Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from July 2007:
U.S. airports to tighten security
Jul 01, 2007; ... KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - U.S. airports and mass transit systemswill tighten security in response to apparent terrorist incidents inBritain, the Bush administration said Saturday. The United States, however, is not raising its terror alertstatus, President Bush's spokesman and ...
Big wheel Keeps on turnin'
Jul 01, 2007; ... News You can use To make reservations or check availability forthe Spirit of Dubuque, call Dubuque River Rides at 563/583-8093. In the last 30 years, a lot has changed in Dubuque along theMississippi River. Buildings have come and gone, the landscape has been altered ...
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Spirit of Dubuque through the years
Jul 01, 2007 ... July 1, 1976: Construction begins on the Spirit of Dubuque by theMorgan City, La.-based Scully Brothers Co. It was designed, in part,by original owner Robert Kehl. April 25, 1977: The Spirit departed from Morgan City on theIntracoastal Waterway to the Mississippi River. May ...
Agriculture briefs
Jul 01, 2007 ... Landowners invited to attend workshop WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - Nonoperator landowners are invited to aworkshop from 9 a.m to 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Sheratonin West Des Moines to learn about the growing opportunities createdby the boom in ...
Apple growers grapple with China competition
Jul 01, 2007; ... GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Farmers have been growing apples here sincebefore the Civil War, and as times have changed, they have changedwith them, planting smaller trees to speed up harvests and growingpopular new varieties to satisfy changing tastes. But the growers who have made this ...
People in business
Jul 01, 2007 ... -- Lisa Noel, Sherry Spahn and Diane Malm announce theiraffiliation with Prudential Partners Realty as Realtor associates.They are members of the Iowa Association of Realtors, the DubuqueBoard of Realtors and the Dubuque Multiple Listing Service. -- Elisha Horsfall joined Durrant ...
Renewable-energy talk revved up
Jul 01, 2007 ... Recently, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation kicked off its Join theRide Iowa campaign. Since then, the group recently unveiled a renewable energy chopperat the Iowa Corn Indy 250 race in Newton, Iowa, and started touringthe state to raise awareness about alternative fuel and give ...
'Free trade' pacts hurt workers here, elsewhere
Jul 01, 2007; ... The United States stands at the forefront of a growing wave ofeconomic globalization based on the supposed benefits of open trade.But year after year, we have witnessed the disastrous results of so-called free trade agreements that have cost good industrial jobs,driven down wages, ...
It's not Utopia, but U.S. still is No. 1 in the world
Jul 01, 2007; ... I believe America is simply the greatest country on the face ofthe Earth. While liberals compare our country to some theoreticalmodel of perfection, I compare it to other nations. The reasons forour greatness are many, and most flowed from our Founding Fathers anda unique culture they ...
CEO's reply memo-rable
Jul 01, 2007 ... If you were to interview yourself, then write a story based on theinterview, it's a safe bet the story might be more self-serving than,say, what your neighbor or mother-in-law might write about you. Safe? In fact, certain - as the boss at the National Pork ProducerCouncil proved ...
Nutty rule? Pasteurized-almond plan blasted
Jul 01, 2007; ... MADERA, Calif. - Raw, organic almonds form the basis of KarynCalabrese's garlicky nut pate, her vegan pie crusts and vanilla icecream custards. But under a new federal rule requiring that virtually all almondsbe pasteurized to prevent foodborne illness, the Chicago ...
Insurance unawareness can hit home
Jul 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - If your house is flooded during a hurricane, is thedamage covered by your homeowners insurance policy? Will it cover amotor scooter stolen from the backyard? Or your son's possessionswhen he moves into his college dormitory? The answer to all those questions is generally ...
Cheaper imports stinging U.S. honeybee farmers
Jul 01, 2007; ... TIPTON, Okla. - Honey has been in Gary Grose's blood for nearly 35years. The bee colonies in his commercial honey operation have weatheredfire ants, drought, mites, aggressive Africanized bees and a host ofdiseases, including one that inexplicably wipes out entire ...
Subprime blame no little matter
Jul 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - Some on Wall Street want to blame the little guy forthe latest hedge fund mess. People with shoddy credit historiescouldn't pay their mortgages, so that pushed some funds to the brinkof collapse and sent shock waves through financial markets. Talk about a cop-out ....
Dividend funds might comfort investors
Jul 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - With the stock market having jitters after a strong run-up in the past year, some investors might want something more low-key. Dividend funds, though still subject to the vagaries of the stockmarket, can give comfort to investors looking for more ...
'Transformers' gives parents chance to share '80s with kids
Jul 01, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Police and the Stray Cats are on tour.Leggings, pegged pants and wide belts are in style. "Transformers"are the hottest toys on the market. What year is it? It's 2007, the year the'80s came back. It used to take generations before trends reappeared. The ...
