Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from October 2007:
A few simple goals when I run the world
Oct 01, 2007; ... In the film "Network," news anchorperson Howard Beale gets so fedup with American politics and events that he urges viewers, "Go toyour windows, stick your head out, and yell,'I'm mad as hell and I'mnot going to take this anymore!'" Often when tuning in to CNN, NPR,newspapers, or City ...
Letters to the editor
Oct 01, 2007 ... What effusive letters in support of Hillary Clinton appear in theTH. To some, she's the presidential uber candidate. However, while she was first lady, stories circulated that herhusband had an Oval Office dalliance with a White House intern. Mrs. Clinton said they were concocted ...
Almanac
Oct 01, 2007; ... Today is Monday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2007. There are 91 daysleft in the year. History Highlight: On Oct. 1, 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model T automobile tothe market. On this date: In 1507, Italian architect Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola was ...
Dubuque Food Pantry shelves need stocking
Oct 01, 2007 ... News You can use To donate non-perishable food, personal hygiene products, babyitems and dish or laundry soap to the Dubuque Food Pantry, drop itoff at the pantry, 1598 Jackson St., from 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays,Tuesdays or Fridays; or 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays. Send ...
Letters to the editor
Oct 01, 2007 ... After following the presidential campaigns closely, attendingtheir events, watching the debates and studying their policies, Ihave determined that Hillary Clinton is more in tune with theworking men and women of this country. There is nobody better prepared to take up the battle ...
Galesburg man holds on to car he bought in 1939
Oct 01, 2007; ... GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - For a short time, it seemed it was 1939again at the residence of Tom O'Brien. A ride in an open, 1916 FordModel T is akin to a trip in a time machine. "The car's older than I am. It's about the only thing around herethat is," O'Brien said, with a hint of a ...
Patricia A. Stenzel
Oct 01, 2007 ... CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Patricia Ann Stenzel, 66, of 3027 C Ave.,Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, at her home following asudden illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Matthews CatholicChurch. Private inurnment will take place. The Cedar Memorial ...
Weather Data
Oct 01, 2007 ... Temperatures High/low Sunday* 81/56 Avg. high/low Sunday* 67/47 High/low a year ago 82/42 Record high 10/1 88 in 1976 Record low 10/1 28 in 2003 Heating degree days Sat. 0 Total since July 1, 2007 117 Cooling degree days Sat ....
Births
Oct 01, 2007 ... Friday, Sept. 28, 2007 Jenkins - Tom and Stacy Jenkins, Dubuque, girl at The FinleyHospital, ...
Helen E. Pooley
Oct 01, 2007 ... SCALES MOUND, Ill. - Mrs. Charles (Helen E.) Pooley, 91, ofScales Mound, died at 8:27 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, at theGalena Stauss ...
David A. Schuster
Oct 01, 2007 ... SCOTCH GROVE, Iowa - David A. Schuster, 59, of Scotch Grove, diedFriday, Sept. 28, 2007, at his home after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services will be at 1 ...
Troops kill at least 60 insurgents in Iraq
Oct 01, 2007; ... BAGHDAD (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi forces killed more than 60insurgent and militia fighters in intense battles over the weekend,with most of the casualties believed to have been al-Qaida fighters,officials said Sunday. The U.S. Embassy, meanwhile, joined a broad swath of ...
Ralph G. Reuter
Oct 01, 2007 ... LANCASTER, Wis. - Ralph G. Reuter, 90, of Lancaster, formerly ofthe Platteville area, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, at OrchardManor, rural Lancaster. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Martin Funeral Home, 111S. Tyler St., Lancaster, with the Rev. Mary Ann Floerke ...
Dennis E. Benda
Oct 01, 2007 ... Dennis E. Benda, 53, of 1098 West 5th St., died Sunday, Sept. 30,2007, at Mercy ...
Rebels overrun AU peacekeeper base in Darfur
Oct 01, 2007; ... HASKANITA, Sudan (AP) - Rebel forces stormed a small AfricanUnion base in northern Darfur and killed at least 10 peacekeepers,leaving behind charred armored vehicles and bombed out barracks inan unprecedented attack on the beleaguered mission that threatenedupcoming peace ...
U.N. envoy denied visit with junta heads
Oct 01, 2007; ... YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A U.N. envoy was unable to meet withMyanmar's top two junta leaders in his effort to persuade them toease a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, but wasallowed a highly orchestrated session Sunday with detainedopposition leader Aung San Suu ...
Donald E. Steffans
Oct 01, 2007 ... CLERMONT, Iowa - Donald E. Steffans, 78, of Clermont, diedSaturday, Sept. 29, 2007, at Good Samaritan Center, West Union,after a brief ...
Elkader will try to starve deer problem
Oct 01, 2007; ... ELKADER, Iowa - The Elkader City Council has approved the firstreading of an ordinance prohibiting the artificial feeding of deerwithin the city, responding to complaints from residents that thedeer population has gotten out of hand. The ordinance defined "artificial feeding" as ...
