Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from January 2005:
Gator Bowl: Seminoles hope to snap bowl skid; Athletic QBs meet in Gator Bowl
Jan 01, 2005; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State's Chris Rix and WestVirginia's Rasheed Marshall met at a children's hospital during arecent Gator Bowl function. They talked about getting thrust into the spotlight long ago asfreshmen, Rix's California roots and their mutual ...
Judge orders trial in child's death; Illinois man is charged with 1st- degree murder
Jan 01, 2005; ... MUSCATINE (AP) - A judge has ruled that there is enough evidenceto hold a man in the slaying of a 2-year-old girl. District Judge Mark Cleve ruled there was probable cause toproceed with the case following a preliminary hearing on Thursday. Angel Garcia-Miranda, 22, of ...
Prime minister in Ukraine opts to resign; Yanukovych says he still plans to challenge results of the revote won by Yushchenko
Jan 01, 2005; ... KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych resignedFriday and grudgingly admitted he has little hope of winning thepresidency of this ex-Soviet republic. But he vowed to continue hiscourt battle to overturn last week's elections that handed victory tohis pro-Western opponent, ...
Cleared to play; McMahon to battle LSU All-American
Jan 01, 2005; ... ORLANDO, Fla. - Pete's playing. Iowa football fans concerned about the physical well-being of starquarterback Drew Tate, insert sigh of relief here. Right offensive tackle Pete McMahon received medical clearance tomix it up with All-American left defensive end Marcus Spears ...
Letters to the Editor; Jesus, Santa not Republican
Jan 01, 2005; ... 7820 St. Joes Prairie Road In the letter, "Bush, like Santa, loves children," (Dec. 23),David J. Larson makes the unfortunate mistake of presuming not onlythat Jesus Christ would be a Bush supporter, but that Santa Clauswould be as well. He presumed that since Santa and Jesus ...
Religion Briefs
Jan 01, 2005; ... Retrouvaille events planned for couples Married couples who are experiencing pain or turmoil in theirmarriage are invited to attend either of two Retrouvaille weekends. * Jan. 14-16, the Retrouvaille program will be in Waverly, Iowa. * April 15-17, it will be in ...
Hazel Green lacks chief of police
Jan 01, 2005; ... HAZEL GREEN, Wis. - The village of Hazel Green will no longer havea police chief, effective today. The contract between current chief Mike Gorham and the villageended Dec. 31. Gorham had been police chief since April 1998. Gorhamwill continue to be employed by the village as a ...
Hawkeyes win despite lack-luster outing; Alford hopes team learns valuable lesson
Jan 01, 2005; ... IOWA CITY - Ringing in the new year with a ragged performancewasn't what Iowa had in mind Friday night. Coach Steve Alford had reason to be steamed with his team'ssloppy, lackluster play. Perhaps the best that could be said of theNo. 16 Hawks was they beat hapless Saint Louis, ...
Police Beat; Dubuque police reported the following:
Jan 01, 2005; ... * Phillip S. Wilson, 33, 925 Garfield St., was arrested earlyFriday morning at his residence and charged with domestic assaultwith injury. His wife, Patreana S. Wilson, 31, said that during afight at the couple's residence, Wilson injured her. The Jo Daviess, Ill., Sheriff's ...
Elmer P. Kintzle
Jan 01, 2005 ... Elmer Peter Kintzle, 78, of 2860 Oak Crest Drive, died Friday,Dec. 31, 2004, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church.Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to7 p.m. Sunday at Hoffmann Schneider and ...
International Briefs
Jan 01, 2005; ... At least 31 killed in Pakistan bus fire KARACHI, Pakistan - A bus packed with passengers returning from awedding caught fire after colliding with a truck carrying flammableliquid in southern Pakistan, killing at least 31 people on Friday,police said. At least 11 people were ...
Seeking spirituality through who we are and what we do; Gloating about God is not a way to godliness
Jan 01, 2005; ... I found my 2005 New Year's resolutions on an old episode of "WestWing." Santa-Jay - whose law school final exams coincided with the heightof the Christmas shopping season - purchased my "big present" online.It was a bigger present than I expected - a four-DVD set containingall 22 ...
