Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from November 2005:
County tourism booming; Expenditures top $200 million in 2004, up 7.6% from the previous year
Nov 01, 2005; ... Driven by a revitalized riverfront and an aggressive marketingcampaign, Dubuque County's booming tourism industry outpaced thesector's national growth rate last year, according to a leadingtravel tracker. Tourism expenditures in the county topped $200 million in 2004, up7.6 ...
Unclutter your Gutters; Clear out the clogs in preparation for winter
Nov 01, 2005; ... It is a dreaded chore for most homeowners, one that gets put offuntil the next weekend or added to the end of a neglected to-do list. But with winter rapidly approaching, it is time to suck it up,flush it out, get it done. Clean the rain gutters. Jerry Spiegelhalter, a ...
Former teammates: Pierce talk tough; Horner hopes Pierce learned from mistakes
Nov 01, 2005; ... CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Iowa basketball player Jeff Horner sayshe hopes former teammate Pierre Pierce can straighten out his lifenow that he has been sentenced to prison. "He knows that he made mistakes and he has to pay for them,"Horner said. "I just hope he gets better and gets ...
Hazel Green; Services for Liddle set for this morning
Nov 01, 2005 ... A former village trustee in Hazel Green has died. Ralph Liddle, 81, served on the village board for 17 years andalso was the village president for a number of years. Liddle was ...
Robert B. Hatfield
Nov 01, 2005 ... HANOVER, Ill. - Robert Bruce Hatfield, 61, of Hanover, died Oct.31, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Faith Evangelical LutheranChurch, Elizabeth, with the Rev. Kenneth Arndt officiating. Burialwill be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover ....
Bush picks Alito; battle likely; Nomination of conservative for Supreme Court appears to end a Republican divide
Nov 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush nominated Appeals Court JudgeSamuel Alito to the Supreme Court on Monday, hoping to usher in ahistoric new era of judicial conservatism while ending a Republicandivide that doomed an earlier pick. Members of the Senate's Democratic minority signaled ...
Pope highlights select doctrines; Documents were created during Vatican II council
Nov 01, 2005; ... VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful on Sundayto reread key Vatican documents on Christian education and relationswith Jews and Muslims, saying the teachings were of "great relevance"today. The documents were signed 40 years ago this weekend, during theSecond ...
Judge returns cancer patient to her parents; The 13-year-old girl was removed from her family after her parents stopped her cancer treatments
Nov 01, 2005; ... CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A 13-year-old cancer patient who wasput into foster care after her parents refused to allow radiationtreatment will be reunited with her family, a judge ruled Monday. Faced with her deteriorating health, state district Judge JackHunter said Katie ...
Economy absorbs shocks; Investment expert predicts continued growth in the year ahead
Nov 01, 2005; ... Despite soaring fuel prices, slumping consumer confidence and themost devastating hurricane season on record, the resilient U.S.economy should continue to chug along, according to a localinvestment expert. Mel Miller, senior vice president and chief investment officer ...
Richard J. Rowell
Nov 01, 2005 ... Richard J. Rowell, 73, of Dubuque, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2005, atMercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Arrangements are ...
Murdered student's missing car found; The find in Atlanta leads police to a man they might want to question
Nov 01, 2005; ... NORMAL (AP) - The missing car of a slain Illinois State Universitystudent has been found in Atlanta, where police say a man they mightwant to question is awaiting extradition to central Illinois onunrelated theft charges, authorities said Monday. Normal police Lt. Mark Kotte ...
Peosta; Disabetes seminar set for AmercInn
Nov 01, 2005 ... The Camp Hertko Hollow Fall Diabetes Family Weekend will be heldNov. 12-13 at the AmericInn Hotel in Peosta. The program begins at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 12 and will finish at 11 a.m.Nov. 13. Parents and their children will have the chance to learn newdiabetic control techniques and ...
Funeral services
Nov 01, 2005; ... Compiled from tri-state area obituaries appearing previously inthe Telegraph Herald. Peter S. Andersen, Watkinsville, Ga., formerly of Savanna, Ill. -Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Antl Hall at St. John theBaptist Catholic Church, Savanna. Grace A. Arensdorf, Ennoble ...