Funeral services
Jul 01, 2007 ... Annilee E. Bell, Maquoketa, Iowa - Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. Monday,Lahey Funeral Home, Maquoketa. Eleanor Bennett, Rickardsville, Iowa - Services: 10:30 a.m.Monday, Hoffmann-Schneider and Kitchen Funeral Home. Visitation: 2 to8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Jennie M. (Kafer) ...
Paul J. Stoffel
Jul 01, 2007 ... DURANGO, Iowa - Paul J. Stoffel, 76, of 20190 Calonder Road,Durango, died Saturday, June 30, 2007. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St ....
Court's decision does not open 'loophole'
Jul 01, 2007; ... If you believe most of the newspaper editorials and the outragedcomplaints from self-styled reform groups, the Supreme Court lastweek opened a huge "loophole" in campaign finance law that willenable corporations and unions to pollute the political process withtheir ads. It is ...
Tri-state week in review - No charges in crash that killed 2 people
Jul 01, 2007 ... An accident that ended with the deaths of two people on AsburyRoad in March of 2006 will not result in vehicular homicide chargesagainst the driver. Dubuque County Attorney Ralph Potter announced that his officewill not pursue charges against Marvin Ginter, 44, of Epworth, ...
Letters to the editor
Jul 01, 2007 ... I recently participated in the American Cancer Society's Relay forLife event at Senior High School's Dalzell Field. I have beeninvolved in this event for several years, both as a team captain anda relay committee member, because I believe that it is one of themost worthwhile fund raisers ...
Bruce A. Nemmers
Jul 01, 2007 ... Bruce A. Nemmers, 44, of 2723 Bankston Drive, Lot 51, diedWednesday, June 27, 2007, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Key WestChurch, with the Rev. Mark Nemmers officiating. Burial will be inHoly Rosary Cemetery, La Motte ....
Faber exhibit set for July 4th opening
Jul 01, 2007 ... CASCADE, Iowa - The Tri-County Museum will host a grand opening ofits Urban "Red" Faber exhibit from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday,July 4, in Cascade. Many artifacts from the life and career of thebaseball player will be on ...
Local/Area briefs
Jul 01, 2007 ... UW-P honors engineering alum PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Plattevillerecently honored James F. Wunderlin with a Distinguished AlumnusAward. Wunderlin grew up west of Platteville on a small dairy farm. Upongraduation from Platteville High School, Wunderlin ...
Caviar profits threaten sturgeon
Jul 01, 2007; ... They are bottom-feeders from prehistoric times made valuable bythe collapse of the Soviet Union. Who would have thought the ugly, armor-plated shovelnose sturgeonwould become the darling of the champagne set? And, thanks to people willing to pay top dollar to munch on ...
Births
Jul 01, 2007 ... Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Smith-Schumacher - Marie Smith and Matt Schumacher, Galena, Ill.,boy at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Thursday, June 28, 2007 Feldott - Kelli Feldott, Dubuque, boy at Mercy. Friday, ...
John C. Kindschi
Jul 01, 2007 ... MADISON, Wis. - John C. "Jack" Kindschi, 79, of the Maple Bluffarea of Madison, beloved husband of the late Helen ConcannonKindschi, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007, after a protracted battlewith cancer. A full obituary was published in the Wisconsin StateJournal on Sunday, June 24, ...
Weather Data
Jul 01, 2007 ... Temperatures High/low Saturday* 81/51 Avg. high/low Saturday* 81/61 High/low a year ago 87/68 Record high 7/1 100 in 1931 Record low 7/1 47 in 2001 Heating degree days Friday 1 Total since July 1, 2006 6802 Cooling degree days Friday ...
Health center plans fall groundbreaking
Jul 01, 2007 ... LANCASTER, Wis. - The Grant Regional Health Center, in Lancaster,hopes to break ground this fall on its $2.5 million expansion. Cella Janish, coordinator of the obstetrics unit at the hospital,said the project could nearly double the size of the obstetricsdepartment. The hospital ...
Owen K. Bowman
Jul 01, 2007 ... ANDREW, Iowa - Owen K. Bowman, 81, of Andrew, died peacefully,Friday, June 29, 2007, surrounded by his family at home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church,Andrew. Burial of ...
Feingold staffer to hold office hours
Jul 01, 2007 ... A representative for U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., will holdoffice hours in two Grant County communities on Friday, July 6. Regional coordinator Matt Nikolay will be at the Blue River CivicCenter from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., ...
Wayne E. Rudiger
Jul 01, 2007 ... Wayne E. Rudiger, 68, of 1881 Carter Road, Dubuque, died Friday,June 29, 2007, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque. There will be no public service. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m.today at Hoffmann-Schneider Funeral Home, 1640 Main St., Dubuque. He was employed at John Deere ...