Wisconsin loses brandy title; The state still ranks near the top in the nation for consumption
Jan 01, 2005; ... MILWAUKEE (AP) - Although Wisconsin has lost its title of brandycapital of the United States, it's still near the top forconsumption, with companies marketing to urban and black drinkers. Gary Heck, president of Korbel, the California champagne andbrandy maker, learned of the ...
Buenos Aires mayor: Locked exits added to fire's toll; Nightclub blaze kills 175 people
Jan 01, 2005; ... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Emergency exits at a nightclubpacked with teenagers were padlocked or wired shut when a flareignited the foam ceiling, sparking a blaze that killed 175 people andinjured more than 700 in one of Argentina's worst disasters,survivors and officials said ...
Pioneers claim Clarke tourney; Post play sparks UW-P to Clarke title
Jan 01, 2005; ... The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers found Concordia(Neb.), their opponent in the women's final of the Clarke CollegeHoliday Tournament, to be much like an egg: Hard on the outside butsoft on the inside. Concordia's guards were exceptional defenders and hounded ...
Mae A. Smith
Jan 01, 2005 ... SHERRILL, Iowa - Mrs. Clarence (Mae Anna Wetter) Smith, 75, of13189 Sherrill Road, Sherrill, passed through Heaven's gates at 10:40a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Grace Baptist Church, theformer Roselawn ...
New Year's celebration gets early start; Busted Lift countdown at 6 p.m. recognizes Ireland's leap into 2005
Jan 01, 2005; ... An international gathering welcomed the new year early at theBusted Lift on Friday. Sure, there were lots of Irish folks on hand to enjoy an Irishbuffet and sing along with an Irish band, but the rest of thepartiers claimed ancestors from many other countries. "I'm German ...
George D. Smith
Jan 01, 2005 ... George D. Smith, of Mobile, Ala., formerly of Dubuque, diedThursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at a Mobile hospital. He was 68. George's body will be donated to the University of South AlabamaCollege of Medicine. Memorial services will be at 8:30 a.m. Tuesdayat Langan Park, ...
Weird weather gets Wisconsin millions in aid; State endures floods, tornadoes and lots of rain
Jan 01, 2005; ... MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Flash floods. Deadly twisters. Rain, rain andmore rain. Mother Nature sent loads of harsh weather Wisconsin's way in 2004,one of the worst weather years the state has endured in a decade. Andit cost the Dairy State plenty. All told, the weather last year ...
Internet sites allow gift card trades; Web businesses respond to dissatisfied gift recipients
Jan 01, 2005; ... ST. LOUIS (AP) - The gift card - that little, plastic solution tokeep friends and family out of return lines - doesn't always serve asthe ideal present. Responding to consumers who don't want to buy themselves anothersweater or fancy steak dinner, Internet businesses have sprung ...
Agencies pledge $20.5 million in revenue, savings; It is part of the state's reinvention plan
Jan 01, 2005; ... DES MOINES (AP) - The state's six charter agencies have promisedto earn or save $20.5 million this fiscal year. That's $5.5 million more than the agencies pledged last year, butabout $2 million less than the $22.5 million they actually broughtin. The charter agencies are part ...
Residents clear path for approval of sidewalk; Petition effort results in council's decision to install sidewalk along Asbury Road
Jan 01, 2005; ... If you want something done, you have to take matters into your ownhands. This was the mentality of some Harvest View Estate Subdivisionresidents who petitioned the Dubuque City Council to install asidewalk on the north side of Asbury Road, from Kennedy Road to theNorthwest ...
Illinois Briefs
Jan 01, 2005; ... Airport probe concludes with no more arrests BETHALTO, Ill. - A police investigation into theft and officialmisconduct at St. Louis Regional Airport has ended without anyadditional arrests, officials said. Bethalto Police Chief William Hays said he was disappointed ...
No longer a secret; Faiths brought by slaves and suppressed are coming back
Jan 01, 2005; ... BELFORD ROXO, Brazil - Beyond the storefront churches and sidewalkbars on Rio's gritty north side, where the asphalt ends and dirtroads begin, Brazil gives way to Africa. The sound of atabaques, or African drums, rises in the night airfrom a squat brick house, and a full-throated ...
College Football bowl roundup
Jan 01, 2005; ... Sun Devils clip Boilermakers Sam Keller showed remarkable poise in his first collegiate start,throwing a 19-yard touchdown pass to Rudy Burgess with 44 secondsleft to lead Arizona State to a 27-23 victory over Purdue in the SunBowl on Friday at El Paso, Texas. Starting for ...
