Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from March 2003:
Rural Ministry Conference aims at reaching out
Mar 01, 2003; ... Rural and small town churches must learn how to welcome multi-cultural newcomers and the unchurched into their lives and missions,say the organizers of the 22nd annual Rural Ministry Conference. The theme of this year's symposium is "Reaching Out, InvitingOthers." It will be March ...
Winfrey back in business of 'recommending' books
Mar 01, 2003; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Oprah's Book Club is back, and this time she'ssticking to the classics. Oprah Winfrey revealed Wednesday night that she was bringing backher club after a 10-month hiatus. She said she had been reading worksby William Shakespeare, William Faulkner and Ernest ...
Ex-jail guards allege 2nd mass beating
Mar 01, 2003; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Two former Cook County Jail guards say a secondmass beating by guards occurred at the facility 17 months after 40corrections officers allegedly beat and terrorized inmates, accordingto a published report. The Chicago Tribune reports in Friday's editions that ...
State officials to collaborate on regional economic development; 'Pool talents':Lieutenant governors will meet in tri-state area Tuesday
Mar 01, 2003; ... Lieutenant governors from Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois are lookinginto a collaboration on economic development, beginning with ameeting Tuesday in Dubuque, followed by a tour of the tri-state area. Iowa Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton,and Matt Fitzgerald, ...
Hempstead students win honor
Mar 01, 2003; ... A math team from Hempstead High School recently received a"regional outstanding" rating for a paper it submitted in amathematical modeling competition. The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications sponsored thefifth annual High School Mathematical Contest in ...
Drug charge includes auditor
Mar 01, 2003; ... IOWA CITY (AP) - Johnson County acting Deputy Auditor John Deethand his wife, Laura, have been charged with cocaine possession andchild endangerment. John Deeth, 39, was arrested Thursday night at an apartment wherehe is believed to be living, police said. Laura Deeth, 50, ...
Police release video from club stampede; 21 dead: Officer says tape shows 'pandemonium'
Mar 01, 2003; ... CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Police Department Friday released videofootage from four surveillance cameras that recorded eventssurrounding the stampede in the E2 nightclub that killed 21 peopleand injured more than 50. The police also described the sequence of events of the Feb ....
Kenneth G. Adrian
Mar 01, 2003 ... CASSVILLE, Wis. - Kenneth G. Adrian, 81, of Cassville, diedFriday, Feb. 28, 2003, at Mercy Medical ...
Of saints and martyrs; Bones: Roman Catholic shrine renovation will allow display of more holy relics
Mar 01, 2003; ... MARIA STEIN, Ohio - The sealed, glass-paneled box had been builtinto an altar and left unopened for more than 100 years. Soot fromcandles clouded the view of the inside. Two Roman Catholic nuns, each standing at an end, slipped keysinto separate locks, simultaneously turning them ...
Warning labels for ephedra proposed; Toward possible ban: Reports link the use of the herb to at least 100 deaths
Mar 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The government began building the case toward apossible ban of the popular herb ephedra Friday by proposing strongnew warning labels that the pills can cause heart attacks and strokesor even kill. The warning labels - first proposed in 1997 but blocked until ...
Camera captures astronaut's final moments; Cheerful, lighthearted:The video cassette that was found 3 weeks ago is the only tape to survive
Mar 01, 2003; ... SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) - In the final minutes of their lives,Columbia's astronauts were cheerful, at times lighthearted. They helped one another in the cockpit, collecting empty drinkbags and putting on their spacesuit gloves. The two women mugged forthe camera. They remarked ...
Religion Briefs
Mar 01, 2003; ... 'Enrichment Evening for Married Couples' planned An "Enrichment Evening for Married Couples" will be at St. Josephthe Worker Catholic Parish at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, sponsored by theFamily Life Office of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Guest presenter will be John Ream, founder of ...
Civil rights groups threaten ISU
Mar 01, 2003; ... AMES (AP) - Two national civil rights groups that opposeaffirmative action are threatening Iowa State University with legalaction because of programs that exclude whites. The American Civil Rights Institute and the Center for EqualOpportunity sent a letter to ISU last week ...
Sometimes, just do what you're told; No mistake: Soldier learns not to question brass' decision to award him a medal
Mar 01, 2003; ... "Stiles," came the booming voice of my platoon sergeant, "reportto Top's office!" "What did I do now, Sarge?" I asked, searching my memory. "How the hell should I know, Stiles?" There was no escape, no excuses or sad tales, so I headeddownstairs. I rapped on the ...
