Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from May 2002:
Former farmer sentenced for killing girlfriend
May 01, 2002; ... MILWAUKEE (AP) - A 22-year sentence for murder is the culminationof a twisted plot that saw Richard Behrens turn his back on a 27-year marriage and a wholesome family life to move in with a stripperwho was younger than his own children. Behrens, now 48, was a churchgoing 4-H leader ...
Conflict of interest obvious in Asbury
May 01, 2002; ... 5461 Meadow Court "Conflict of interest" remains the issue. How can there not be aconflict of interest with the Asbury Area Development Corp. beingsupported by Asbury tax money awarded by previous council members(members of the AADC) and the same legal counsel representing ...
MLB Roundup; White Sox end Seattle road streak
May 01, 2002; ... Happy to be home, Magglio Ordonez and the Chicago White Soxstopped Seattle's impressive road show. "We looked really bad in Oakland and we wanted to come back andshow people we can play the game," Ordonez said after his two-runhomer helped the White Sox beat the Mariners, 8-4, ...
Engagement
May 01, 2002; ... Kloft-Benn Announcement is made of the engagement of Cara Kloft to JasonBenn, both of Epworth, Iowa. She is the daughter of Donald and AnnKloft, of Dubuque, and the late Sandra Kloft. He is the son ofMarilee Donath, James Benn Sr. and Timothy Maas, all of Iowa. She ...
Sports Calendar
May 01, 2002; ... Today College baseball - UW-Platteville at UW-Whitewater, 1 p.m.;Dubuque at Rockford, 2 p.m.; Augustana at Loras, 7 p.m. College softball - Clarke at Cornell, 4 p.m. Girls prep golf - Senior, Beckman at Wahlert, 3:15 p.m.;Dyersville Beckman, Senior at Wahlert (Meadows), ...
Local/Area Roundup; Derby lifts Wahlert boys in OT
May 01, 2002; ... Matt Derby's goal in double overtime lifted Dubuque Wahlert overCedar Rapids Prairie, 1-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference matchTuesday at Wahlert High School. Wahlert, which outshot Prairie, 21-8, improved to 5-3. _________________Prep girls ...
Police Beat; Dubuque police reported:
May 01, 2002; ... * Walter G. Harrison, 44, 10461/2 Central Ave., was arrestedTuesday on a charge of domestic assault with injury. Police said he and his ex-wife, Michelle L. Harrison, 34, also of10461/2 Central, were ...
Area Briefs
May 01, 2002; ... McGregor man dies in car-train accident PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. - A 47-year-old McGregor, Iowa, man died ina car-train accident Monday night in Prairie du Chien. Prairie du Chien police said at 6:13 p.m. Thomas Horsfield's carcrashed through a lowered crossing gate on Illinois ...
Tri-State Meetings
May 01, 2002; ... Dubuque Zoning Advisory Commission 6:30 p.m., Carnegie-Stout Public ...
Northwest Illinois jobless rates staying high
May 01, 2002; ... Unemployment rates in three northwest Illinois counties were mixedin March, according to the Illinois Department of EmploymentSecurity. Jo Daviess County's jobless rate in March was 6.5 percent, up from6.1 percent in February. Unemployment in Stephenson County dropped from ...
GAO: School-related food poisonings rise by 10% annually; Outbreaks: Sources of illness range from strawberries to hamburgers
May 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Food poisonings in the nation's schools areincreasing at a rate of about 10 percent per year, according to acongressional study released Tuesday The General Accounting Office says that federal government shoulddisclose its inspection records on food plants to the ...
Harkin: Farm-bill approval possible by next week
May 01, 2002; ... DES MOINES (AP) - A new six-year farm bill including "a strongsafety net" for farmers could be signed into law as quickly as nextweek, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said Tuesday. After weeks of tedious negotiations, House and Senate bargainerswere moving quickly to put the final touches on ...
Banged-up Maple Leafs advance to Eastern semis; Advantage: All seven games won by home team
May 01, 2002; ... TORONTO (AP) - The Toronto Maple Leafs limped into the secondround of the playoffs. At least they'll have the extra home gameagainst Ottawa. Judging by their seven-game series with the New York Islanders,the Leafs may need it. Alexander Mogilny scored twice as the Maple Leafs ...
