Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from December 2001:
Religion Briefs
Dec 01, 2001; ... Emmaus College plans Christmas concert The Emmaus Bible College Sacred Music Department will present"Starlight Carols," a choral concert celebrating the Christmasseason, at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9 in the Emmaus Marble Chapel. The Dec. 8 concert also will feature the Irving ...
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Dec 01, 2001; ... The Rev. Billy Graham has preached to millions, counseledpresidents and created a vast ministry. And now, in the twilight ofhis career, he is turning his organization over to his son anddesignated successor. The clearest sign of the trend came recently. Franklin Grahamspoke at a ...
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Dec 01, 2001; ... Today's column began as a Freudian slip. I was talking about theThanksgiving-to-Christmas period - a potentially perilous time forthose of us who care about physical fitness. Over-consumption offatty, sugary "treats" is as much a holiday tradition as mistletoe,tinsel and four-figure ...
Former sheriff admits he has gambling problem; Woodford County: Man says he is responsible for $50,000 in credit charges
Dec 01, 2001; ... EUREKA (AP) - The former Woodford County sheriff, who disappearedamid an investigation of more than $50,000 in charges on creditcards issued to his department, admits he has a gambling problem. Bill Myers, who resigned in absentia in mid-November, is offeringto take responsibility ...
Light-rail feasibility study gets $200,000 grant
Dec 01, 2001; ... Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, on Friday announced that $200,000 for alight-rail feasibility study for Dubuque will be included in $13million for Iowa transportation projects as part of Congress'Transportation Appropriations bill. The federal grant is less than the $300,000 the city of ...
Gordon, Intimidator honored at NASCAR event; Black tie: Points champ takes home record payoff
Dec 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Jeff Gordon and the still-vibrant memory of DaleEarnhardt Sr. dominated Friday night's NASCAR Awards. While Gordon was honored for his fourth Winston Cup championshipand raked in a record payoff of $10,879,757, the sport gathered fora black tie gala that also was a ...
Anti-Taliban forces close in on Kandahar, seize tanks; Stronghold: Aide reports 80 Taliban fighters give up
Dec 01, 2001; ... KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Anti-Taliban tribesmen said they seizedtanks and heavy weapons Friday from Taliban militiamen who gave upwithout a fight near the airport outside Kandahar. An Americangeneral said the battle will go on until the Taliban stronghold is a"free city." Ethnic ...
Taking challenge to do well and do good; Rabbi's book: Goodness appears to be making a comeback
Dec 01, 2001; ... It seemed a fitting paradox for our troubled times. The same dayI picked up "Living a Life that Matters" from the library, the frontpage stories in my local paper concerned these issues: the lack ofvolunteer bell-ringers for the Salvation Army and the fact thatcounty residents are buying ...
Earl K. Jobe
Dec 01, 2001 ... HANOVER, Ill. - Earl K. Jobe, 89, of Hanover, died Thursday, Nov.29, 2001, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church,Hanover. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover, wheremilitary rites will be accorded by Hanover V.F.W ....
Expert: 'Shaking and/or impact' affected infant; Debord trial: Ophthalmologist says she bases her opinion on photos, autopsy report
Dec 01, 2001; ... GALENA, Ill. - An ophthalmologist who testified Friday at theJoshea Debord murder trial said evidence shows that 2-month-oldTyler Debord was "subjected to shaking and/or impact." Debord, 22, of Stockton, is on trial in the Jo Daviess CountyCircuit Court for first-degree murder in ...
Appeals court:DVD copying hurts sales; Hollywood vs hackers: Suit sought to pull encryption descrambler from Web site
Dec 01, 2001; ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In a victory for Hollywood's major studios,a New York federal appeals court upheld a ruling against a man whoposted on his Web site a program that let users copy DVDs. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruledunanimously Wednesday in favor of nine ...
Dean E. Smith
Dec 01, 2001 ... EAST DUBUQUE, Iowa - Dean E. Smith, 80, of 450 Sherwood Ave.,East Dubuque, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at home. Friends may call from 2 ...
Louise Preston
Dec 01, 2001 ... MANCHESTER, Iowa - Louise Preston, 94, formerly of Manchester,died Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at the Northbrook Manor Care Center,Cedar ...
Eagles cruise
Dec 01, 2001; ... There are television miniseries with longer running times thanthe combined length of practice time the Dubuque Wahlert girlsbasketball team has had so far this season. With four members of the team serving time on the Golden EaglesClass 4A state championship volleyball team until ...
