Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from December 2005:
Rotarians make a difference in Niger; Dubuque men help inoculate poor people
Dec 01, 2005; ... Two Dubuque men were part of a group of Americans who recentlyinoculated 3.2 million children against polio in one of the world'spoorest countries. Mike Pratt and Dirk Voetberg returned Nov. 19 from their 12-daymission in Niger with other members of Rotary International. The ...
Holiday classic; Local version of 'The Nutcracker' opens Dec. 10
Dec 01, 2005; ... Despite what you think about sugar plum fairies and waltzingflowers, "The Nutcracker" is not just a fluffy ballet about a littlegirl at a family Christmas party. If that were so, Tchaikovsky's creation would not be the mostpopular ballet in the world, after more than 100 years. It ...
Local/Area Events
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Art Studio sets open house to celebrate new space, work The Art Studio, 2728 Asbury Road, Suite 830 (Fountain Park Plaza),will host an open house 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday to celebrate the newspace and the showing of new work. The artists, formerly associated with The Main ...
Museum explores African diaspora
Dec 01, 2005; ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A new museum dedicated to Africa's historyand influence opened Saturday in a neighborhood that's fast becomingthe city's cultural center. The Museum of the African Diaspora is aimed at exploring howAfrica, where some of the oldest human remains have been ...
Actor's dinner goes to the dogs
Dec 01, 2005; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - For "Eight Is Enough" patriarch Dick VanPatten, some dog food is good enough to eat. Van Patten is lending his name and likeness to a new dog foodformula that claims to be indistinguishable from a home-cooked ...
Dubuque man injured in accident
Dec 01, 2005; ... A 52-year-old Dubuque man was injured Tuesday after he lostcontrol of his vehicle and hit a tree near the intersection of Roseand Walnut streets. Bruce L. Biedermann, of 1615 Adair St., was transported to TheFinley Hospital, where he was treated and released. Biedermann told ...
Mansion celebrates season; Prairie du Chien Victorian home is open the next 2 weekends
Dec 01, 2005; ... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. - Villa Louis, the Wisconsin HistoricalSociety's grand Victorian house museum in Prairie du Chien, will ringin the holiday season with "An 1890s Christmas Holiday" special eventon Saturday and Sunday each of the next two weekends. The mansion will be open ...
Military reportedly pays Iraqi newspapers; Their intentions were to plant favorable stories about the war
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military offered a mixed messageWednesday about whether it embraced one of its own programs thatreportedly paid a consulting firm and Iraqi newspapers to plantfavorable stories about the war and the rebuilding effort. Lt. Col. Barry Johnson, a military ...
Joseph J. Barth
Dec 01, 2005 ... Joseph John Barth, 72, of Lakewood, Colo., formerly of Dubuque,passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, in Lakewood, surrounded by hisfamily. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Area "A" in Fort LoganCemetery, Denver. The All Veterans Burial & ...
Pack shuffles offensive line; Green Bay struggles with run
Dec 01, 2005; ... GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - It's part frustrating, part bewildering inTitletown. Why can't the Green Bay Packers run? Right tackle Mark Tauscher thinks he knows. "I don't think there's anybody that hasn't screwed up," he saidWednesday. "We've had way too many mistakes to ...
Arts & Entertainment Briefs
Dec 01, 2005; ... National touring company brings 'Rent' to UW-P PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday forthe Pulitzer-Prize- and-Tony-Award-winning musical "Rent." The national touring company that will perform is the same onethat is performing in Chicago and other ...
Local Detours
Dec 01, 2005; ... Rosedale Avenue between West Locust and Glen Oak streets is closedto through traffic. Anticipated reopening: Dec. 7. Nowata Street between ...
A law-abiding, peace-loving ode to controversy; I'm glad I'm not raising kids under today's definitions of morality
Dec 01, 2005; ... Controversy is a human condition our news media are not squeamishabout reporting. Why should they be? Ask yourself: Would you really pay for your daily newspaper ifevery word in it concerned only us peace-loving, law-abiding, church-going citizens who thrive on making life better ...