Hawks 2nd at Midlands; Trio of Iowa stars win championships
Jan 01, 2005; ... EVANSTON, Ill. - Iowa crowned three individual champions whilefinishing second at the Midlands Wrestling Championships, hosted byNorthwestern University. The Hawkeyes scored 119.0 points at the 42ndannual tournament, while Illinois scored 130.5 points to win itssecond straight title ....
Funeral services; Compiled from tri-state area obituaries appearing previously in the Telegraph Herald.
Jan 01, 2005; ... Bernard J. Collins, formerly of Dubuque - Memorial services: 10a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, St. Raphael's Cathedral. Gary B. Daugherty, Madison, Wis., formerly of Boscobel, Wis. -Services: 2 p.m. today, Kendall Funeral Home, Boscobel. Visitation:after 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral ...
What's Happening
Jan 01, 2005; ... Today * Mississippi Trails Hiking Club will meet at 3 p.m. at 22nd andJackson streets for a hike in New Heritage Trail. * Reflections in the Park, A Hillcrest Lights Festival, 5-10 p.m.,Louis Murphy Park. Special 10th anniversary celebration. Viewspectacular, ...
Dubuque will offer Merry Mulch program
Jan 01, 2005; ... The city of Dubuque's Merry Mulch program will collect Christmastrees and yard waste from Monday through Jan. 14. One brush tie or single-use yard-waste sticker must be ...
Colleen Frieden
Jan 01, 2005 ... EDGEWOOD, Iowa - Colleen Frieden, 40, of Edgewood, died Friday,Dec. 31, 2004, at Regional Medical Center, Manchester, following along ...
Temperatures
Jan 01, 2005; ... Temperatures High/low Friday*48/33 High/low a year ago40/22 Record high Jan. 163 in 1897 Record low Jan. 1-15 in 1974 Heating degree days Thurs23 Total since July 1, 20042,518 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation ...
Mildred M. Sterling
Jan 01, 2005 ... BOSCOBEL, Wis. - Mildred M. Sterling, 87, of Boscobel, diedWednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at the Boscobel Area Health Care. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at United ...
Laws limit use of electric scooters; In Iowa and Wisconsin, it is illegal to ride them on streets or sidewalks
Jan 01, 2005; ... Bad news for tri-state children who received electric scootersunderneath the Christmas tree this year: You can't ride them onpublic sidewalks. Or the street. Basically, by state law in Iowa and Wisconsin, and for thoseyounger than 16 in Illinois, the only place you can ride them ...
Christmas tree thief leaves trail
Jan 01, 2005; ... WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - It didn't take Winnipeg police long tosolve the great Christmas tree heist - a trail of pine cones from thescene of the crime led directly to a suspect's living room. "It's got to be the dumbest crime of the century," apartmentcaretaker Cindy Peterson said ...
Iowa Briefs
Jan 01, 2005; ... 4 killed in two-car crash on I-380 CEDAR RAPIDS - Four members of a Fredericksburg family were killedin a two-car crash on Interstate 380 in downtown Cedar Rapids, whichpolice said involved alcohol. Cory Evans, 23, of Marion, was arrested on drunken driving chargesafter ...
The Class III price for milk has increased again.
Jan 01, 2005; ... According to the Federal-State Farm Market News Service, itincreased $1.25 in December to $16.14 per hundredweight. That is$4.27 higher than it was in December 2003. Strength in the cheese market has continued to fuel the increasesin the Class III price, along with other ...
New Orleans hotel offers hangover recovery service; Concierge relies on the triple-T recipe: Tylenol, tea and toast
Jan 01, 2005; ... NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In one of those only-in-New Orleans stories,visitors who put back too many beers and hurricanes in the Big Easyhave a remedy to help them shake off that dreaded New Year'shangover: Sara, the Recovery Concierge. Name your poison, Sara Baker has the medicine: ...
Henderson memorial set
Jan 01, 2005; ... DES MOINES - A memorial service and visitation for long-time IowaGirls High School Athletic Union Information Director Mike Hendersonhas been set for 4-8 p.m. Monday at Drake University's Knapp Center.There will be a program beginning at 5 p.m. Henderson, who worked at the ...