Firefighters hose off competition
Jul 01, 2007; ... ASBURY, Iowa - With temperatures climbing into the 80s, this wasone battle area firefighters welcomed. While youngsters rode a mechanical bull inside the Asbury FireStation on Saratoga Road, a small crowd gathered to cheer on theirhometown heroes competing in water ball fights ...
Experts: Rule-laden diets often fail
Jul 01, 2007; ... Here's a simple reason why most diets fail: You don't get to eat the breadstick. "Diets fail when diet plans have lots of rules to follow or aredifficult to follow or don't fit into real life," said Mary Hampton,a dietitian at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. "For instance, if ...
Man becomes U.S. citizen at 105
Jul 01, 2007; ... MIAMI (AP) - A 105-year-old Cuban-born man who had at least onepending wish finally had it fulfilled - he became a U.S. citizen. Jose Temprana celebrated by sipping champagne with friends at theHispanic Community Center in Miami on Friday. "I feel different," said Temprana, who ...
Inspector takes bite out of crime
Jul 01, 2007; ... BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A sharp-eyed airport inspector foiled aplot to ship 9 kilograms (20 pounds) of cocaine to Panama when hediscovered the drugs stuffed inside sets of false teeth. The boxes of druggy dentures seized Friday at Bogota's El Dorado ...
McCartney to host virtual anti-fur protest
Jul 01, 2007; ... PARIS (AP) - Stella McCartney will co-host a virtual anti-furprotest next month in the online fantasy world known as Second Life. The weeklong protest will begin July 12 on a dedicated island inthe computer-generated alternative universe, it was announced lastweek by animal rights ...
Streisand awarded French medal
Jul 01, 2007; ... PARIS (AP) - Barbra Streisand performed her first-ever concert inFrance last week - and was rewarded with a medal of the Legion ofHonor. French President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded the medal to StreisandThursday, the first time he has bestowed the honor since taking overfrom Jacques ...
Merle Cate
Jul 01, 2007 ... SAVANNA, Ill. - Merle "Pete" Cate, 81, of Savanna, died Friday,June 29, 2007, at home. Cremation rites will be accorded followed ...
ALMANAC
Jul 01, 2007; ... Today is Sunday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2007. There are 183 daysleft in the year. This is Canada Day. Today's Highlight in History: On July 1, 1946, the United States exploded a 20-kiloton atomicbomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. On this date: In 1863, the ...
Letters to the editor
Jul 01, 2007 ... I'm responding to a letter in the TH (Eugene Sand, June 22) aboutthe growth of digital signs that are popping up in our schooldistrict. The letter writer questioned their expense. First of all, several of the examples of innovative signage yousee in our district are being financed ...
Candidates making political hay from attacks
Jul 01, 2007; ... Thinking what the heck, I accepted a campaign invitation to do aquick phone interview Wednesday with Elizabeth Edwards. The interview was offered on the heels of Edwards'phone callTuesday night into MSNBC's "Hardball" program, on which syndicatedcolumnist and author Ann Coulter ...
Bible-based program to continue at prison
Jul 01, 2007; ... DES MOINES (AP) - A Bible-based treatment program at the NewtonCorrectional Facility will continue with some strings attached, statecorrections officials said. Under a deal reached with Virginia-based Prison Fellowship, whichsponsors the program, no taxpayer money will be spent on ...
What's happening
Jul 01, 2007 ... Today -- Lafayette County Fair, Lafayette County Fairgrounds,Darlington, Wis. Includes 1 p.m. lawn mower racing and 6 p.m.Gauntlet, Crash Cars and trailers races. -- Annual Summer Flea Market, Antique and Collectible Show, 8:30a.m.-3:30 p.m., Jackson County Fairgrounds, ...
Police beat
Jul 01, 2007 ... -- Chelsea M. Lange, 22, 508 Chestnut St., was arrested on acharge of domestic assault with injury around 9:30 p.m. Friday.Police said Lange assaulted Kyle R. Goodman, 21, 508 Chestnut St. -- The Midwest Region Foundation for Fair Contracting,Springfield, Ill., reported the theft ...
Redemption center seeks stores' help
Jul 01, 2007; ... CHARLES CITY (AP) - Denny Tynan doesn't expect his redemptioncenter to be around much longer if he keeps losing money - a scenariosome grocery stores in this northern Iowa city don't want to imagine. If the center closes, all those empty cans and bottles thatcustomers return may ...
Iowa briefs
Jul 01, 2007; ... Authorities search for missing camper PALO - Authorities were searching for a man who was reportedmissing from his campsite on an island in the Cedar River near Palo,officials said. Michael Scott Songer, 38, was last seen about 3:30 a.m. when hewent to sleep in his own tent, ...
