Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from February 2004:
Many wonder what will the market yield?; Experts believe grain producers should see strong prices in 2004
Feb 01, 2004; ... This year could be good for U.S. corn and soybean producers. Corn and soybean prices are higher than they have been in recentyears. At the same time, disappointing soybean yields cut income forsome producers. Last year, farmers harvested their largest corn crop in severalyears, ...
Double Take: Under Homeland Security measures enacted in the past 2 years, are Americans safer today?; Nation remains mostly unprepared for attack
Feb 01, 2004; ... Government cannot be given unchecked authority A public opinion poll conducted in January indicates that jobs,health care and terrorism rank as the most important problems facingthe United States today. With respect to homeland security, weunderstand better than ever before that ...
Elway, Sanders newest Hall of Fame inductees; Brown, Eller also voted to join Canton's elite
Feb 01, 2004; ... HOUSTON (AP) - John Elway and Barry Sanders made the Pro FootballHall of Fame on their first attempt Saturday, making it look as easyas everything else they did in their spectacular careers. Elway, the winningest quarterback in NFL history, and Sanders, No.3 in career rushing, were ...
Audio Reviews
Feb 01, 2004; ... Selected audio reviews: Katy Rose, "Because I Can" (V2) Call it bitter bubble gum. A first listen to Katy Rose's debut album reveals the kind of poprock that keeps the kids on MTV's "TRL" screaming. Add her saccharinesweet vocals and you have the recipe for pure pop ....
NHL Roundup; Columbus stops Wild
Feb 01, 2004; ... With NHL goal-scoring leader Rick Nash sidelined by a bruisedfoot, the Columbus Blue Jackets relied on the most unlikely ofoffensive heroes. Anders Eriksson's long slap shot deflected off a Minnesota playerand beat goalie Dwayne Roloson 2:59 into overtime to give the hostBlue ...
Agnes C. Jogerst
Feb 01, 2004 ... Agnes C. Jogerst, 91, of Stonehill Care Center, formerly of 1680Garfield Ave., entered eternal rest at 10:17 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30,2004, at the care center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch. Entombment will be in Resurrection Garden Mausoleum at ...
Skiers back on track; Cross country returns to Games
Feb 01, 2004; ... Bruce Timmerman can handle the physical and psychologicalchallenges of cross country skiing. The biggest obstacle has been simply finding a suitable place totrain. Timmerman won the 35-39 age division in both the classic andfreestyle events in the Iowa Winter Games on ...
The incredible lightness of metal art; Applied math has helped artist create 30 years of work
Feb 01, 2004; ... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Artist Constance DeJong folds, cuts, layersand etches metals and colors them with chemicals. Rods are bent,contrasting straight lines on paper. She bends wire into spiderlikelegs mounted on paper, lets the line of the rods compete with linesdrawn on the paper - and ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Feb 01, 2004; ... Suspect found, but ex-wife still missing WIND LAKE, Wis. - Hours after a woman called 911 saying her ex-husband had tied her up and put her in the back of his truck, policeSaturday found the man and their two young daughters, but not hisformer wife. The ex-husband had been ...
NBA Roundup; Diaw sparks host Hawks over Milwaukee, 93-83
Feb 01, 2004; ... Boris Diaw doesn't score much, but the Atlanta Hawks rookie hit ahuge shot to halt a late surge by Milwaukee. Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 21 points, Jason Terry added 19 and theHawks held off the Bucks, 93-83, Saturday night in Atlanta. "Boris was really good down the stretch ....
Dubuque couple sets up trust to aid Alzheimer's Association; Palmers donate 4 investment properties valued at $2.6 million
Feb 01, 2004; ... CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Alzheimers Association East Central IowaChapter has been named beneficiary of its first charitable remainderannuity trust, which will help support more than 16,000 east centralIowans who suffer with Alzheimers disease or another type ofirreversible ...
Dues and don'ts: Groups can opt to foreclose; Some associations of homeowners act to remove residents from their property if funds are not paid
Feb 01, 2004; ... COPPEROPOLIS, Calif. - When retirees Tom and Anita Radcliff movedinto a modest rural home their sons built, they never imagined theprice of joining the nation's fastest-growing lifestyle - aneighborhood governed by a homeowners association. Now, months after moving in, they've lost ...