Jobless rate declines in jo Daviess County; Official says that the area economy 'is looking good'
Jan 01, 2005; ... GALENA, Ill. - Jo Daviess County saw its November unemploymentrate drop to 4 percent, down from 4.9 percent in the same month oneyear ago. The county's unemployment rate averaged 5.3 percent for all of2003. "I think the economy in our area is looking good," said ...
Death toll, U.S. aid rise; Tsunami relief effort intensifies as America boosts pledge to $350 million
Jan 01, 2005; ... BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - The United States upped its tsunamirelief aid tenfold Friday, to $350 million, as the world's ships andplanes converged on devastated shores. Bottlenecks of supplies builtup, fears of epidemics grew, and in an echo of 9/11's aftermath,people at a Thai resort ...
Pittsburgh's Maiers remembers Western Dubuque roots; Former Bobcat plays in Fiesta Bowl tonight
Jan 01, 2005; ... Matt Maiers wouldn't mind trading his football cleats for a pairof coaching shoes in the near future. And Tom Kilburg, his former mentor at Western Dubuque High School,deserves some of the credit for his interest in wearing a whistlearound his neck. Maiers will play his final ...
Effigy Mounds given photo equipment
Jan 01, 2005; ... HARPERS FERRY, Iowa - The Effigy Mounds National Monument willreceive more than $5,000 worth of professional digital photographyequipment from Kodak through the National Park Foundation, as part ofthe Proud Partners of America's National Parks program. The equipment will be used to ...
Florence Curtis
Jan 01, 2005 ... GALENA, Ill. - Florence Curtis, 88, of 12414 W. Valley Road,Galena, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, at ManorCare Health Services,Dubuque. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church,Galena, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3to 7 p.m ....
Trends for 2005: Hula hoops, no more Atkins; Food blended with pharmaceuticals, new fitness gizmos will be big
Jan 01, 2005; ... On New Year's Day when a list of what's hot and not for theupcoming year appears in the paper, I'm so far behind I can'tidentify items already on their way out. (The Oxford EnglishDictionary added "bling-bling" in 2003, but it was well into 2004before I knew what it was. This was just in ...
Almanac
Jan 01, 2005; ... Today is Saturday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2005. There are 364days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 1, 1863, President Lincoln signed the EmancipationProclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states were free. On this date: In 1892, the Ellis ...
Faith Kelly
Jan 01, 2005 ... Faith Kelly, 70, of Stonehill Care Center, formerly of 1385Tomahawk Drive, died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at thecare center, following a courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Columbkille's CatholicChurch, with the Rev ....
Rose Bowl: Texas vs. Michigan matchup a first for Rose Bowl; Wolverines feeling at home for bowl game
Jan 01, 2005; ... PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - First came Texas. Then a week of rain. It's almost as if the Longhorns' first trip to the Rose Bowl upsetthe balance of New Year's Day college football in sunny SouthernCalifornia. But after a week of answering questions about why his No. 6Longhorns ...
Old stereotypes not accurate; Wisconsin looks for Outback upset
Jan 01, 2005; ... TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Forget the stereotypes, say Mark Richt andBarry Alvarez. Southeastern Conference football is more than a testof speed, and the Big Ten is about more than pure power. In this morning's Outback Bowl, the coaches say the speed vs.power billing is too ...
Elizabeth K. Saam
Jan 01, 2005 ... Elizabeth K. "Betty" Saam, 83, of Luther Manor, died at 7:10 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at Luther Manor. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St ....
Wisconsin Briefs
Jan 01, 2005; ... Ex-teacher pleads not guilty to sex assault FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A former Fond du Lac High School teacher haspleaded not guilty to accusations he sexually assaulted one of hisstudents. Steven D. Guth, 23, entered the plea Thursday in Fond du LacCounty Circuit Court to ...
Corrections
Jan 01, 2005; ... Headline: Dubuque native a survivor Published: 12-31-2004 A story on Page 1A Friday about a Dubuque native who survived atsunami should have said it was late ...
New film utilizes Travolta's talents
Jan 01, 2005; ... At the first peak of his career, actor John Travolta was alsosomething of a pop star. Now, on the soundtrack for his latest film,"A Love Song for Bobby Long," he rekindles those talents. On the soundtrack, due Jan. 11, Travolta performs the traditionalHoward Barnes/Don Robertson ...