NHL Roundup; Canadiens roll in 3rd
Nov 01, 2005; ... Steve Begin scored a short-handed goal 1:14 after Jaromir Jagrtied it for New York in the third period, and the Montreal Canadiensgot four third-period goals to beat the New York Rangers, 4-1, onMonday night in New York and earn a split in the home-and-homeseries. Saku Koivu gave ...
Dubuque's double dip; Hempstead's defense leads way back to state
Nov 01, 2005; ... The party fittingly played out on the Night of the Living Dead. Dubuque Hempstead was bringing almost every playable ball backfrom the grave this Halloween while bringing its state tournamentdream to life in Monday's Iowa Class 4A Region 7 final against No. 10Cedar Rapids ...
Platteville; Program brings new parents together
Nov 01, 2005 ... The Family Center and Southwest Health Center are teaming up tobring new parents a time to come together to relax, eat and talkabout parenthood. The group will meet weekly on Wednesdays at Southwest HealthCenter, Garden Level, to discuss topics that relate to ...
British fans honor Rourke, 'Batman'
Nov 01, 2005; ... LONDON (AP) - British movie fans have voted Mickey Rourke "man ofthe year" for his portrayal of the swaggering down-on-his-luck Marvin "Sin City." "Batman Begins" was voted top film of 2005. The movie fought off competition from "Star Wars: Episode III -Revenge of the Sith" ...
Does Loras have enough for NCAA run?
Nov 01, 2005; ... The goalie plays like a linebacker. The sweepers run likesprinters. The defense is the league's No. 1 wall, with a 0.71 goals-against average. And the eight seniors have made this the mission oftheir season. Whether it's all enough to earn the Loras College men's soccerteam its ...
Letters to the Editor; Buol seeks to build Dubuque's future
Nov 01, 2005; ... 779 University Ave. Having served with Roy Buol while I was on the Dubuque CityCouncil, I came to appreciate his ability and willingness to learn.This is not always a common attribute of elected officials.Frequently, they develop a dogma that they continue to stand by. Royhas not ...
After 30 years, a winning record
Nov 01, 2005; ... LEWISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - After three decades of close calls, should-have-beens, could-have-beens and almosts, the Lewistown football teamfinally did it. The 2005 Panthers will go down in history with a winning record -and they did it the hard way, defeating arch rival Indian Valley, ...
GOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS
Nov 01, 2005; ... Jackson County Board of Supervisors - 9 a.m., 201 W. Platt St.,Maquoketa, Iowa. Environmental Stewardship Advisory Commission - 4 p.m., City HallAnnex, Conference Room 1, 1300 Main St. Asbury Park Board - 5:15 p.m., City Hall, 5080 Asbury (Iowa)Road. Jo Daviess ...
Prairie du Chien; Taxicab association honors local firm
Nov 01, 2005 ... The owner of Coulee Cab, Richard Running, of Viroqua, has beennamed "Operator of the Year" by the Wisconsin Association of TaxicabOwners, the oldest association of its kind in the United States. Running Inc. has been in operation since 1994 and now operates cabsystems in Prairie ...
Torture suit begins for former Salvadoran officer
Nov 01, 2005; ... MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former Salvadoran Army colonel was in aU.S. court Monday to defend himself against accusations that hissoldiers tortured and killed civilians during El Salvador's civil warin the 1980s. A civil lawsuit filed against Nicolas Carranza accuses him ofcrimes ...
Last hurricane refugees leave State Fair Park; About 100 people who stayed at the shelter will be put up in apartments
Nov 01, 2005; ... WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) - Nancy Mondy walked out of the hurricanerefugee shelter at State Fair Park Monday with her TV and some boxesof clothes. It was the last time she would call the shelter home. Nearly two months after being plucked by helicopter from the floodwaters of New ...
City defends subway searches
Nov 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK (AP) - A police official defended the city's randomsearches of subway riders Monday, testifying that in the fightagainst terrorism, some searches are better than none. In a perfect world, all the people who enter the subways wouldhave their possessions searched, said New ...