Index funds attractive once again; Diversification and low fees part of the allure
Feb 01, 2004; ... With an economic recovery under way and stock indexes rising,index funds are again becoming an attractive option for investors whowant to keep pace with the market but without the risk associatedwith actively managed funds. "One reason that investors like index funds is that when ...
Double Take: Under Homeland Security measures enacted in the past 2 years, are Americans safer today?; Country safer because terrorism being addressed
Feb 01, 2004; ... Terrorism sponsors are on the run, and America has shown itsenemies that it will fight if provoked Are we safer now than we were prior to 9-11-01? The answer is"yes", although we felt much safer on 9-10-01. Before that date,terrorism seemed remote. Even people in powerful ...
New dad makes well-timed call
Feb 01, 2004; ... BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Chad Sproles phoned home just in time. Stationed in Iraq, the 23-year-old Army private had a sudden urgeto check on his pregnant wife, Dana. He tried to reach family members on their cell phones Wednesday.No luck. When his time at a pay phone was up, he ...
High school basketball box scores - Girls
Feb 01, 2004 ... Pleasant Valley 51, Dubuque Senior 36 Senior - Jamie Thill 2 6-6 10, Emily Ironside 1 0-0 3, LauraKremer 1 1-3 3, Natalie White 5 0-0 14, Ayana Morris 1 3-4 5, AshleyUnderwood 0 0-2 0, Sarah Rousell 0 1-4 1, Suzanne Nowk 0 0-2 0.Totals - 10 12-22 36. Pleasant Valley ...
Geraldine Helsel
Feb 01, 2004 ... OCEANSIDE, Calif. - Geraldine (Lenz) Helsel, 73, of Oceanside,died of ovarian cancer Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004, in Oceanside,surrounded by family and friends. Graveside services were held Jan. 28 at Eternal Hills MemorialPark Lakeside Mausoleum, Oceanside, with Deacon Lew Beatty, of ...
Saudi Arabia's top cleric denounces terrorism; Sermon occurs at the annual hajj
Feb 01, 2004; ... MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's top cleric calledon Muslims around the world Saturday to forsake terrorism, sayingthose who claim to be holy warriors were an affront to the faith. In a sermon that was remarkable not only for its strong languagebut also its timing - ...
Bush: Budget balances needs; Democrats blast the plan's red ink
Feb 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - President Bush says his 2005 budget will balancenational security, social needs and fiscal responsibility, butDemocrats say his policies have wounded the economy and prompted sky-high federal deficits. Bush plans to send Congress an election-year budget exceeding ...
Iowa State collects biggest victory of season; Stinson leads Cyclones past No. 15 Jayhawks
Feb 01, 2004; ... AMES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa State's Jared Homan flung the ball towardthe ceiling. Jake Sullivan raised his fists above his head, thensought out teammate Curtis Stinson and hugged him. "I just told him I loved him," Sullivan said. "I'm glad we gotthis one." What the Cyclones got ...
High school gymnastics
Feb 01, 2004 ... Darlington Invitational Team scores - 1. Mt. Horeb 135.9, 2. Southwestern/Cuba City132.45, 3. Platteville/Belmont 130.325, 4. Onalaska 116.95, 5.Darlington 112.45, 6. Dodgeville/Mineral Point 112, 7. River Valley107.45, 8. Prairie du Chien 106.475, 9. DeSoto ...
CONCERTS; Editor's note: This is a sample of major events outside of Dubuque.
Feb 01, 2004; ... Ames, Iowa Iowa State Center (515/294-3347) MercyMe, with special guest Amy Grant, 6 p.m., Feb. 22, $22.50 and$29.50. (Hilton) (NEW) Brooks & Dunn, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 27. $27.25 and $41.25. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Paramount Theatre ...
Top Songs; Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.):
Feb 01, 2004; ... Billboard Hot 100 1. "Hey Ya!" OutKast. Arista. (Gold) 2. "The Way You Move," OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown. Arista. (Gold) 3. "Slow Jamz," Twista (feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx). Atlantic/ 4. "You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys. J. 5. "Me, Myself and I," ...
Wahlert upsets No. 4 Bettendorf; Eagles slow Bulldogs' offense
Feb 01, 2004; ... The picture was fuzzy, but clear enough: A seemingly alwaysspeeding Bettendorf team was going nowhere. "We're trying to adjust the tracking," Craig Wurdinger joked as hewatched the game tape of Dubuque Wahlert's biggest win of the seasonin his office Saturday night. On the ...