Political pendulum swings both ways; Conservatives - who have been masterful with use of the filibuster - now want to do away with the rule
Jan 01, 2005; ... I was trying to find something on the car radio recently and cameacross one of those evangelical stations. The first words through the speakers were a very emotional appealfor signatures on a petition urging the United States Senate todispense with its "filibuster" rule. For ...
Wall Street ends year on down note; Market still is expected to extend its 2-month rally into new year
Jan 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ended a year of solid gains with ablip lower Friday as investors made last-minute adjustments toportfolios in light holiday trading. But in spite of its uninspiringfinish, the market was expected to extend its two-month-old rallyinto the new year. With ...
National Briefs
Jan 01, 2005; ... Officer killed during abuse domestic call NEWINGTON, Conn. - A former state corrections officer shot andkilled a police officer and then turned the gun on himself Friday,ending a 14-hour standoff. The officer, Peter Lavery, had been shot Thursday night whileresponding to a ...
Robert J. O'Brien
Jan 01, 2005 ... Robert J. O'Brien, 80, of 2198 St. John Drive, died Wednesdaymorning, Dec. 29, 2004, at home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Resurrection CatholicChurch. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Asbury, Iowa.Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church, where ...
NCAA Basketball roundup; Stinson leads 'Clones
Jan 01, 2005; ... Curtis Stinson scored 19 points to lead four Iowa State players indouble figures as the Cyclones beat Tennessee State, 67-61, Fridaynight in Ames, Iowa. Jared Homan scored 17 points, Will Blalock 15 and Anthony Davis 10for Iowa State (8-2). Homan also had 11 rebounds and blocked ...
Roth apologizes for rude gesture; Iowa All-American defensive end will start today's game
Jan 01, 2005; ... ORLANDO, Fla. - Matt Roth wishes he'd never let his birds out oftheir cage. While addressing a throng of 10,000 to 15,000 fans at the HawkeyeHuddle pep rally at the Orange County Convention Center Thursdaynight, Iowa's All-American defensive end said, "I've got two wordsfor ...
Ila M. Chickering
Jan 01, 2005 ... WAUKON, Iowa - Ila M. Chickering, 94, of Waukon, died Thursday,Dec. 30, 2004, at Northgate Care Center, Waukon, following a lengthyillness. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at ...
Chicago murder toll lowest in decades; City records 445 homicides, down 25% from last year and the fewest since 1965
Jan 01, 2005; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago had led the nation in homicides in two ofthe previous three years, and city officials swore it would end. Thecity bolted surveillance cameras to light poles, put desk cops backon the beat and flooded communities with police officers at the firsthint of ...
Fiesta Bowl: Utah ready for big finale to season; Dream-like year for unbeaten Utes
Jan 01, 2005; ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Utah used an unstoppable offense to breakthrough the walls surrounding college football's big bowls. Now the unbeaten Utes are expected to do more than merely win theFiesta Bowl. They are supposed to win big over Big East championPittsburgh tonight. That's ...
Stewart loses prison decorating contest
Jan 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Martha Stewart, who built a billion-dollar mediaempire based on her holiday and home decorating tips, was unable tolead her team to victory in a prison decoration contest, a magazinereported. Stewart and a team of fellow inmates at a federal prison camp ...
United faces further employee discontent; Pension agency assumes responsibility for pilots' funds, angering union
Jan 01, 2005; ... CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines' flight attendants are threateningto stage intermittent strikes if the company ends their contract andimposes additional salary and benefit cuts. Meanwhile the United pilots' union expressed outrage at a move bythe government's pension agency to begin ...
Clarke takes 3rd in own tournament
Jan 01, 2005; ... The Clarke College men passed up the 19-foot jump shots forlayups, and that discipline earned them third place in their owntournament. The Crusaders did not succumb to the temptations created by Tri-State's up-and-down-the-court play during the men's third-place gamein the Clarke ...
Homeland Security contractors settle fines; 2 firms faced charges of defrauding Pentagon
Jan 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The largest Homeland Security Departmentcontractors include two companies which paid millions to settlecharges they defrauded the Pentagon, one firm which paid a foreigncorruption fine and a business accused of botching a computer systemfor veterans hospitals, records ...