Traveling cat is coming home
Dec 01, 2005; ... APPLETON, Wis. (AP) - A wandering cat that wound up travelingacross the Atlantic Ocean to France as a stowaway in a cargocontainer is coming back home. The cat, whose name is Emily, will leave France today and arrivehome Friday, said owner Lesley McElhiney. After hearing the ...
National Briefs
Dec 01, 2005; ... Samsung pleads guilty in scheme SAN FRANCISCO - Samsung, the world's largest maker of computermemory chips, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge it participated ina worldwide price-fixing conspiracy that damaged competition andraised PC prices. After accepting the plea and a ...
ALMANAC
Dec 01, 2005; ... Today is Thursday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2005. There are 30days left in the year. History highlights: Fifty years ago, on Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress,refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala.,city bus. Parks was arrested, sparking a ...
U.S. will answer request from EU
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The European Union has formally requestedanswers from the Bush administration about reports of secret U.S.-run prisons for terrorism suspects in Europe, and the United Stateswill reply "to the best of our ability," the State Department saidWednesday. Britain, ...
French doctors claim 1st partial face transplant; Woman disfigured by dog bite has nose, lips and chin grafted onto her face
Dec 01, 2005; ... LYON, France (AP) - Doctors in France said they had performed theworld's first partial face transplant, forging into a risky medicalfrontier with their operation on a woman disfigured by a dog bite. The 38-year-old woman, who wants to remain anonymous, had a nose,lips and chin ...
Harold Konrardy
Dec 01, 2005 ... Waterloo, Iowa - Harold Konrardy, 73, of Waterloo, died Tuesday,Nov. 29, 2005. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch, Waterloo, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Friends ...
Pavarotti hopes for Three Tenors reunion
Dec 01, 2005; ... HONG KONG (AP) - Luciano Pavarotti says he hopes to perform withPlacido Domingo and Jose Carreras in a reunion of The Three Tenorsbefore he retires. "I think we are going to make another concert ortwo," he said Wednesday at a press conference promoting the Hong Kongstop of his farewell ...
Bears gaining respect; Winning garners national attention
Dec 01, 2005; ... CHICAGO (AP) - As the cameras and microphones crowded his lockerWednesday afternoon, Charles Tillman couldn't help but shake hishead. This is new territory for him, new territory for the ChicagoBears. They lead the NFC North after years of losing, they have the No. 1-rated ...
Bush talks tough, but is he setting up troop reduction?; Democrats focus on fact that speech only restated old administration goals
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush came as close as he ever has toadmitting mistakes on Iraq Wednesday, acknowledging setbacks anduneven results in the training of Iraqi troops in his latest defenseof the war, 21/2 years after he first declared victory. While he vowed U.S. troops ...
Supreme Court grapples with abortion issue; New Hampshire law requires a parent be told before daughter ends pregnancy
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with a NewHampshire law that requires a parent to be told before a daughterends her pregnancy, with no hint the justices were ready for adramatic retreat on abortion rights under their new chief. The court is dealing with its ...
Feingold listening session set today
Dec 01, 2005; ... DICKEYVILLE, WIS. - U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., will be inDickeyville from 3 to 4 p.m. today for a listening session for GrantCounty residents at the ...
Nightlife
Dec 01, 2005; ... Today * The Busted Lift, 180 Main St., D-Town Productions presentsMorello, 5 p.m. All ages. Tickets are $5. * Mississippi Mug Bean and Brew House, 373 Bluff St., Deca Da MugParty, with live music by Denny Garcia, 5 p.m. * Dubuque Golf and Country Club, 1800 Randall ...
Stanley E. McDowell
Dec 01, 2005 ... COLESBURG, Iowa - Stanley E. McDowell, 87, of Colesburg, diedsuddenly on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, at Central Community Hospital,Elkader. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's ...
EU will not improve farm offer
Dec 01, 2005; ... BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union said Wednesday it willnot enhance its offer on farm trade, calling on the United States andothers to match its concessions in talks to liberalize global trade. "I have no plan to make a further offer in agriculture," EU TradeCommissioner ...
Miller wants to end 'tumultuous year'
Dec 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Sienna Miller wants to move past what she calls a"tumultuous year." Miller's engagement to Jude Law appeared to fall apart after theactor publicly apologized in July for having an affair with hischildren's nanny. Reports in recent weeks have suggested the ...