Arthur L. Ward
Nov 01, 2005 ... MOUNT STERLING, Wis. - Arthur L. Ward, 52, of Mount Sterling, diedSaturday, Oct. 29, 2005, as the result of injuries sustained in atraffic accident. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the National Guard ...
McGregor; Library sechedules river story readings
Nov 01, 2005 ... Wisconsin author Lyle Ernst and Prairie du Chien fisherman MikeValley will read from "River Days, Stories from the Mississippi" at 7p.m. Nov. 9 at the McGregor Library. The book tells of life along the Upper Mississippi River by localswho have lived in river towns with ...
Shullsburg; Fire department hits full strength
Nov 01, 2005 ... The Shullsburg Fire Department is at full strength, recentlyreaching its maximum roster of 45 volunteers. Department officials say this is the first time the department hashad a full roster since 1978. They attribute the milestone to thefact that numerous young people are spurred ...
USC back on top of BCS standings
Nov 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK - Southern California and Texas flip flopped again,putting the Trojans back on top of the Bowl Championship Seriesstandings. USC jumped over the Longhorns on Monday, returning to first placeafter a one-week stay in second. It's the first time in the eight-year history of ...
What's Happening
Nov 01, 2005; ... Today * Senior citizens activities: 8:30-11 a.m., cards; 9-11 a.m.,Dupaco line dancing; 10:30-11:15 a.m., low-impact exercises withManorCare Health Services; 11 a.m.-noon, blood pressure screening;11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., lunch; noon-3 p.m., open and duplicate bridge;12:30 p.m., ...
Elizabeth; Winter hours begin for historic sites
Nov 01, 2005 ... Winter hours of operation for state historic sites administered bythe Illinois Historic Preservation Agency will begin today. Apple River Fort in Elizabeth will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Wednesday through Sunday, November through February. From March toApril 15 it will be open on ...
Police Beat; Dubuque police reported the following:
Nov 01, 2005; ... * William L. Wright, 42, of 3019 White St., reported a crossbowand arrows worth $700 was stolen from a motor vehicle at ...
Letters to the Editor; Oswald's shifting position troubling
Nov 01, 2005; ... 2360 Carter Road For more than 200 years, the pattern in the United States has beento widen the circle by expanding civil rights for one particulargroup after another. The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to theConstitution address the abolition of slavery, citizenship and ...
Longtime Sentinel-Press publisher dies; His 'Random Observations' have been a staple of the Maquoketa newspaper
Nov 01, 2005; ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - Robert Melvold was writing his newspaper columnto the end. Melvold, 87, died Friday night in Maquoketa, where heheaded the town's newspaper for nearly six decades. Although his health had been failing for some time, Melvoldinsisted on composing his popular "Random ...
5 injured in 4-vehicle crash on U.S. 20
Nov 01, 2005; ... GALENA, Ill. - A four-vehicle accident on U.S. 20 Sunday eveninginjured five of the seven people involved. The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Department received reports of anaccident at 6 p.m., one-tenth of a mile west of Eagle Ridge Drive. A vehicle driven by Elinor Levin, 18, ...
Parks remembered for courage, strength; Thousands pay respects to civil rights pioneer at Capitol Rotunda
Nov 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Linking hands and singing "We Shall Overcome,"old friends and Washington's establishment remembered Rosa Parks onMonday as a quiet, gentle woman whose courage in the face ofsegregation helped inspire generations. An overflow church crowd paid tribute to the woman ...
Wisconsin enacts livestock location law; State is the first to require all who board livestock to register their premises
Nov 01, 2005; ... MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wisconsin becomes the first state in the nationTuesday to require registration of livestock locations, the first ofthree steps to help governments prepare for an animal diseaseoutbreak, officials say. "People saw what happened when foot-and-mouth disease broke out ...
Roe v. Wade winning attorney to speak
Nov 01, 2005; ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - The winning attorney for the Roe v. Wadecontroversy before the United States Supreme Court will be at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville today. Sarah Weddington's visit to UW-P is sponsored by the Patricia A.Doyle Women's Center. She will be speaking at 7 ...
Riley Diane Brown
Nov 01, 2005 ... THOMSON, Ill. - Riley Diane Brown, infant daughter of Bill andAutumn (Wilkinson) Brown, was stillborn on Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, atthe Freeport Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m ....