Appeals court says man endured discrimination; Farmland, FDL employee:Dubuquer will receive $72,292 for lost wages and emotional distress
Mar 01, 2003; ... A Dubuque man was racially discriminated against while he workedat Farmland Foods and FDL, an appeals court ruled Friday. The Iowa Court of Appeals decision means Samuel O. Taylor isawarded $72,292 for lost wages and emotional distress. Taylor, who is black, worked at the ...
LaVon C. Hall
Mar 01, 2003 ... LANCASTER, Wis. - LaVon C. "Von" Hall, 72, of Lancaster, diedFriday, Feb. 28, 2003, at Mercy Medical ...
Lotteries; Drawings from Friday, Feb. 28
Mar 01, 2003 ... ILLINOIS Pick 3-Midday: 9-1-5 Pick 3-Evening: 6-3-6 Pick 4-Midday: 3-0-2-1 Pick 4-Evening: 3-8-3-7 Little Lotto: 03-09-13-18-20 Lotto jackpot: $3.5 million Mega Millions: 11-16-26-48-49 Mega Ball: 13 Jackpot: $16 ...
Sports Calendar
Mar 01, 2003; ... Today Junior hockey - Dubuque ThunderBirds at Northwest WisconsinKnights, 7:05 p.m. Men's college volleyball - Ohio State at Clarke, 7 p.m. Prep wrestling - Iowa state tournament, Des Moines; Wisconsinstate tournament, Madison. Girls prep basketball - Iowa ...
Choose 'no' on Ed-Co bond vote
Mar 01, 2003; ... 1416 300th Ave., Earlville, Iowa and from Bill and Rita Domeyer 1441 300th Ave., Dyersville, Iowa We would like the people of the Edgewood-Colesburg School Districtin our area to be aware of the upcoming school bond vote. The votewill be held Tuesday. Fliers notifying ...
Court refuses to reconsider Pledge of Allegiance ruling
Mar 01, 2003; ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Rebuffing the Bush administration, a federalappeals court Friday refused to reconsider its ruling that recitingthe Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutionalbecause of the words "under God." The case could go next to the U.S. Supreme ...
State grants UW-P $24,500 for dairy center planning; Budget concerns: 5 other UW system projects are being privately funded
Mar 01, 2003; ... MADISON, Wis. - An indication of how tight spending has become atthe state Capitol was played out Thursday as the Wisconsin BuildingCommission carefully scrutinized, before approving, $24,500 inplanning funds for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's newdairy center. Gone, it ...
Initiative gains marketing chief; 'Big impact': Greater Dubuque Development hires Amy Wickham
Mar 01, 2003; ... Ready to market the region to the industrial world, GreaterDubuque Development has hired its first marketing director. Greater Dubuque lured Amy Wickham away from a similar position atDubuque-based CarteGraph Systems Inc., the growing software companyher husband helped found ....
Iowa Legislative Roundup; New Bills
Mar 01, 2003; ... DES MOINES (AP) - Here is a list of bills introduced in the IowaLegislature on Friday, Feb. 28, 2003: IN HOUSE HF350, requiring a dealer of feeder pigs to file a surety bondwith the Department of Agriculture, by Greiner. HF351, providing that a city may enter into ...
Weather Data
Mar 01, 2003; ... Temperatures High/Low Friday*38/13 High/low a year ago23/14 Record high March 163 in 1992 Record low March 1-20 in 1962 Heating degree days Thursday42 Total since July 1, 20025,472 (*As of 4:30 ...
Business Briefs
Mar 01, 2003; ... Investors target biotech company DES MOINES - Local venture-capital money is being invested inPhytodyne Inc., the biotech company said. The money - a large portion of a $2 million stock offering - comesfrom Principal Financial Group, Wellmark Inc. and Des Moines ...
Sullivan deserved promotion
Mar 01, 2003; ... 2545 Anamosa Drive I'm also very disappointed that Mike Sullivan wasn't picked againfor a promotion. What a sad day. Yes, Mike will survive. He's a goodman and works hard for what he believes in. My heart goes out to him. I know all ...