City's top cop celebrates first year; Police chief:Wadding says it has been a learning experience
Dec 01, 2001; ... In the 23 years Kim Wadding has been in law enforcement, he haslooked forward to going to work each day - and the last year is noexception. Wadding was sworn-in as Dubuque police chief a year ago today. Hereplaced John Mauss, who served as chief for 15 years ...
Big 12 Championship game pits strength against strength; Clash: Tough Colorado run game to test Texas 'D'
Dec 01, 2001; ... AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas coach Mack Brown admits he's a littleafraid of Colorado, and maybe his players are worried, too. That's what a 62-36 whipping of Nebraska will do. "The way they attacked Nebraska, I've never seen anything likethat before," Brown said as his No. 3 ...
Irish brace for Purdue with Davie in limbo; Hoping: Coach says he has no plans to resign his position
Dec 01, 2001; ... WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame coach Bob Davie probablywon't have to hear or read speculation much longer that he'll be outof a job. He may be looking for one instead. Davie will complete his fifth season with the Irish after today'sgame against Purdue. The 4-6 Irish have ...
Small town rides to rescue for NY; Fire trucks: City has 54 units on order
Dec 01, 2001; ... CLINTONVILLE (AP) - On Rick Goodell's last trip to New York, herode in a fire rescue truck, its siren blaring in the night as heraced past the twin towers of the World Trade Center. It was strictly business. The small-town engineer had come toconsult with a big-city firefighter. As ...
Janann Jaksic
Dec 01, 2001 ... EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. - Mrs. Michael (Janann Kroll) Jaksic, 51, ofRamrod Keys, Fla., formerly of East Dubuque, died from complicationsof heart surgery at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, ...
Fed credits U.S. productivity to dollar's strength; Up against euro: Greenspan says American workplace is more flexible
Dec 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan saidFriday the dollar's strength against the new European currency, theeuro, stems from America's better performance in boosting theproductivity of the work force. While cautioning that it is always difficult to ...
George W. White
Dec 01, 2001 ... DYERSVILLE, Iowa - George W. White, 85, of Dyersville, diedThursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at Mercy Medical Center-Dyersville, after abrief illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Francis XavierBasilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Jerry Blake officiating. Burialwill be in ...
Stores fill building's potential; Shullsburg:Hanler's Unique Shops will offer 14 shops on one floor
Dec 01, 2001; ... SHULLSBURG, Wis. - Shullsburg shopping opportunities are primedto take a quantum leap in a circa-1880s building that breathes withnew life. Thirteen months ago, a Galena, Ill.-couple, Jim and Sandy Hansen,bought the two-story building, located on the corner of Water andGratiot ...
National Briefs
Dec 01, 2001; ... Police nab fugitive heir in Pennsylvania BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Fugitive murder suspect Robert Durst, theestranged scion of one of New York's wealthiest real estatefamilies, was arrested Friday after allegedly shoplifting a sandwichand Band-Aids. Durst, 58, was charged in October ...
Sports Calendar
Dec 01, 2001; ... TODAY Boys prep basketball - Senior at Western Dubuque; De Witt Centralat Hempstead; Davenport Assumption at Wahlert, 7 p.m. Boys prep swimming - Hempstead, Senior at J-Hawk Relays at CedarRapids Jefferson, 10:30 a.m. College wrestling - University of Dubuque at ...
Abusive husband leaves; financial woes appear; Bills: Woman, 4 children face a 'different kind of stress'
Dec 01, 2001; ... A mother and her four children have come a long way towardpicking up the pieces of their lives since the mother asked herabusive husband to leave their home. Now they need some help to getthe financial side of their lives on track. Before ending the relationship, "I was afraid we ...
Ferentz looks to lead Iowa to bowl; Anxious: Hawks have vested interest in who wins today
Dec 01, 2001; ... IOWA CITY (AP) - Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz isn't sure what the bowlselection committees are thinking. All he knows is that he feels theHawkeyes deserve to play somewhere. "We're a Big Ten football team that's won six games," he saidThursday. "I think the statistics would bear out ...
Envoy: Violence won't foil mission
Dec 01, 2001; ... JERUSALEM (AP) - The U.S. special Mideast envoy said Friday hispeace mission will not be spoiled by increasing violence and threatsby militants. The mediator, retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni, made thepledge a day after an Islamic militant blew himself up on a bus ...