NASCAR champion ready to get in shape; Stewart realizes he has to take care of self
Dec 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Tony Stewart went on a shopping spree last weekthat he hopes will lead to a new and improved Nextel Cup champion. "I went out and bought $17,000 worth of exercise equipment for myhouse," Stewart said Wednesday as he prepared for yet another of thedozens of media ...
Brilliant Bush has NFLteams swooning; USC junior would likely be No. 1 pick
Dec 01, 2005; ... LOS ANGELES - Reggie Bush as been compared to Gale Sayers andMarshall Faulk. He's the front-runner to win the Heisman Trophy andalready holds the unofficial title of "Most Exciting Player inCollege Football." All those accolades are great, but what's counts most for the ...
Weddings; Kennedy-Westhoff
Dec 01, 2005 ... Melissa Kennedy and Matt Westhoff, both of Dubuque, were marriedAug. 6, 2005, at Resurrection Catholic Church, Dubuque. The receptionwas at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds Ballroom. Their parents are Mike and Peggy Kennedy and Ron and Pat Westhoff,all of Dubuque. Maid of honor ...
Ralph G. Pauly Jr.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Ralph G. Pauly Jr., 55, of 3150 Westmore Drive, died Monday, Nov.28, 2005, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque, surrounded by his family,following a courageous battle with cancer that he fought until theend with dignity and pride. Services will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Francis Xavier ...
NHL Roundup; Hawks shade Kings
Dec 01, 2005; ... Kyle Calder scored two power-play goals, Nikolai Khabibulinstopped 19 shots and Chicago defeated Los Angeles, 3-2, on Wednesdayat the United Center. Matt Ellison also scored a power-play goal for Chicago, whichconverted three of seven chances in snapping a three-game ...
Deadline for electronic voting machines loms
Dec 01, 2005; ... Even in this election off-year, the potential perils of electronicvoting systems are bedeviling state officials as a Jan. 1 deadlineapproaches for complying with standards for the machines'reliability. Across the country, officials are trying multiple methods toensure that ...
Troops round up insurgents
Dec 01, 2005; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a jointoperation Wednesday in an area west of Baghdad used to rig car bombs,while American soldiers rounded up 33 suspected insurgents in a sweepof southern parts of the capital. About 500 Iraqi troops joined 2,000 U.S. Marines, ...
Funeral services
Dec 01, 2005 ... Compiled from tri-state area obituaries appearing previously inthe Telegraph Herald. Mary V. "Jean" Behnke, 2625 St. Anne Drive - Services: 10:30 a.m.Friday, St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today,Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home, 2659 Kennedy ...
Alito chips away at Roe vs. Wade
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - As a young government lawyer opposed to abortionrights, Samuel Alito argued for a strategy of chipping away at thelandmark Supreme Court 1973 ruling legalizing abortion rather thanmounting an all-out assault likely to inflict a defeat on the Reaganadministration, ...
NBA Roundup; Crawford erupts for 28 points to lead Knicks past Bulls
Dec 01, 2005; ... Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 28 points, and the New YorkKnicks used a huge advantage at the free-throw line and some strongfourth-quarter defense Wednesday night to beat the Chicago Bulls, 109-101, at Madison Square Garden. Channing Frye added 21 points and Stephon Marbury ...
Woman hit by truck
Dec 01, 2005; ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - A 21-year-old Platteville woman whose vehicleslid off the road Tuesday morning was hit by another vehicle whileshe was standing along U.S. 151 near Platteville. Brianna J. Mowry remained hospitalized Wednesday at SouthwestHealth Center in Platteville. Hospital ...
Letters to the Editor; 1 more exchange of ideas
Dec 01, 2005; ... 3303 McAdam Road, Cuba City, Wis. I love the exchange of ideas and enjoy examining plans. (In fact,I'd love to see the Democratic plan for Iraq. A recent position theyhad for an immediate withdrawal was voted upon and soundly defeated.Even those who were calling for a pull-out ...