Wahlert, Cascade girls seek state tourney berths; Close: Eagles, Cougars eye return to Des Moines
Mar 01, 2003; ... The game is "Beat the Press." It will start seconds after DubuqueWahlert takes the ball for the first time tonight. The No. 7-ranked Golden Eagles (17-5) are 32 minutes and a No. 6-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy (17-5) team away from their secondstraight state tournament berth. The ...
Lavern B. Duehr
Mar 01, 2003 ... BALLTOWN, Iowa - Lavern B. Duehr, 63, of 23070 Horseshoe Road,Balltown, died at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at home surroundedby his family. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Church,Balltown, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2to 8 ...
Doyle vetoes gaming compacts oversight bill; Override?: Governor says he, not legislature, should have the final say
Mar 01, 2003; ... MADISON (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed a bill Friday givinglawmakers final say over gaming compacts, saying the legislation wasa political move that would undermine the state's ability to get moremoney out of American Indian tribes to help balance Wisconsin'smassive budget ...
ISU students to study economy
Mar 01, 2003; ... DES MOINES (AP) - Two senators have enlisted the help of IowaState University students to help improve the state's economy. Sens. Kitty Rehberg, R-Rowley, and Paul McKinley, R-Chariton, areworking with juniors and seniors at the university's College ofDesign to help market Iowa's ...
Police indicted in alleged cover-up
Mar 01, 2003; ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Police Chief Earl Sanders and otherdepartment leaders have been indicted for allegedly covering up abrawl between off-duty officers and a bartender over a bag offajitas. A total of 10 officers were indicted on felony charges lateThursday, including three ...
Man rescued after boat capsizes
Mar 01, 2003; ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - A Maquoketa man was treated for hypothermiaafter he fell from his boat and was in the water for a half-hourFriday afternoon. Jerry Johnson, 75, was rescued from Lakehurst Dam in Maquoketashortly after 2:15 p.m. when a resident called 911 to report acapsized ...
Local/Area Sports Roundup; Burks scores 36 in Wahlert boys' win
Mar 01, 2003; ... Matt Burks scored a career-high 36 points and the Dubuque Wahlertboys basketball team finished its regular season in style Friday witha 94-71 victory at Cedar Rapids Prairie. The win gave the Golden Eagles a record of 14-2 in MississippiValley Conference play (18-4 overall). It is ...
Iowa faces slumping Hoosiers; ISUout to end streak
Mar 01, 2003; ... The Indiana Hoosiers might feel as if they have been gone formonths. Actually, they've been gone for the better part of six weeks. The Hoosiers have played just two of their games since Jan. 21 athome, going 2-7 in that stretch. During that slump, the team'stenacity and talent have ...
Jennibelle J. Myers
Mar 01, 2003 ... BLOOMINGTON, Wis. - Jennibelle J. Myers, 75, of Bloomington, diedThursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church, Kieler, with the Rev. Dave Timmerman officiating.Burial will be in ...
Consultant suggests Dodgeville for jail site; Central location:Funding could be biggest hurdle for proposed 5-county facility
Mar 01, 2003; ... DODGEVILLE, Wis. - Dodgeville has been recommended as the site fora proposed jail that would serve five southwest Wisconsin counties. Gary Waller, a consultant from the National Institute ofCorrections, a U.S. Department of Justice agency, included hisrecommendation in a report to ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Mar 01, 2003; ... Medical Society: Budget plan could spur malpractice crisis MADISON - An attorney representing Wisconsin's doctors says Gov.Jim Doyle's plan to take $200 million from a state insurance fund tohelp fix the budget deficit could spur a medical malpractice crisis. Doyle wants to ...
Holy Cross man faces bank fraud charges
Mar 01, 2003; ... CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A Holy Cross man could face 30 years inprison and a $1 million fine if he is convicted of bank fraud. Avery E. Crary, 38, is charged with one count of bank fraud. Thecharge was contained in an Information filed Friday in U.S. DistrictCourt in Cedar Rapids ....
NHL Roundup; Sabres drop Stars, 5-3
Mar 01, 2003; ... Curtis Brown scored the go-ahead goal midway through the thirdperiod to lift the host Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 victory Friday nightover the Dallas Stars. Ales Kotalik, Jason Botterill and Stu Barnes had a goal and anassist each, Brian Campbell scored a goal and Miroslav Satan ...