Gilmore resigns as Republican national chairman; Cites too much travel: Racicot the likely candidate to replace him
Dec 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican National Chairman Jim Gilmoreresigned Friday, clearing the way for President Bush to install anew party head in advance of midterm 2002 elections, with control ofCongress and three dozen statehouses at stake. Former Montana governor and close Bush ally ...
Man arrested; police see link to serial-killer spree; Pacific Northwest: Ridgway is held in connecion with deaths of 4 women
Dec 01, 2001; ... SEATTLE (AP) - A man was arrested Friday in connection with theslayings of four women whose deaths were believed to be part of thenation's worst unsolved serial killer sprees. Police had blamed the four women's deaths on the so-called GreenRiver Killer, who authorities have said ...
Shullsburg's 'entrepreneurial spirit' impresses donor; $400,000: Man who lives in East Dubuque gives toward project in town where he was raised
Dec 01, 2001; ... SHULLSBURG, Wis. - When Shullsburg observes its 175th birthdaynext year, Mayor Dan Morrissey hopes the celebration takes place ina new community center. His hopes got a boost when a Shullsburg native now living in EastDubuque, Ill., donated $400,000 toward the proposed ...
Fire at Color Box causes no damage
Dec 01, 2001; ... Employees of Color Box, a division of Georgia-Pacific, at 2150Kerper Blvd., were evacuated Friday afternoon when a baler caughtfire. Color Box General Manager Bruce Fredericks said the small firewas extinguished promptly. No one was injured, but all workers ...
Public hearing reviews Merrimac ferry project
Dec 01, 2001; ... MERRIMAC (AP) - A piece of state history - the Merrimac ferry -will be replaced with a larger craft and get updated docking andparking areas under preliminary plans outlined at a hearing here. The free ferry carries traffic on Wisconsin 113 across theWisconsin River about 25 miles ...
McCallum: Budget picture looks bleak; 'Serious problem': Governor says shortfall is likely to near $1.3 billion
Dec 01, 2001; ... MADISON (AP) - The state's economic outlook is grimmer thanofficials first thought, with a budget shortfall likely to near $1.3billion because of declining revenues, Gov. Scott McCallum saidFriday. The governor had earlier predicted state revenues could fallbetween $300 million ...
Births
Dec 01, 2001; ... Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001 Wardle-Meyer - Tim Wardle and Alicia Meyer, Dubuque, girl atMercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001 Evitts - John and Jackie (Pickel) Evitts, Parkview, Iowa, boy inDavenport, Iowa. They are formerly of Dubuque. Gourley - Jeff ...
Weather Data
Dec 01, 2001; ... Temperatures High/low Friday*41/35 High/low a year ago33/25 Record high Dec. 159 in 1970 Record low Dec. 116 in 1951 Heating degree days Thursday30 Total since July 1, 20011,219 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation ...
Iowa Briefs
Dec 01, 2001; ... UI, victim's family reach settlement IOWA CITY - A settlement has been reached in a wrongful deathcase involving a University of Iowa student who died after a nightof heavy drinking at a fraternity house party. Matthew Garofalo, 19, of Elgin, Ill., died in 1995. He was ...
Girls Basketball Roundup; West blitzes Mustangs; Cougars top Comets
Dec 01, 2001; ... Dubuque Hempstead couldn't get its offense in gear and dropped a69-26 decision to Waterloo West on Friday in Waterloo. Keri Ludwig connected on a pair of 3-pointers and finished with10 points for the Mustangs who dropped to 0-4, 0-2 MississippiValley Conference. Gina Weidemann ...
Maxine L. Scheibe
Dec 01, 2001 ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - Maxine L. Scheibe, 82, of Maquoketa, diedFriday, Nov. 30, 2001, at the Jackson County Public Hospital,Maquoketa ....
Other Deaths
Dec 01, 2001; ... Kal Mann PHILADELPHIA - Kal Mann, who wrote the lyrics for "Let's TwistAgain" and other dance hits, died Wednesday. He was 84. Mann, with composer Dave Appell, wrote such songs as "SouthStreet," "Let's Twist Again," "Bristol Stomp," "Wild One" and "Wah-Watusi," recorded by ...
Almanac
Dec 01, 2001; ... Today is Saturday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2001. There are 30days left in the year. History highlights: On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, refused to giveup her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala., city bus. Mrs.Parks was arrested, sparking a year-long ...