Peace pioneer quits Israel's Labor Party; He now is going to campaign for Sharon's new party
Dec 01, 2005; ... JERUSALEM (AP) - Bitter over his ouster as Labor Party chief,Shimon Peres quit his political home of six decades Wednesday tocampaign for Ariel Sharon's new party, saying the prime minister isthe best choice to lead Israel to peace with the Palestinians. Peres' defection was an ...
Cory S. Condiff
Dec 01, 2005 ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Cory S. Condiff, 30, of Platteville, diedTuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at home, from melanoma. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First English LutheranChurch, Platteville, with the Rev. Terry Larson officiating. Burialwill be in Greenwood Cemetery, Platteville ....
Hawkeyes win ugly; Defense offsets shooting woes
Dec 01, 2005; ... IOWA CITY - It had all the offensive allure of a grade-school gamein the snow. Iowa's 14th-ranked men's basketball team and 24th-ranked NorthCarolina State put on a horrendous 34-for-107 shooting displayWednesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. But the Hawkeyes found theirway out ...
Harriet H. Hein
Dec 01, 2005 ... Mrs. Camillus (Harriet H. Hanover) Hein, 81, of 2801 Balke St.,died Tuesday night, Nov. 29, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church.Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to8 p.m. today at ...
Weddings; Mueller-Thier
Dec 01, 2005 ... Anna Mueller, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Tony Thier, of KansasCity, Mo., were married Sept. 3, 2005, at St. Lawrence CatholicChurch, Lawrenceburg. The reception was at the Dearborn (Ind.)Country Club. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Mueller, ofLawrenceburg. He is the ...
Rainforest in Dubuque?; If the environmental project falls through in Coralville, local officials might consider putting it near the riverfront
Dec 01, 2005; ... Coralville, Iowa, officials hope to meet soon to finalize detailswith developers of a controversial multi-million-dollar rainforestproject that Dubuque officials wouldn't mind a shot at. If details can't be ironed out to lock in The EnvironmentalProject for the community north of ...
Zuehlke to fill Platteville vacancy
Dec 01, 2005; ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - The Platteville Common Council has appointedJohn Zuehlke to fill the vacancy created when Stan Wunderlin resignedfor health reasons Nov. 7. Zuehlke is a native of Reedsburg and a 2001 graduate of theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville, with a degree in ...
International Briefs
Dec 01, 2005; ... Indonesia confirms new bird flu death JAKARTA, Indonesia - Laboratory tests confirmed that a 25-year-old woman who died in the Indonesian capital overnight had bird flu,officials said Wednesday as they investigated the possibility thatseveral members of a family in West Java were ...
Pregnant woman still being sought
Dec 01, 2005; ... NEILLSVILLE, Wis. - Investigators have uncovered no clues to thewhereabouts of a pregnant woman last seen nearly three weeks ago whenher husband left her on a rural road during an argument. Christine M. Rudy, 21, of Thorp, was last seen by her husbandShaun Rudy, 23, the afternoon ...
Viola A. Tjarks
Dec 01, 2005 ... Viola Alma Tjarks, 88, formerly of Ames, Iowa, died Tuesday, Nov.29, 2005, at Luther Manor, Dubuque, where she had been a resident forthe last five years. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Petri LutheranChurch, Story City, Iowa, where friends may call after 9:30 ...
GOP in dairy battle; Republicans are in a bitter inner-party struggle over renewing aid to farmers
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - For a few Republican lawmakers, perhaps thebiggest battle facing House-Senate negotiators on a huge budget billisn't a high-profile issue like cutting food stamps and Medicaid oropening a stretch of pristine Alaskan coast to oil drilling. It's ...
NCAA Basketball Roundup; Duke tips Hoosiers
Dec 01, 2005; ... Duke's J.J. Redick was more efficient than Indiana's MarcoKillingsworth, and he had more help. Redick scored 29 points and Shelden Williams added 13 beforefouling out as No. 1 Duke held off No. 17 Indiana, 75-67, in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night in Bloomington, ...
Military officer: U.S. must stop Iraqi abusers; Marine General Pace contradicts statements from Donald Rumsfeld
Dec 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's top military man, Marine Gen. PeterPace, said American troops in Iraq have a duty to intercede and stopabuse of prisoners by Iraqi security personnel. When Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld contradicted Pace, thegeneral stood firm. Rumsfeld ...