Yvonne K. Kramer
Mar 01, 2003 ... MANCHESTER, Iowa - Yvonne K. "Bonnie" Kramer, 79, of Manchester,died Thursday morning, Feb. 27, 2003, at St. Luke's Hospital, CedarRapids, after a brief illness. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's CatholicChurch, Manchester, with the Rev. Ralph Simington ...
ALMANAC
Mar 01, 2003; ... Today is Saturday, March 1, the 60th day of 2003. There are 305days left in the year. History highlights: On March 1, 1932, 20-month-old Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the sonof Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family homenear Hopewell, N.J. (Remains identified ...
Arab League summit not expected to issue call for Saddam to resign; Despite U.S. advice: Issue arises during diplomats' private talks
Mar 01, 2003; ... SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - Arab leaders said Friday they can'task one of their own - Iraq's Saddam Hussein - to leave office,despite advice from the United States and the feeling among many inthe region that it's the only way to avert war. Privately, however, Arab diplomats said ...
Battle for diplomatic support on Iraq issue heats up; Promises of rich rewards: United States, Britain are on 1 side, with France on the other
Mar 01, 2003; ... LONDON (AP) - The United States and Britain are locked in aferocious diplomatic battle with France for the support of sixnations who could hold the key to whether the U.N. Security Councilbacks a war on Iraq. Promises of rich rewards and hints of bruising punishment areflying as ...
NASA's chief: Agency could have helped shuttle in orbit; Debate:There was no clear indication that Columbia was in trouble
Mar 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA's top administrator, Sean O'Keefe, saidFriday he rejects the idea that nothing could have been done in orbitto help the crippled space shuttle Columbia and possibly save itsseven astronauts. Raising his voice, O'Keefe told reporters that NASA has a ...
Bellevue Marquette girls secure 1st state basketball berth; up next: Mohawks face S-C/M-T on March 10
Mar 01, 2003; ... DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Just to make sure, Bellevue Marquette's girlsbasketball fans waited until just 25 seconds remained to break outthe "on to state" chant Friday. It was merely a safety measure. After all, a late Postville surgegave the Mohawks a scare before they pulled away to a ...
Pape makes 2A finals
Mar 01, 2003; ... DES MOINES - Dane Pape didn't bust out the 'A game' Friday. Hepromises to bring it tonight. Pape, Maquoketa's second-ranked 215-pounder, won by 3-2 decisionover fourth-ranked Tyler Blum of Atlantic on Friday in the Class 2Asemifinals of the Iowa state wrestling tournament at ...
Sports Briefs
Mar 01, 2003; ... Iowa ticket prices set to increase IOWA CITY - The University of Iowa has decided to raise the priceof football and basketball tickets to help the athletic departmentkeep pace with rising tuition costs, university officials said. The Board in Control of Athletics on Thursday ...
Police Beat
Mar 01, 2003; ... Dubuque police report the following: * Jennifer L. Sheldon, 18, 2734 Jackson St., was arrested Thursdayon a domestic assault with injury charge. Sheldon is accused of assaulting her mother, Lana M. Sheldon, 40,of the same ...
101st Airborne heads out for Persian Gulf; Nervous, but ready:The last time the entire division was deployed was in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War
Mar 01, 2003; ... FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Dressed in beige desert fatigues andarmed with M4 automatic weapons, hundreds of soldiers from thestoried 101st Airborne Division boarded planes Friday for the PersianGulf. "I'm a little nervous, but I'm ready for it," said Spc. StevenPayne, 21. "I was ...
Morning Smile; CAT scan reveals canine
Mar 01, 2003; ... ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Using a CAT scan, of course, a veterinariandiscovered a 2,000-year-old mummified feline is actually a dog. The mummy at the Albany Institute of History & Art was scannedusing computerized tomography tests by Douglas Cohn, who heads ananimal experiment lab at ...
Iraq agrees to destroy missiles; Today: Some say move proves inspections are working
Mar 01, 2003; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq agreed Friday to begin destroying its AlSamoud 2 missiles within 24 hours, Iraqi sources said. Chief U.N.weapons inspector Hans Blix, who set today's deadline, called thedecision "a very significant piece of real disarmament." The destruction of the finned ...
Leonard, Kelly reach finals; Mustang pins No. 1 at 119
Mar 01, 2003; ... DES MOINES - Matt Kelly admits he was on the verge of crying afterpulling a shocking upset. Unfinished business kept the tears fromfalling. In a match that stunned Veterans Memorial Auditorium, the second-ranked Dubuque Hempstead sophomore pinned top-ranked and previouslyunbeaten ...