College basketball box scores - Men
Feb 01, 2004 ... Men Iowa State 68, No. 15 Kansas 61 KANSAS (13-4) - Langford 8-17 0-0 20, Miles 0-5 3-4 3, Giddens 3-10 0-0 9, Simien 4-11 3-4 11, Graves 2-6 1-2 5, Hawkins 0-2 0-0 0,Lee 2-4 0-0 5, Nash 0-1 0-0 0, Padgett 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 23-62 7-1061. IOWA ST. (13-4) - Sullivan ...
2004 Democratic caucus sets unofficial record; Officials count 124,331 Democrats participating in the nominating event
Feb 01, 2004; ... DES MOINES - The 2004 Iowa Democratic caucus can go down in thebooks as the one that counted. The participation figures from previous caucuses can only beestimated, but state Democratic Party officials counted each one ofthe 124,331 Democrats participating in the Jan. 19 event ....
U.S. soybean sales to China rise by 40%
Feb 01, 2004; ... Brazil, the United States' chief competitor for world soybeanmarkets, is expected to export more than 26 million tons of soybeansthis year, up from 21 million tons last year. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the United Statesexpects to export 24.5 million tons of ...
Administration considers intelligence commission; Bush says he, too, wants the facts on Iraqi weapons
Feb 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is considering endorsing thecreation of an independent commission that would investigate whetherthe United States used faulty intelligence information when itdecided to go to war in Iraq, government sources said Saturday. They said a statement of ...
Links to the past; The Internet opens up a world of genealogical records
Feb 01, 2004; ... For the last 20 years, Joan Tallman has traced her family rootsfrom Switzerland to Germany.Tallman, of Dubuque, comparesgenealogy research to unraveling a mystery. "I started because I was interested about my family and where theycame from," Tallman said. She began her ...
Local Business Briefs
Feb 01, 2004; ... * Hamilton Mortgage opened a new Dubuque branch office at 2477Kennedy Road, Suite 201. Laurie Von Ah and John Bries are loanofficers. * Medical Associates Health Plans is rated in a top 10 nationallist of health plans for member satisfaction and one of the top fiveorganizations ...
Weather Data
Feb 01, 2004 ... Temperatures High/low Saturday*9/-12 High/low a year ago35/29 Record high Feb. 152 in 1877 Record low Feb. 1-21 in 1951 Heating degree days Friday71 Total since July 1, 20034,079 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation ...
Grace L. Newman
Feb 01, 2004 ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Grace L. Newman, 96, of Platteville, diedMonday, Jan. 26, 2004, at Southwest Health Center Hospital,Platteville. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the PlattevilleUnited Methodist Church. Private ...
Employees at 5 firms aid re-election bid
Feb 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The financial services industry is giving big toPresident Bush's re-election effort. Workers at five financial services companies contributed more than$1 million of the record $132.7 million Bush raised last year for hiscampaign, according to reviews of Bush's ...
Sports Briefs
Feb 01, 2004; ... U.S. soldiers in Iraq gear up for Super Bowl TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - The Super Bowl parties for U.S. troops in Iraqwill start hours before dawn, and there won't be any beer. But atleast in Tikrit, soldiers have a lavish venue: They'll be watching acinema-sized screen in a former palace ...
Reagan rid threat from the 'evil empire'; It was his lifelong, highest priority to battle Communism
Feb 01, 2004; ... "The fox knows many things. The hedgehog knows one big thing." -Isaiah Berlin Ronald Reagan, born this week (Feb. 6) in 1911, was a hedgehogfrom his tail to his snout. And the one big thing he knew was that Communism was an ideologydevoid of a single redeeming factor, and ...
A genre-bending 'jazz' album; Wright has simple musical goals
Feb 01, 2004; ... NEW YORK- It's typical for new artists on the verge of signing arecord contract to be anxious about the future: Will they get a hit?Become rich? Is stardom on the horizon? Yet Verve Records President Ron Goldstein was taken aback by thequestion jazz singer-songwriter Lizz Wright ...
Apex should back away from move
Feb 01, 2004; ... 622 Jacob St. What is the motivation for Apex to move into a residential area? With vacant industrial land available in the city, just minutesfrom the proposed site - what is the motivation? The Greater Dubuque Development Corporation played an integralpart in rezoning ...