Study: Side effects often appear after drugs getOK; Serious: Problems show up in 20% of new drugs after FDA approval
May 01, 2002; ... CHICAGO (AP) - One in five new drugs has serious side effects thatdo not show up until well after the medicine has received governmentapproval, according to a study that exposes what one researcher callsan alarming game of medical Russian roulette. The researchers went so far as to ...
TV ads linked to patients' drug requests; Survey: FDA tries to find true impact of commercials
May 01, 2002; ... Ask a doctor for a prescription drug you saw advertised ontelevision, and 69 percent of the time you'll go home with it. That's what the Food and Drug Administration just discovered in asurvey that illustrates how big a role advertising plays in thedoctor's office. Is that ...
Lenee L. Peterson
May 01, 2002 ... WAUKON, Iowa - Lenee L. Peterson, 37, of Waukon, died of cancerSaturday, April 27, 2002, at home. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at St. John's Lutheran ...
Jury acquits two Penn State players of assault charges
May 01, 2002; ... BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - After nearly four hours of deliberationsthat included telling a judge they were deadlocked at one point,jurors late Tuesday night acquitted two Penn State football playersof all charges in an assault trial. Thurgood "T.C." Cosby, 19, and Robert "R.J." Luke, ...
National Briefs
May 01, 2002; ... Ventura shuts down governor's mansion ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Jesse Ventura shut down the governor'smansion Tuesday, laid off most of the staff and declared itunavailable for all but limited official functions. The former pro wrestler blamed a budget dispute for the ...
Business Briefs
May 01, 2002; ... Ebbers resigns as CEO of WorldCom CLINTON, Miss. - Bernard J. Ebbers, who built WorldCom Inc. into aglobal telecommunications giant, resigned as president and chiefexecutive amid a steep decline in the company's fortunes and an SECinvestigation of its finances. WorldCom said ...
Local/Area Briefs
May 01, 2002; ... Stonehill fund-raising goal set at $185,00 Volunteers kick off the annual Stonehill Franciscan Servicesappeal today, hoping to raise $185,000. The proceeds from the fund-raising campaign will supportStonehill's programs and a charitable-assistance policy for residentsand ...
Study finds mildly depressed women tend to live longer; Survival mechanism?: Some speculate they are more resilient
May 01, 2002; ... RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Mildly depressed older women tend to livelonger than those who are not depressed at all, a surprising newstudy suggests. The findings are contrary to most other studies on the linkbetween depression and mortality. Those studies have generally shownthat ...
Morning smile; These particular kind deeds have no ceiling
May 01, 2002; ... CASTINE, Maine (AP) - The dollar amounts and the length of theletters varied, but the message to the owners of Dennett's Wharf wasthe same: Put this money on the ceiling and start over again. For more than a decade, patrons of this restaurant have maintainedan odd tradition of ...
Club's general manager charged after fiery stunt
May 01, 2002; ... IOWA CITY (AP) - The general manager of a downtown Iowa City clubhas been charged with a misdemeanor for igniting high-proof grainalcohol, setting off a fire that burned nine University of Iowastudents, authorities said Tuesday. The Johnson County Attorney's office said Troy David ...
Preservation drugs could increase transplants
May 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 2,300 additional organs could beavailable for transplant each year without recruiting new donors,researchers said Tuesday. The key: a trio of drugs administered tobrain-dead patients to help preserve the organs. The drugs allow transplant programs to ...
NBA Playoffs Roundup; Pacers trip Nets
May 01, 2002; ... Instead of riding the bench, Austin Croshere has the IndianaPacers headed to a Game 5. Croshere and Ron Artest each scored 18 points as the Pacers beatthe New Jersey Nets, 97-74, Tuesday night in Game 4 of their first-round best-of-5 playoff series. Game 5 is Thursday night ...
Royster finally moves in; Manager: Brewers drop interim tag
May 01, 2002; ... MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jerry Royster moved into the manager's office atMiller Park on Tuesday, something he had refused to do until the"interim" tag was removed from his title. "Now, I'm the manager. I have to sit in there. The guys need me inthere," Royster said after general manager ...