La Motte teen in speech contest finals; Marquette junior: Kieffer advances to Indianapolis meet
Mar 01, 2003; ... DES MOINES - Allie Kieffer, of La Motte, Iowa, has been chosen asthe state finalist in the 2003 Oratorical Contest, sponsored by theAmerican Legion. Kieffer, 17, is a junior at Marquette High School inBellevue and is the daughter of Marian Meyer, of La Motte, and WayneKeiffer, of ...
Dealer: Nightclub's owners bought highly flammable packing foam; Feb. 20 fire: Authorities believe sparks from the band's pyrotechnics ignited soundproofing behind the stage
Mar 01, 2003; ... PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The dealer who sold soundproofing to thenightclub where an inferno killed 97 people said Friday the ownersbought cheap and highly flammable packing foam, not real acousticinsulation. Experts said the packing foam burns like gasoline and emits adense, toxic ...
Births
Mar 01, 2003; ... Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003 Heming - Tobey and Amber Heming, Dubuque, boy at Mercy MedicalCenter-Dubuque. Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003 Harden - Andrew and Lisa Harden, Dubuque, boy at Mercy. Schork - Erick and Amy (Wiezorek) Schork, Columbus, Ohio, girl atOhio State ...
Lutherans to open school; 2003-04 school year: It will begin with 1st grade and kindergarten
Mar 01, 2003; ... Organizers of Dubuque's newest Christian school said they aretaking a "step of faith" in opening the facility's doors this fall. The Dubuque Lutheran School will open for the 2003-04 school year,offering tri-state residents another Christian school option. Theaddition will make ...
CORRECTIONS
Mar 01, 2003; ... International Waters will not perform Monday at CDs 4 Change, asreported on Page 9C Friday ....
Theodore J. Milroy
Mar 01, 2003 ... Theodore J. "Ted" Milroy, 55, of 409 W. Locust St., died at 4:45a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Chapel services will be at 7 p.m. Monday ...
Iowa Briefs
Mar 01, 2003; ... Man sentenced for child pornography SIOUX CITY - A 44-year-old Mason City man was sentenced to twoyears and three months in prison in U.S. District Court afterpleading guilty to possession of child pornography. Bruce Allen Leraaen was sentenced on Feb. 7, Assistant ...
4th quarter growth surprises experts; 1.4 percent: The rate is 2 times larger than analysts predicted
Mar 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy grew at a 1.4 percent rate in thefinal quarter of last year - twice as fast as the government firstestimated. While the performance is still considered below par, itshowed that the recovery didn't stumble as badly as previouslythought. The revised ...
Good books brighten dull March days; Doldrums: Looming threat of war, grim economy add up to the blues
Mar 01, 2003; ... Bleak. Damp. Slushy. Dreary. Blah. Such is early March, a timewhen the spirit - like the sun - seems to be hiding behind stern grayclouds. Add in the looming threats of war and a grim economy, and youhave a palette for the blues. It's a good time then, for books that send us ...
Ivy Brandt
Mar 01, 2003 ... GARNAVILLO, Iowa - Ivy (Cocking) Brandt, 83, of Marion, formerlyof Garnavillo, died Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at Linn Manor Care Center,Marion. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Gospel Hall, Garnavillo,with Mr. Robert Orr officiating. Burial will be in the GarnavilloCommunity ...
Donar powers way into title match; Dominant: Senior pins both opponents on opening day
Mar 01, 2003; ... MADISON, Wis. - Jake Donar entered the 2003 WIAA state wrestlingchampionships on the doorstep of history. Judging by his performancesin the Division 2 145-pound quarter and semifinals, Donar fullyintends to break down history's door with a battering ram. The senior from Cuba ...
National Briefs
Mar 01, 2003; ... Student's body found in Mississippi River MINNEAPOLIS - A University of Minnesota student who vanished onHalloween night after leaving a bar was found dead in the MississippiRiver. The medical examiner's office said Friday it was too soon to tellhow 21-year-old Christopher ...
Local/Area Briefs
Mar 01, 2003; ... Authorities seek help in finding robbery suspect Authorities are asking the public to help identify the man whothey say took a handful of cash from the Diamond Jo Casino lastSaturday morning. The man reportedly kicked in a glass display case in the casino'slobby at about 4:45 ...