bill that Democrats and his chiefGOP nemesis, Sen. John McCain, pushed through the Senate beforetaking a weeklong July Fourth holiday. Bush said he would work with the House to develop a ...
Vendors, stateat odds over fireworks restrictions
Jul 01, 2001; ... MILWAUKEE (AP) - State officials say some fireworks vendors arebreaking the law by handing customers questionable permits to buyhigh-powered explosives. But some county authorities around Wisconsin said they aren'tconvinced vendor practices such as giving customers ...
Michael J. Norton
Jul 01, 2001 ... WAUKON, Iowa - Michael J. Norton, 80, of Waukon, died Thursday,June 28, 2001, at home following a brief illness. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's CatholicChurch, ...
Little Rewey hosts big blast; Fireworks display: It is expected to draw 20,000, up from 50 about a decade ago
Jul 01, 2001; ... REWEY, Wis. - Thanks to the dogged and grassroots efforts of aRewey quintet, a small Wisconsin village boasts one of the area'slargest fireworks displays. Rewey, population 311, sits on the intersection of Iowa County Gand A, far off the beaten track. On July 21, an estimated ...
Navy commissions USS Iwo Jima
Jul 01, 2001; ... PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious assaultship named in honor of the sailors and Marines who fought in one ofWorld War II's bloodiest battles, was commissioned Saturday atPensacola Naval Air Station. Hundreds of veterans who survived the 1945 battle, which ...
Rebels free more prisoners
Jul 01, 2001; ... BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Leftist rebels freed 32 government policeand soldiers on Saturday as part of an ongoing prisoner release thatmany believe could help end Colombia's decades-old civil conflict. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, handed overthe prisoners to ...
Nature holds upper hand in fight to save salmon; Drought: Farms and power companies also need water
Jul 01, 2001; ... HELLS CANYON, Idaho (AP) - On a river filled with troubles, TomPeutz is a happy man. He stands on a boulder by the Snake River, a fishing rod in hand.For 12 hours, the maintenance worker and weekend farmer has beencasting his line into the rushing waters below Hells Canyon Dam, ...
Buenos Aires unsettled by crime; Changing times: Once 'Paris of the South' was one of region's safest cities
Jul 01, 2001; ... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - She had her necklace snatchedwhile running errands, and her apartment was burglarized last year.A few weeks ago it only got worse: She came home to find a crowdshouting "crazy murderer!" at a neighbor across the street. Sylvia Cristaldo's new window ...
Holliday OK after crash
Jul 01, 2001; ... FARLEY, Iowa - Chad Holliday, of Wilton, Iowa, who crashed intothe wall on the 24th lap of Friday's Late Model feature at theFarley Speedway, was treated and released at Mercy Medical Center inDubuque. Fearing possible head injuries, medical personnel at the speedwayrequested ...
Drum circles: You can beat 'em and join 'em; Saturdays: Leaders say it's a great way to enhance interaction
Jul 01, 2001; ... Above the discordant din of traffic, the mellow music of Africandrums floated over the Loras Boulevard neighborhood from Rocco BudaPark as people gathered for the weekly drum circle. "It's all about community," said Deb Stevens, who leads the drumcircle. "Drumming together creates ...
Mother charged with murder believes 'devil' is in her, brother says
Jul 01, 2001; ... DALLAS (AP) - A mother charged with drowning her five children ina bathtub told family members from jail that she thinks the devil isin her, her brother said. Andrea Yates, 36, asked visiting siblings on Wednesday whetherher children had been buried and told them during a visit ...
Ease the doctor visit experience
Jul 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK (AP) - To children, doctors' offices are at best anunfamiliar place. To some, doctors' offices are scary. To make the experience a little easier, the book "The Doctor &You" (Annick Press) aims to explain the tools and techniques thedoctor will use so children can be better ...
Spacecraft to study oldest light in universe
Jul 01, 2001; ... CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA observatory rocketed intospace Saturday on a mission to scan the universe for the faintafterglow of creation. Liftoff occurred right on time at 3:46 p.m., with the unmannedDelta rocket climbing through a cloudy sky and placing the MAPspacecraft ...