Entry-level video projector charms audience; The HC2 provides crisp, clear images
Feb 01, 2004; ... I haven't been to a movie theater since we resumed the familysubscription to Netflix, the online DVD-by-mail emporium. So why not get in on this home theater craze, I reasoned. I sampled Mitsubishi's HC2 model. It's an LCD projector, which means the image it casts is ...
ASTROLOGY
Feb 01, 2004; ... If your birthday is today: In the year ahead, there is a strongpossibility that you might enter into a commercial arrangement with aclose friend. Draw up clear guidelines for each to follow and theunion should turn out to be a good one. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Don't do things ...
Holy Family plan won't make everyone happy; Reconsideration is not the same as satisfaction
Feb 01, 2004; ... The Holy Family Catholic School Board of Education did the rightthing in agreeing to reconsider its restructuring plan. After hundreds of parents and grandparents packed public meetingsto vociferously oppose the plan, the board overseeing Dubuque'sCatholic schools agreed to take ...
People in Business
Feb 01, 2004; ... Mi-T-M Corp. announced the following: * Jamie Coyle was promoted to assistant customer service manager.He formerly worked as a customer service representative. * Dan Boleyn was promoted to inside sales manager. He formerlyworked as an inside sales representative. * ...
Supreme Court will face riveting cases; Rulings expected on cases involving pledge and terror suspects
Feb 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Sometimes the work of the Supreme Court befitsthe court's image as a stolid place. Quiet, plodding, even boring. Not this year. With the justices on their midwinter break and about half the termbehind them, they already have signed off on a vast rewrite of ...
Banding birds can open eyes; Activity takes watching, learning to whole new level
Feb 01, 2004; ... Hands dwarfing the tangled ball of feathers, Rob Bradley worked toseparate bird from net. The downy woodpecker struggled occasionally. Otherwise, it heldquiet as Bradley worked it free. Nearby, two volunteers extricated acouple others caught in the small mesh of the 8-by-20 foot ...
Howard J. Fettkether
Feb 01, 2004 ... DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Howard J. Fettkether, 70, of Dyersville, diedThursday, Jan. 29, 2004, at home, following a short illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Francis XavierBasilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Douglas Loecke officiating.Burial will be in St. Francis ...
Iowa Briefs
Feb 01, 2004; ... Postville workers line up for food POSTVILLE - The families of about 200 workers left unemployed by afire at an Iowa Turkey Products plant are getting food boxes to helpthem through a lean winter. Many of the workers are immigrants and some are undocumented,making them ...
Gay bias issue revived; Subcommittee begins work to eventually propose adding homosexuals to Dubuque's anti-discrimination ordinance
Feb 01, 2004; ... A woman walks into a Dubuque business and applies for a job. Thehuman resources director for the company asks, "Are you Catholic?"The applicant nods. "I'm sorry. We don't hire Catholics," the humanresources director says. The applicant could file a complaint with the Human ...
Lotteries; Drawings from Saturday, Jan. 31
Feb 01, 2004; ... ILLINOIS & IOWA Pick 3-Midday: 4-1-1 Pick 3-Evening: 2-6-0 Pick 4-Midday: 0-1-3-3 Pick 4-Evening: 3-5-4-2 Both states use the same numbers for these drawings. ILLINOIS Lotto: 14-23-24-36-37-50 Jackpot: $14 million There was no ...
Edwin W. Giese Jr.
Feb 01, 2004 ... Edwin W. Giese Jr., 86, of Stonehill Care Center, died Thursday,Jan. 29, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Trinity CatholicChurch. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, ...
Advocates question vehicle-financing 'markups'; Consumer group says the secretive charges can add about $1,000 to the cost of a loan
Feb 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - Secretive vehicle-financing charges cost consumers $1billion each year, and blacks and Hispanics are particular targets, aconsumer advocacy group said last week. When a car buyer arranges financing through an auto dealer,lenders quote a finance rate based on the ...
Power vs. finesse; Intriguing battle for Super Bowl
Feb 01, 2004; ... HOUSTON (AP) - If the Carolina Panthers win the Super Bowl, itwill be with power. If the New England Patriots win, it will be withfinesse, deception, intimidation and experience. So while today's NFL championship game may not feature football'sbiggest stars, it could be a ...
Faye M. LaBonne
Feb 01, 2004 ... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. - Faye M. LaBonne, 59, of Prairie du Chien,died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, at home, following a courageous battlewith cancer. Memorial services will be at 6 p.m ....