A feast for Cinco de Mayo? It's a cinch; Share a Mexican celebration
May 01, 2002; ... To many Americans, Cinco de Mayo is a holiday of fuzzy origins,but still a great reason to sip margaritas and Mexican beer. However,nowhere is the national legal holiday in Mexico celebrated moreenthusiastically than in Puebla, where the battle took place. On May 5, 1862, the ...
GOP trio stumps in Dubuque
May 01, 2002; ... With only about 10 minutes each to speak, the three Republicancandidates for Iowa governor quickly stated their priorities. Theyalso found time to criticize the way the current administration ishandling the budget. They spoke to members of the Dubuque Rotary Club Tuesday at ...
Spitzer takes on stock analysts; Opinions: New York attorney general is viewed as an ogre and/or a crusader
May 01, 2002; ... ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Eliot Spitzer remembers a summer job stackinginsulation in Atlanta during his college years, and how he sweatedand itched. "It felt like it was 150 degrees at the top of that warehouse," hesays. "The feeling of having that fiberglass wear into your skin ...
Al-Qaida suspects die in firefights with U.S.-led forces
May 01, 2002; ... BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - Firefights between U.S.-led specialforces and suspected al-Qaida terrorists left up to four of thesuspects dead, a U.S. general said Tuesday, detailing attacks in aneastern region where allied leaders say pockets of al-Qaida fightersare holed up. No ...
Corwin A. Hellmer
May 01, 2002 ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Corwin A. Hellmer, of Platteville, passed awaySunday, April 28, 2002, at Heartland Health Care Center, Platteville. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine'sCatholic Church in Platteville, where military rites will be accordedat the ...
Crash keeps girl from prom, but she goes to another
May 01, 2002; ... SPRINGVILLE (AP) - A car accident caused a Preston student to missher prom, so students at Springville High School, two counties away,invited her to theirs. "It's weird, I don't know anybody here," said Heather Driscoll,17. "I was surprised to get the invitation, but I'm happy to ...
CORRECTIONS
May 01, 2002; ... The Ask Martha column on Page 3E in Sunday's Telegraph Herald hadan incorrect measurement for the length of ribbon used to make theMay Day flower cone. The ...
Consumer confidence slips; Analysis: The key spending indicator appears to be in a holding pattern
May 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Consumer confidence dipped in April from a seven-month high, but optimism about the economy remained higher thananalysts' expectations. Despite the dip, Wall Street rallied Tuesdayafter a general decline throughout April. The New York-based Conference Board said ...
Births
May 01, 2002; ... Wednesday, April 24, 2002 Hoffman - Rick and Laura (Davis) Hoffman, Iowa City, boy at MercyHospital, Iowa City. They are formerly of Dubuque. Thursday, April 25, 2002 Furstenberg-Hernandez - Melanie Furstenberg and Adrian Hernandez,Dubuque, boy at Mercy Medical ...
Terraforce team in 22nd place
May 01, 2002; ... The Terraforce Adventure Racing Team, which includes Dubuquenative Connie Bandy Hodge, was in 22nd place early today in the RaidGauloises, a 620-mile adventure race through the jungles of Vietnam. Team Terraforce slipped eight positions during a 2:17 tyroleansession that took it to ...
Panel won't turn over Andersen documents
May 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee investigating the Enron affairis refusing to give Arthur Andersen documents related to interviewsof Andersen's chief Enron auditor. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is citing constitutionalgrounds in its refusal to comply with a subpoena ...
Raymond I. Johnston
May 01, 2002 ... GALENA, Ill. - Mr. Raymond I. Johnston, 70, of 222 S. High St.,Galena, died at 7:45 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2002, at home. Private family graveside committal services and burial will be at10:30 a.m. Friday at Greenwood Cemetery, Galena. Friends may callfrom 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at ...
Foreign Briefs
May 01, 2002; ... U.S. begins training Soviet Georgians TBILISI, Georgia - U.S. troops launched operations Tuesday in theformer Soviet republic of Georgia to train local forces in anti-terrorism tactics - the latest step in the worldwide campaign againstterror. Eighteen Americans arrived ...