Asbury; Music in the Park to benefit Gulf city
Nov 01, 2005 ... The Asbury Area Civic & Recreation Foundation is using proceedsfrom its 2005 Music in the Park festival to support park projects inAsbury and in a hurricane-damaged Mississippi Gulf Coast community. Foundation President Jim Adams presented the Asbury City Councilwith a $1,500 ...
Iowa County; Program rewards drunken driver tips
Nov 01, 2005 ... Iowa County law enforcement personnel are participating in theMobile Eyes program. The program rewards motorists who reportintoxicated motorists through the 911 systems. Mobile Eyes began inWisconsin and is now spreading to other parts of the state . When a driver notices an ...
Prep Stars
Nov 01, 2005; ... Football Jayme Murphy, Sr., Dubuque Senior - The Rams' back concluded hisstellar prep career in Hollywood fashion, taking his final career 99yards for a touchdown as Senior beat Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 14-3, onThursday. Murphy finished with 236 yards on 27 carries in the ...
Platteville; UW-P dedicates Cooper center
Nov 01, 2005 ... University of Wisconsin-Platteville officials recently conducted apublic dedication ceremony for the Cooper Living and Learning Center.The center is named after John Cooper, a 1947 alumnus, whoestablished a scholarship for agricultural students and one for UW-Richland Center students who ...
East Dubuque; Library gets grant for parents program
Nov 01, 2005 ... The East Dubuque District Library was awarded an $18,000 LibraryServices and Technology Act Grant called Parents: Learning ThroughCreative Encounters. The library will work with Family T.I.E.S., a local organization,to create new programs to establish the ...
Letters to the Editor; Protect people from discrimination
Nov 01, 2005; ... Associate Professor of New Testament, Wartburg TheologicalSeminary, 135 Croydon Crest Adding sexual orientation to Dubuque's Human Rights Ordinance is areligious value. The Human Rights Commission's proposal to add sexualorientation to the ordinance was not about approval of any ...
Robert T. Melvold
Nov 01, 2005 ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - Robert Thomson Melvold, 87, of Maquoketa, diedFriday night, Oct. 28, 2005, in the extended care unit of the JacksonCounty Public Hospital, Maquoketa, of chronic obstructive pulmonarydisease. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First LutheranChurch, ...
Connors takes pride in progress; She is unopposed in the 3rd Ward
Nov 01, 2005; ... Voters in Dubuque's North End and Eagle Point areas will have oneeasy selection to make when they go to the polls Nov. 8 to vote formayor and City Council. Their 3rd Ward representative, Joyce Connors, is running unopposedfor her second four-year term. Lack of competition ...
Officials, others wary of inmates seeking pen pals; Victims' advocat says some inmates can be manipulative
Nov 01, 2005; ... CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Prison officials and victim advocatesare warning Internet users to stay away from Web sites encouragingcorrespondence with prison inmates. One of the latest trends in personal ads on the Internet includessites like writeaprisoner.com and ...
Local Detours
Nov 01, 2005; ... University Avenue is closed to westbound traffic at theintersection of Nowata Street. Anticipated reopening: 5 p.m. Nov. 9. Rosedale Avenue between West Locust and Glen Oak streets is closedto through traffic ....
Gale W. Starr
Nov 01, 2005 ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - Gale W. Starr, 89, of Maquoketa died Mondaymorning, Oct. 31, 2005, at the Jackson County Public Hospital ...
Man pleads guilty to killing 3 teenagers; The suspect also was convicted of murder in 1994
Nov 01, 2005; ... CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - A man pleaded guilty Monday to killingthree teenagers and burying their bodies in the basement of hisrented home. In exchange for his plea, David Edward Maust, 51, will receivethree sentences of life without parole. Police identified the victimsas ...
Elkader; Council mulls grant for sewer project
Nov 01, 2005 ... The Elkader City Council has set 7 p.m. Nov. 14 as the date for apublic hearing to consider an approximately $1.7 million CommunityDevelopment Block Grant application. If approved, the money will be used for a proposed sewer ...