Spouses: Soldiers need rest between missions
Feb 01, 2004; ... WURZBURG, Germany (AP) - Soldiers' spouses complained to thePentagon's second-in-command Saturday that American troops need timeto rest between their frequent missions. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz spoke to soldiers of theArmy's 1st Infantry Division and their families ...
Marjorie F. Hoffman
Feb 01, 2004 ... FENNIMORE, Wis. - Marjorie F. Hoffman, 80, of Fennimore, diedFriday, Jan. 30, 2004, at home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church,Fennimore, with the Rev. George Horath officiating. Burial will be inSt. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery. Friends may call ...
Illinois Briefs
Feb 01, 2004; ... Illinois considers reducing pensions SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is considering cutting back onstate spending on its employees' pension plans and requiring theemployees to contribute more to their pension accounts, according toa top aide. Blagojevich's budget director, ...
Blasts kills 12 people in Iraq
Feb 01, 2004; ... MOSUL, Iraq (AP) - A bomb-laden car plowed through a razor wirefence and exploded outside a police station in the north of thecountry Saturday, killing nine Iraqis and injuring 45, includingpolicemen there to pick up their pay. It was unclear if the attack was a suicide bombing or ...
Iowa considers database; Officials study merits of terrorism records exchange
Feb 01, 2004; ... DES MOINES (AP) - Iowa law enforcement officials are consideringjoining a controversial anti-terrorism database run by six states,The Associated Press has learned. The database, known as Matrix, combines police records with publicinformation on ordinary people collected by a ...
Richard R. Lammers
Feb 01, 2004 ... MANCHESTER, Iowa - Richard Raymond "Dick" Lammers, 63, ofManchester, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, at home, near Manchester,following a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's CatholicChurch, Manchester, with Monsignor Ralph Simington ...
Publishers Weekly Bestsellers
Feb 01, 2004; ... Hardcover fiction 1. "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion) 3. "Absolute Friends" by John le CarrDe (Little, Brown) 4. "New Spring" by Robert Jordan (Tor) 5. "The Amateur Marriage" by ...
No new information on accident victim
Feb 01, 2004; ... An official with University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Saturdayevening said the hospital had no information on a Dubuque manseriously injured in a bicycle accident Friday afternoon. Thomas W. Noggle, 41, of 1448 Washington St., suffered severe headinjuries as the result of the ...
Robot possibly a-head of its time; The device can smile, frown and look a lot like a human
Feb 01, 2004; ... DALLAS - With her sparkling blue eyes, wispy eyelashes and demuresmile, Hertz is the center of attention wherever she goes. If you're lucky enough to meet her, try to ignore the tangle ofwires slinking from behind her face. If you speak with her, talkslowly and loudly. And no ...
T-Birds enjoy Tulsa 'Spring Break'
Feb 01, 2004; ... Josh Skinner and Chris Gardeski need not worry about a teammatesqueezing his way into the Dubuque ThunderBirds' goaltendingrotation. Andy Ockuly, a forward, played a portion of the third periodTuesday, when the ThunderBirds routed the Bazooka Blues in anexhibition game at Tulsa, ...
User-unfriendly items producing frustration; Gadgets with many features can be difficult to figure out
Feb 01, 2004; ... Barry Jaruzelski never would have imagined having to consult a 146-page owner's manual just to learn how to turn on his new cell phone. The New York tech industry consultant had asked for the simplesthandset available to replace a lost phone. But where was the powerbutton? It ...
Gangs taking aim at Mexican sea turtles; Laws protecting the creatures have been as effective as those on drug trafficking
Feb 01, 2004; ... SAN VALENTIN, Mexico (AP) - Laws barring the killing of protectedsea turtles and the sale of their eggs have been as effective as anti-drug trafficking programs: driving the practice underground butfailing to stop it. The latest threat is a horseback-riding gang whose members ...
NFL threatens to sue over parties; Some Las Vegas hotels cancel or alter their Super Bowl festivities
Feb 01, 2004; ... LAS VEGAS (AP) - Some of Las Vegas' biggest hotel-casinos arecanceling Super Bowl parties and handing out refunds to thousands ofguests after the National Football League threatened legal actionagainst those who broadcast today's big game on big-screen TVs. Several hotels received ...
Sports Calendar
Feb 01, 2004 ... Today Iowa Games - Winter sports festival, various Dubuque sites Monday Girls prep ...