Illinois lieutenant governor is fed up with catalog's 'soft porn'; Ongoing feud: Wood says clothing retailer Abercrombie and Fitch 'peddles' sexually explicit photos to teenagers
Jul 01, 2001; ... Upscale-clothing retailer Abercrombie and Fitch is drawing thewrath of Illinois Lieutenant Gov. Corinne Wood because of theirerotic catalog aimed at youngsters. Wood, the mother of three teenagers, accuses the company of"peddling soft porn in the guise of a clothing catalog." She ...
Airline, attendants agree on contract; American Airlines: Tentative pact comes after union threatens a walkout
Jul 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Negotiators for American Airlines and itsflight attendants agreed on a tentative contract Saturday, justhours before President Bush planned to step in and block athreatened walkout. Neither the airline nor the Association of Professional FlightAttendants offered ...
National Briefs
Jul 01, 2001; ... President pushes defense spending WASHINGTON - The United States needs a $32.6 billion increase indefense spending to improve training, readiness and quality of lifefor U.S. troops following a period of neglect, President Bush saidSaturday. "For too many years, our strength ...
2 Mennonite groups to merge
Jul 01, 2001; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The two largest U.S. Mennonitedenominations plan to merge to create a church of about 125,000members during a weeklong meeting here starting on Monday. Nearly 20 years in the making, the merger of the Mennonite Churchbased in Elkhart, Ind., and the General ...
Jane E. Spoden
Jul 01, 2001 ... EPWORTH, Iowa - Jane E. Spoden, 71, of 209 Fifth Ave., S.W.,Epworth, died at 10:02 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2001, at MercyMedical Center-Dyersville. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's CatholicChurch, Epworth, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends maycall ...
Number of 5-4 high-court decisions growing; Disagreements: Case of Bush v. Gore dominates the just-ended term
Jul 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - When they took their seats on the first Mondayin October, the Supreme Court justices faced few of the major issuesthat have characterized recent terms. No big abortion cases, no emotional showdown over whether gaysshould be Boy Scouts. The lawyers and law ...
Mongolian keeping alive memory of murderous history; Chilling story: Many died in bloody purges during the mid-1930s
Jul 01, 2001; ... ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) - Standing in what was her father'soffice until he was executed, Genden Tserendulam points to 65-year-old pictures on the walls that tell a chilling story. There are young families, nomadic herders, Buddhist monks andstudents. And there are the Mongolian ...
A 1-2-3 punch: Weaver triplets bring trouble for opponents; 'Fun': Brothers hoping to win world boxing titles
Jul 01, 2001; ... Floyd, Lloyd and Troy Weaver are on a mission to make boxinghistory - together. The 37-year-old triplets, born a minute apart, began throwingpunches when they were 5. They had little choice but to box as theyounger brothers of former world heavyweight champion Mike ...
Elk Horn: Most of its aging residents have deep roots there
Jul 01, 2001; ... ELK HORN (AP) - Like most of Elk Horn's aging residents, 75-year-old Warren Jacobsen has deep roots here. His grandparents immigrated from Denmark in the mid-1800s, drawnto the rolling terrain of west-central Iowa which reminded them ofhome. Lush green pastures dotted with ...
Cheney's prognosis 'terrific'; Heart problems: The vice president receives pacemaker with a dual purpose
Jul 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Doctors implanted a dual-purpose pacemaker inVice President Dick Cheney's chest Saturday to control potentiallydangerous irregular heartbeats and said he should be fully able tocarry on in his job. "The vice president's prognosis is terrific," said Dr ....
Gertrude M. Hittenmiller
Jul 01, 2001 ... Gertrude M. Hittenmiller, 85, of Cascade, Iowa, formerly ofDubuque, died Friday, June 29, 2001, at home in Cascade. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's CatholicChurch, with burial in Linwood Cemetery, both in Dubuque. Friendsmay call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at ...