Clayton Ridge rebuilding; 4 returning letterwinners make Cascade a threat
Dec 01, 2005; ... Matching last season's success won't be easy, but the ClaytonRidge boys basketball team is excited about the challenge in 2005-06. The Eagles finished 22-3 in 2004-05, reaching state for the firsttime in school history and winning the Upper Iowa Conference. Theyhave size and ...
Weddings; Griebel-Medinger
Dec 01, 2005 ... Tiffany Rose Griebel and Justin John Medinger, both of Bellevue,Iowa, were married June 11, 2005, at the Newman Catholic StudentCenter, Iowa City. The reception was at the Holiday Inn & ConferenceCenter, Iowa City. Their parents are Bill and Sue Griebel and Kevin and ...
Money tight at new home; After move, there is no money for presents
Dec 01, 2005; ... Moving to a larger home has been a mixed blessing for a Dubuquefamily that had outgrown its previous home. While the dwelling has provided much-needed space for the familyof seven, the parents are paying for it - leaving them with no extradollars to spend on Christmas this year ....
Man charged in October fire
Dec 01, 2005; ... A 47-year-old Dubuque man has been charged in connection with anOctober fire that severely damaged two trailers and destroyed a shedat Table Mound Mobile Home Park. David L. Hittenmiller Jr., of 9442 Noonan St., Lot 120, wasarrested Wednesday on a warrant charging reckless use of ...
Jackson County discusses demonstration farm's fate; Board of supervisors is trying to come to an agreement on future of 300-acre property
Dec 01, 2005; ... ANDREW, Iowa - The Jackson County Board of Supervisors got anearful Wednesday night at a public hearing about what to do with theJackson County Demonstration Farm. Nearly 60 people piled into a dining room at the former AndrewJackson Care Center on the farm near Andrew. The ...
Platteville woman hurt after truck strikes wall
Dec 01, 2005; ... BELMONT, Wis. - A Platteville woman was injured Tuesday morningafter her pickup truck hit a rock wall along U.S. 151 in BelmontTownship. Sherry L. McClain, 49, was transported to Southwest Health Centerin Platteville. A hospital official on Wednesday said McClain was notlisted ...
Business Briefs
Dec 01, 2005; ... Judge could reissue patent injunction RICHMOND, Va. - A federal judge moved a step closer Wednesday toreissuing an injunction that threatens BlackBerry e-mail service inthis country, placing more pressure on the wireless device's maker,Research In Motion Ltd., to settle the patent ...
Joyce A. Winkler
Dec 01, 2005 ... CHARLOTTE, Iowa - Joyce Alice Winkler, 71, of Charlotte, diedWednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's CatholicChurch, ...
Pacifists were aware of risks; They have spent more than 15 years walking into hot war zones
Dec 01, 2005; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Four Christian peace activists taken hostage inIraq belong to a Chicago-based group that has spent more than 15years walking into some of the world's hottest war zones, usuallyarmed only with notes explaining that they aren't there to convertanyone. Such a ...
World Series champs ink Konerko to deal; Sox star gets 5-year, $60 million contract
Dec 01, 2005; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Paul Konerko promised to be meticulous and exploreall the options as a free agent. And he did, jumping into a stressfulmonthlong journey that landed him back right where he started. Having received a $60 million, five-year offer from the ChicagoWhite Sox, Konerko ...
Elizabeth T. Brockman
Dec 01, 2005 ... Elizabeth T. "Betty" Brockman, 81, of 23900 E. Circle Drive,Bernard, Iowa, formerly of Dubuque, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, athome. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph the WorkerCatholic Church, Dubuque. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery,Dubuque. Friends ...
Local/Area Sports Roundup; Pioneers win late
Dec 01, 2005; ... Mike Jamerson scored 22 points including the winning free throwsin the final seconds Wednesday to help the University of Wisconsin-Platteville beat visiting Elmhurst, 67-66, in non-conference men'sbasketball. Jamerson made 2 of 3 free throws with 1.4 seconds remaining ....