What's Happening
May 01, 2002; ... Today * Senior citizens activities: 8:30-11 a.m. mall-walking and cards;11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. lunch; 12:30 p.m. Swedish weaving class;Dubuque Area Lifetime Center, 3505 Stoneman Road. * University of Wisconsin-Platteville spring tradition,Schwetzingen Day, 9:25 a.m.-2:30 ...
Sylvester A. Link
May 01, 2002 ... SHERRILL, Iowa - Sylvester A. Link, 83, of 541 Balltown Road,Sherrill, died at 8:55 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2002, at Mercy MedicalCenter-Dyersville. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Francis CatholicChurch, Balltown, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends maycall ...
Bad hop costly to Mustangs; Unlucky: Cedar Falls solves Hempstead's tricky offsides trap
May 01, 2002; ... One bad hop sent Dubuque Hempstead into a psychological meltdown. Of course, that's overdramatizing the plot of the Mustangs'Mississippi Valley Conference boys soccer match against Cedar Fallson Tuesday. But it's safe to say Hempstead was never the same after themisfortune of ...
Sports Briefs
May 01, 2002; ... Barnes returns to Iowa State staff AMES, Iowa - Steve Barnes is returning to the Iowa Statebasketball staff as associate head coach after resigning as San JoseState's coach. Barnes was an assistant at Iowa State during the 1998-99 season and has spent the last three years at San ...
Layering flavors involves cooking in stages
May 01, 2002; ... Professional chefs know that one way to boost the flavor of stewsand other one-pot dishes is to add ingredients, a few at time,cooking each addition over medium to high heat to developcaramelization. This is called layering. Chef Paul Prudhomme is a master of this method. He uses ...
Americans will monitor Palestinian terror suspects; Civilians: Israelis are concerned the 6 might be set free
May 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - A few American monitors will oversee theconfinement of six Palestinian terror suspects in a move to allayIsraeli concerns they might quickly be set free. The civilian monitors will be experienced in police and securitywork and might be recruited from private ...
Farm-bill proposal raises some price guarantees; Corn, wheat, oats, sorghum: Daschle calls legislation 'good, constructive'
May 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Subsidy rates for some grain crops would jumpmore than 10 percent this year, lawmakers disclosed Tuesday inreleasing new details of their proposed overhaul of agricultureprograms. The legislation is expected to go to the House and Senate by nextweek for final ...
Wisconsin Briefs
May 01, 2002; ... Report: 19 violate contribution limits MADISON - Nineteen campaign donors exceeded the state's $10,000annual limit on political contributions last year, according to agroup's review of state Elections Board records. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign found four of the ...
FitzRandolph: Believe and persevere; Message: Olympic gold was skater's dream since age 5
May 01, 2002; ... CASSVILLE, Wis. - It took Olympic gold-medal winner CaseyFitzRandolph 22 years to achieve his dream. Today's kindergartnerscan be tomorrow's Olympic heroes. FitzRandolph, who won the gold medal in 500-meter speed skating atthe Salt Lake City Olympics, was featured at the inaugural ...
Rock band cancels tour after lead singer injured
May 01, 2002; ... ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The rock band Creed canceled remaining dateson its tour after lead singer Scott Stapp was injured in a caraccident, the band's spokesman said Monday. Creed spokesman Steve Karas said the crash involved anothervehicle and occurred in the Orlando area. Other ...
Alberta B. Anderson
May 01, 2002 ... SAVANNA, Ill. - Alberta B. Anderson, 94, of Adel, Iowa, formerlyof Savanna, died Monday, April 29, 2002, at Adel Acres Care Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John the BaptistCatholic Church, Savanna, with Father Everett Hiller officiating.Burial will be in St ....
Weather Data
May 01, 2002; ... Temperatures High/low Tuesday*58/46 High/low a year ago82/59 Record high May 188 in 1887 Record low May 128 in 1994 Heating-degree days Monday14 Total since July 1, 20016,014 Cooling degree days Monday0 Total since Jan. 1, ...
Cellist says music in her blood; Smitten early: She started out sneaking out to sing in local church
May 01, 2002; ... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Barbara Hedlund has been smitten with musicfor as long as she can remember. As a young girl in Winter Park, Fla., she sneaked out of the houseon Sunday mornings to sing with a church choir. She had to bediscreet because her parents were ...