Chicago feeling good in 1st; Bears only NFC North team above .500
Nov 01, 2005; ... LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Brian Urlacher was jealous. The Chicago Bears linebacker saw the champagne celebration, theparade through the city. He saw a team win a championship and embracein a group hug with hundreds of thousands of revelers. He saw the White Sox realize a ...
East Dubuque; City to test warning sirens today
Nov 01, 2005 ... Warning sirens for the city of East Dubuque will be retestedtoday. The test will take ...
Will newspaper TV sections go way of TV Guide?; National publication curtails listings, adds more articles about TV
Nov 01, 2005; ... I was heartened a couple of weeks ago when the owner of TV Guideannounced it would dump its listings-laden magazine in favor of apublication with bare-bones listings and more articles abouttelevision and celebrities. Don't misunderstand: I have nothing against TV Guide. Frankly, ...
Peter P. Stemper
Nov 01, 2005 ... Peter P. Stemper, 61, of 1985 Daleview Drive, Marion, Iowa,formerly of Dubuque, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005, at Mercy MedicalCenter, Cedar Rapids, from complications of multiple sclerosis andcancer. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Churchin Marion. Burial ...
2 U.S. soldiers charged for assault
Nov 01, 2005; ... KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Two U.S. soldiers have been charged withassault for allegedly punching two detainees in the chest, shouldersand stomach at a military base in Afghanistan, the military saidMonday. The announcement came less than two weeks after the militarylaunched an ...
Classified article raises questions about Vietnam War; Information draws a comparison to the intelligence that sold most Americans on the need to invade Iraq
Nov 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Security Agency has been blockingthe release of an article by one of its historians that saysintelligence officers falsified documents about a disputed attackthat was used to escalate the Vietnam War, according to a researcherwho has requested the ...
Work nearing end on U.S. 151; Some lanes of the Dickeyville bypass could open in 2 weeks, with all work expected to be done in a month
Nov 01, 2005; ... DICKEYVILLE, Wis. - The concrete paving is complete on theDickeyville bypass, the final piece of the U.S. 151 improvementproject. Tadd Owens, a state Department of Transportation constructionproject manager, said the bypass could be open by Nov. 14 or 15.Owens emphasized that ...
Letters to the Editor; Golf course manager flies 18 flags
Nov 01, 2005; ... 3203 Asbury Road Oct. 11 was Columbus Day. "Fly the flag. Honor veterans." It saysthis on my calendar. Well, Troy Leibold, general manager at theMeadows golf course, flew 18 of them that day ....
James R. Curtis
Nov 01, 2005 ... BAGLEY, Wis. - James R. Curtis, 70, of Bagley, passed away onSunday, Oct. 30, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Martin Page Funeral Home,Bloomington, with Pastor Mary Ann Floerke officiating. Burial will bein the Bagley Cemetery, where ...
Candidates offer different approaches; Braig, Oswald are running to complete the final 2 years of a term in 2nd Ward
Nov 01, 2005; ... Even though there is no incumbent running for Dubuque City Councilin the 2nd Ward, the two names on the Nov. 8 ballot might be familiarto voters who follow city events. Karla Braig is a social activist who has spent three decades as amember of the Dubuque Catholic Worker Community, ...
Candidates forum set for tonight
Nov 01, 2005; ... Dubuque's candidates for mayor and City Council will take part ina League of Women Voters forum at 7 tonight at Carnegie-Stout PublicLibrary. The event is open to the public. Candidates will take writtenquestions submitted from the ...
Rev. Philip A. Hamilton
Nov 01, 2005 ... The Rev. Philip A. Hamilton, 87, of 12 Padgett Court, Bluffton,S.C., formerly of Dubuque, and Omaha, Neb., died at 5:30 a.m. Friday,Oct. 28, 2005, at St. Joseph Hospital, Savannah, Ga. Memorial services will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Christ the KingChapel on the Loras College ...
Italian premier visits U.S.; Berlusconi faces legal troubles and a tough election at home
Nov 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush praised Italian Premier SilvioBerlusconi as "a strong partner in peace" Monday but the two leadersavoided any public discussion of Italy's plan to pull its troops outof Iraq. "Relations between the United States and Italy are strong," Bushsaid ...