Romney courting Iowa conservatives
Jul 01, 2007; ... DES MOINES (AP) - GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, courtingIowa conservatives, found himself answering questions Saturday aboutthe role his Mormon faith would play should he win the race. Romney told one questioner at a forum co-sponsored by a Christiangroup that "we have ...
U.S. could lose, but only Iraqis can win war
Jul 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - The harder President Bush has pushed to win in Iraq,the closer he has come to losing. The question no longer is whether the U.S. military can fullystabilize Iraq. It cannot. That was a possibility four years ago, immediately after SaddamHussein's government fell ....
Tourism figures up 2.8%
Jul 01, 2007; ... GALENA, Ill. - Following the state trend, Jo Daviess County saw anincrease in the dollars spent in the tourism industry last year. The economic impact of tourism from Jo Daviess County in 2006,based on expenditures, was $157.4 million, up 2.8 percent over 2005,according to the ...
Local Detours
Jul 01, 2007 ... No through traffic is permitted on West Fifth Street from Alpineto Hill streets. Anticipated reopening: Oct. 12. The section of Rush Street and Bryant Street to Villa Street isclosed to through ...
Southwest Tech expanding program
Jul 01, 2007 ... FENNIMORE, Wis. - Studies have shown that in the United States,approximately 50 percent of students who start college fail tofinish. For first-time students, minority students and students withdisabilities, the dropout rate is even worse. Southwest Tech implemented a program four ...
Section 8 housing: Separate the fiction from fact
Jul 01, 2007 ... One week ago, the Telegraph Herald explored the myths andrealities of Section 8, the federal housing assistance program.However, one or two newspaper articles won't halt the rumor mill. Toput the situation - it encompasses race, culture, stereotypes andsocioeconomic status - will require ...
Bald eagle population soars
Jul 01, 2007; ... The bald eagle has landed - off the federal endangered specieslist. But Iowa wildlife experts say the majestic bird is not free fromthreat just yet. The U.S. Department of the Interior recently removed the Americanbald eagle from the list of threatened species under the ...
Cyril C. Krapfl
Jul 01, 2007 ... DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Cyril C. Krapfl, 95, of Dyersville, diedFriday, June 29, 2007, at Regional ...
Iowa offender law creating 'islands'
Jul 01, 2007; ... They board up the bottom of the windows on their mobile home atnight to keep out the "predators." It's not the coyotes Scott and Stacy Puccio worry about: It's thesex offenders. The Dubuque-area couple has three children and they're not aboutto take any chances. Their nearby ...
Doyle pushes BadgerCare health insurance
Jul 01, 2007; ... MILWAUKEE (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle says he'll push for his plan toexpand the state BadgerCare program rather than a universal health-care plan that Senate Democrats added to the state budget proposal. He was asked about the Senate Democrats'plan Friday during aMilwaukee appearance and ...
Judge rejects request to dismiss lawsuit
Jul 01, 2007; ... EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) - A judge rejected motions by the CatholicDiocese of Superior seeking dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuitfiled against it by the parents of a Hudson funeral home intern whowas killed five years ago. Eau Claire County Circuit Judge Paul Lenz issued an oral ...
Judge: Try 16-year-old as adult
Jul 01, 2007; ... GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - A judge has decided that a 16-year-old boyshould stand trial as an adult in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man outside two downtown nightclubs last year. Brown County Circuit Court Judge J.D. McKay rejected a reversewaiver back to juvenile court ...
Wisconsin/Illinois briefs
Jul 01, 2007; ... Law could boost cable competition SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a law Saturdaythat advocates hope will make Illinois a national leader in openingcable television markets to competition. Under the law, new cable companies can enter the state marketwithout ...
Minimum wage in Illinois climbs $1
Jul 01, 2007; ... SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois'minimum wage increases today by a dollar, to $7.50 perhour, making it the fifth-highest in the nation. Emboldened by his election to a second term and Democratic gainsin the Senate and House, Gov. Rod Blagojevich pushed the Legislaturelast ...
Budget gridlock leaves schools, agencies wondering
Jul 01, 2007; ... SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois entered a newbudget year today, but officials failed to pass a new budget to goalong with it. Instead, government will limp along with a one-monthspending plan that does little more than keep the doors open. The lack of a real budget ...
Some Texans urged to evacuate again
Jul 01, 2007; ... WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) - A few hours after the Brazos Riversubsided enough to allow residents to return to their homes, a newthreat of flooding on Saturday might force them to leave again. The river was expected to rise over flood stage after Brazos RiverAuthority officials opened ...
American-led airstrikes kill, wound civilians in Afghanistan
Jul 01, 2007; ... KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led airstrikes targeting Talibanmilitants who had attacked NATO forces slammed into civilian homes insouthern Afghanistan, killing both civilians and insurgents, Afghanand Western officials said Saturday. Like most battles in the dangerous and ...