QUOTABLE
May 01, 2002; ... "If, God forbid, something like this happens again, you could grabthat book." - Retired U.S. Army Gen. Dennis Reimer, director of the OklahomaCity National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism,which produced a 45-page booklet detailing what other cities shoulddo if ...
Engagement
May 01, 2002; ... Hooks-Lovell Erv and Deb Hooks, of 20720 Cobblestone Lane, announce theengagement of their daughter Holly to Matthew Lovell, of 724 CottagePlace. He is the son of Jack and Mary Lovell, of 2165 Simpson St. She graduated from Clarke College and is a personal banker atPremier ...
Child-care work force focus of study
May 01, 2002; ... SEATTLE (AP) - Nearly one-third of paid child care workers arerelatives who often lack training and government oversight, accordingto a national study released today. About 2.3 million people - a larger number than previously thought- earn their money by caring for preschoolers, ...
Islamic charity, director, charged with lying; Terrorism probe: Organization has possible links to Osama bin Laden
May 01, 2002; ... CHICAGO (AP) - An Islamic charity and its executive director werecharged with perjury Tuesday and accused of links to Osama bin Ladenand his terrorist organization, including members who tried to getnuclear weapons and plotted to assassinate the pope. Federal officials said ...
VectorVision provides surgeons with precision; Sinus anatomy: System works like a global positioning unit
May 01, 2002; ... A new positioning system could lessen the risks of delicate sinussurgeries. The Finley Hospital recently purchased and installed an image-guided VectorVision system for ear, nose and throat procedures. The system provides navigational guidance during sinus surgeriesby ...
Woman loves to motivate students; Fundraising Lady: Business assists youths raising money for schools
May 01, 2002; ... ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) - Mary Jo Brienen was a successful foodbroker when one of her co-workers at a 1988 food convention told herabout a different branch of the industry - one that that sounded likea lot more fun. "It looked a lot more exciting and innovative," Brienen said ....
Almanac
May 01, 2002; ... Today is Wednesday, May 1, the 121st day of 2002. There are 244days left in the year. History highlights: On May 1, 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2reconnaissance plane near Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, FrancisGary Powers. On this ...
Engagement
May 01, 2002; ... Schuster-Hollins Harold and Starla Schuster, of Dyersville, Iowa, announce theengagement of their daughter Ann R. to Christopher R. Hollins, bothof Washington Township, N.J. He is the son of Lawrence Hollins, ofChicago, and Diane Hollins, of Arlington, Va. She received her ...
Boston parish refuses to take part in fund raising; Catholics: Some see it as a rebuff of Cardinal Law
May 01, 2002; ... BOSTON (AP) - A Roman Catholic parish where a former priestallegedly molested children has decided not to take part in two majorarchdiocese fund-raisers, a move that some observers say represents arebuff of Cardinal Bernard Law. In a letter published in the church bulletin last ...
Hartzell says sports might be cut at Northern Iowa; Slump: School already taking steps to save
May 01, 2002; ... DES MOINES (AP) - The University of Northern Iowa is looking atdropping some sports as one way to head off a deficit in the athleticdepartment's budget. Athletic director Rick Hartzell said numerous cuts already havebeen made and the department has done everything it can think of ...
Muser out, Mizerock in
May 01, 2002; ... DETROIT (AP) - John Mizerock will not worry or wonder whetherhe'll be Kansas City's manager of the future. When the 41-year-old became the youngest manager - albeit with aninterim tag - in the majors Tuesday, he chose just to enjoy themoment. "I'm a kid in a candy store now, ...
Wahlert nets city tennis title; On top: Wahlert moves into sole possession of first in MVC Valley Division
May 01, 2002; ... The biggest day in years for Dubuque Wahlert's boys tennis teamwas special for several reasons. Not only did the Golden Eagles give coach Jim Fuerstenberg thefirst city championship of his four-year coaching tenure, but theymoved into the driver's seat in the Mississippi Valley ...
Illinois Briefs
May 01, 2002; ... Jim Ryan: Governor lacking state's trust CHICAGO - Republican Gov. George Ryan should consider resigningbecause of the "slow erosion of trust" in his leadership caused by abribery scandal connected to his campaign fund, the GOP nominee forgovernor said Tuesday. Attorney ...