Contraction looking less likely
Dec 01, 2001; ... ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Baseball's plan to eliminate two teams bynext season was dealt a severe blow Friday when Minnesota courts putoff until Dec. 27 an appeal of the injunction that forces the Twinsto play in 2002. First, the Minnesota Supreme Court refused to grant the ...
Sports Briefs
Dec 01, 2001; ... Packers waive Burris, sign Bowen GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers waived quarterback HenryBurris on Friday and signed veteran safety Matt Bowen. Bowen was the St. Louis Rams' sixth-round draft pick in 2000 outof Iowa. He started two games and played in every game last ...
Freedom is a privilege
Dec 01, 2001; ... Editor's note: The following essays are the winning entries in acontest sponsored by the Telegraph Herald in conjunction withVeteran's Day, Nov. 11. The TH received 70 essays from students inarea schools on "What Freedom Means to Me." Some of the winningentries were read during a ...
Enron teeters on brink of bankruptcy; Congressional scrutiny: Some predict Chapter 11 is the company's only option
Dec 01, 2001; ... HOUSTON (AP) - As Enron Corp. considers whether it should pursuebankruptcy protection, the embattled energy company faces theprospect of lengthy congressional scrutiny in the wake of itsunprecedented collapse. Rep. Billy Tauzin, chairman of the House Energy and CommerceCommittee, ...
State ousts airport screening company; Massachusetts:Firm will continue to serve other clients
Dec 01, 2001; ... BOSTON (AP) - The nation's largest airport baggage screeningcompany, under fire for hiring criminals and allowing securitybreaches, was ousted Friday from Logan Airport. Argenbright Security struck a deal hours before a state policehearing on whether to revoke its license. Under ...
Sleepless nights affect firefighters many experts say; Anxiety: Group wants to raise $3.5 million to pay for additional counseling help
Dec 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK (AP) - For many New York City firefighters, Sept. 11 isstill taking a toll in nightmares, sleepless nights, anxiety andother psychological stresses, say mental-health professionals whoare helping them deal with their reactions. Social workers, psychiatrists and ...
Illinois Briefs
Dec 01, 2001; ... GOP wants to waive filing deadline ROCKFORD - The Illinois Republican Party said Friday it has askeda federal court to suspend the deadline for candidates to file forseats in the state Legislature while the party's lawsuitschallenging a Democrat-friendly legislative remap ...
Speaker: Defend homeland first; In Dubuque: Think-tank specialist says the country should avoid 'throwing money at the Pentagon'
Dec 01, 2001; ... The $20 billion in emergency spending allocated by Congress forthe Pentagon after terrorists attacked America's East Coast shouldhave gone to homeland defense, a Washington think-tank specialistsaid in Dubuque on Friday night. That would have brought the homeland-defense package to ...
Panthers hit road for playoff game; First round: Old rivals meet for first time since 1996 season
Dec 01, 2001; ... CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - From the start, Northern Iowa coach MarkFarley spelled out exactly what the Panthers had to do to succeed inthe playoffs. "One of those things was that we're going to have to win a gameon the road," Farley said. "It just so happens we have to go out anddo ...
Intrilligator entering new chapter; Concert: The director and conductor of Dubuque Symphony will sign book copies
Dec 01, 2001; ... Somebody is killing (dramatic chord) the orchestra leaders inIowa. Not really. But that's the premise for a murder mystery book fund-raiser orchestrated by KUNI, northeast Iowa's public-radio station. William Intriligator, director and conductor of the DubuqueSymphony ...
NCAA Roundup; Townsend gives Marquette much-needed spark
Dec 01, 2001; ... Marquette coach Tom Crean insisted he could have used any numberof replacements for starting forward Odartey Blankson, who's out forthree weeks with a fractured foot. His choice of freshman Todd Townsend proved precisely what theNo. 23-ranked Golden Eagles needed as they routed ...
Boys Roundup; Cascade's Schmidt outscores Warriors in victory
Dec 01, 2001; ... East Dubuque had no answer for Cascade's Nate Schmidt. Schmidt scored 33 points to pace the Cougars to the 54-28 non-conference win Friday at East Dubuque, Ill. Kris Wolfe added 12points for Cascade. The Warriors drooped to 0-2. Dyersville Beckman 50, West Delaware 44 - At ...
Let there be freedom
Dec 01, 2001; ... Editor's note: The following essays are the winning entries in acontest sponsored by the Telegraph Herald in conjunction withVeteran's Day, Nov. 11. The TH received 70 essays from students inarea schools on "What Freedom Means to Me." Some of the winningentries were read during a ...
Economy shrinks 1.1%; Third quarter: Experts expect improvement after an anticipated bad fourth quarter
Dec 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy, battered by the terroristattacks, turned in its worst performance in a decade during thethird quarter, shrinking at a rate of 1.1 percent. Many economistsexpect an even steeper drop in the current quarter but are hopefulfor a turnaround next ...
What's Happening
Dec 01, 2001; ... Today * Holiday cookie walk and gift fair, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. John'sEpiscopal Church, 1458 Locust St. * Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque Festival of Trees, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.daily, Holiday Inn Dubuque Five Flags, 450 Main St. For moreinformation, call Dianna Kirkwood at 563/589-8035 ....
Hempstead hangs tough with Wildcats; Leader: Harrington's hot stretch leads Davenport North to win
Dec 01, 2001; ... The Dubuque Hempstead boys basketball team did just abouteverything it needed to win on Friday night. The Mustangs shot the ball well and crashed the boards with avengeance. They handled Davenport North's full-court pressure aswell as they had hoped. The only thing Hempstead ...
Feds seek to interview about 100 Muslim men; Voluntary:Attorney expects many will cooperate
Dec 01, 2001; ... Federal prosecutors want to interview about 100 Muslim men inWisconsin to see whether they have heard anyone advocating terrorismor violence, a deputy U.S. attorney said Friday. The men, mostly college students in Milwaukee and Madison, areamong about 5,000 Muslim men in the United ...
NHL Roundup; Maple Leafs hand Blackhawks first defeat at United Center
Dec 01, 2001; ... Alexander Mogilny and Mats Sundin scored and Curtis Josephstopped 18 shots as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs handed theChicago Blackhawks their first home loss of the season, 2-1, onFriday night. Alex Zhamnov scored for Chicago, 9-1-3 at the United Center, butwinless in its ...
Beulah M. Reimer
Dec 01, 2001 ... ELKADER, Iowa - Beulah M. Reimer, 93, of Elkader, died Friday,Nov. 30, 2001, at the Guttenberg Care Center, Guttenberg. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Peace United Church ofChrist, ...
Northern Alliance wants interim election; Talks stall: Former president does not favor appointments
Dec 01, 2001; ... KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (AP) - Talks on Afghanistan's politicalfuture deadlocked Friday after the Northern Alliance leader in Kabulinsisted an interim administration be elected and objected to plansfor international peacekeepers. The impasse came amid a rift between the alliance's ...
Experts debate Cole's fitness to stand trial; Testimony: Mental- health professionals say Dubuquer facing murder charges has variety of psychological disorders
Dec 01, 2001; ... A 37-year-old Dubuque man, facing charges of attempted murder,suffers from a variety of psychological disorders, according tothree mental-health professionals who testified Friday in DubuqueCounty District Court. The mental-health professionals were not all in agreement onwhether ...
Grocers: Change recycling law; Petition: They want to cut recycling centers at stores
Dec 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - A coalition of Iowa grocers want legislators tochange the bottle law, a proposal that would eliminate recyclingcenters at grocery stores and expand more curbside recycling. Officials said the current recycling system is putting the foodin supermarkets at risk of ...
First artificial heart recipient dies; 59 years old: Doctors say his death was not related to the self-contained heart
Dec 01, 2001; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Robert Tools, the first person to receivea fully self-contained artificial heart, died Friday of internalbleeding and organ failure after living with the device whirring inhis chest for 151 days. He was 59. The death was announced by Drs. Laman Gray Jr. and ...
Pilots protest Durbin's no-fly zone plan; Nuclear power plants: Officials say the policy is a headache for small airports
Dec 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Fearing possible terrorist air attacks,Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin is urging the federal government to imposeno-fly zones around nuclear facilities across the country. But state officials, airport managers and pilots from his homestate, which has more nuclear power ...
Freedom taken fro granted
Dec 01, 2001; ... Editor's note: The following essays are the winning entries in acontest sponsored by the Telegraph Herald in conjunction withVeteran's Day, Nov. 11. The TH received 70 essays from students inarea schools on "What Freedom Means to Me." Some of the winningentries were read during a ...