Downtown district gaining new life
Oct 01, 2007; ... BELLEVUE, Iowa - Bellevue's downtown business district has hadits share of shuttered storefronts in the past few years, but in atwo-month period, four new, diverse businesses will have opened. On Riverview Street, an upscale art gallery, a dance studio and aflooring and handyman ...
'Treasure Hunt' needs no map
Oct 01, 2007; ... A quick glance at the long list of Dubuque-area people andinstitutions with unclaimed property held by the Iowa Treasurer'soffice can make a person wonder. How hard could it be to find the University of Dubuque, Old Navyand Medical Associates? Those are among the local names ...
Not easy building 'green"
Oct 01, 2007; ... When Dubuque builder Larry McDermott began to lay out his vision for a major residential development north of Barrington Lakes, heexplored eco-friendly incentives. He admits his motives were more about the pursuit of potentialcost savings for what promises to be a subdivision ...
Locals paddle to world victory
Oct 01, 2007 ... Dubuquer Gary Carstens, president of the United States DragonBoat Federation, is excited about America's showing at theInternational Dragon Boat Federation's 8th World Championships. Theevent was held Sept. 19-23 in Sydney, Australia, and featured tri-state area paddlers. Team ...
Finale at Field of Dreams
Oct 01, 2007; ... As a rule, there is no crying in baseball, but Sunday was anexception. Twenty-nine men clad in old-fashioned White Sox baseball uniformswalked out of the cornfield in left and center field at the Field ofDreams in Dyersville, Iowa. They laughed, played and took photos with ...
Catholic group campaigns for study of adult stem cells
Oct 01, 2007; ... DETROIT (MCT) - The Michigan Catholic Conference will launch amajor education campaign this week aimed at promoting support forresearch using adult stem cells and clarifying the church'sopposition to embryonic stem cell research. The campaign "Finding Cures & Protecting Life," ...
Pentagon frees 8 more Guantanamo detainees
Oct 01, 2007; ... MIAMI (MCT) - The Defense Department said Sunday it had releasedeight more Guantanamo Bay captives - six Afghans, a Libyan and a Yemeni - in what appears to be acontinuing campaign to thin the population at the U.S.-run prisoncamps in southeast Cuba. Although a Pentagon press ...
Chicago police still plagued by scandal
Oct 01, 2007; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Videotapes of angry officers savagely beatingcivilians and charges that a murder plot was hatched within an elitespecial operations unit have Chicago's troubled police departmentreeling again. Adding to the department's woes is word from federal prosecutorsthat ...
Separate middle school boys, girls to enhance learning?
Oct 01, 2007; ... COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - David Chadwell believes boys and girls canget through the awkward middle school years better when they'reseparated, learning in classrooms tailored to the learning styles ofeach gender. As the country's first and only statewide coordinator of single-gender ...
Bribery trial might reach well beyond Cunningham
Oct 01, 2007; ... SAN DIEGO (AP) - Defense contractor Brent Wilkes hosted fancydinner parties and chartered jets for powerful members of Congresswhile his company was racking up more than $100 million ingovernment contracts. The lawmakers who enjoyed the largesse were often the same oneswho ...
Tropical storms weaken
Oct 01, 2007; ... MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Melissa weakened into a depressionSunday far out in the open Atlantic while the remnants of TropicalStorm Karen dwindled away in the central Atlantic, forecasters said. Melissa was centered about 500 miles west of the Cape VerdeIslands and posed no ...
1 of 2 escaped killers shot after car chase
Oct 01, 2007; ... MANILA, Utah (AP) - Two escaped killers were captured on aWyoming highway after stealing a sport utility vehicle and leadingpolice on an 11-mile chase that left one of the convicts criticallywounded, authorities said. Danny Martin Gallegos, 49, and Juan Carlos Diaz-Arevalo, 27, ...
Iowa briefs
Oct 01, 2007; ... Man drowns in Rock Creek Lake NEWTON, Iowa - The body of a Tama man was recovered from acentral Iowa lake Sunday, the Iowa Department of Natural Resourcessaid. Kevin Witt, 32, jumped into Rock Creek Lake from a pontoon boatoperated by his father-in-law, Robert Planders. Witt ...
'Capital construction' bill full of projects
Oct 01, 2007; ... SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Roads, schools and bridges. It hasbecome a common refrain at the state Capitol, as officials describeprojects that could be built with a long-delayed constructionprogram. But the roughly $13 billion "capital construction" proposalpassed recently by the ...
Wisconsin briefs
Oct 01, 2007; ... Boyfriend sought in woman's death MILWAUKEE - Police were looking Sunday for a 46-year-old man inthe death of his girlfriend. The 22-year-old woman was found dead in her home Saturdayafternoon, according to Capt. Timothy Burkee. An autopsy was being conducted Sunday to ...
Newlyweds'vows travel across lake
Oct 01, 2007; ... RACINE, Wis. (AP) - Melody Kloska and Matt Behrs take it as asign they were meant to get married. After they got married on a Lake Michigan beach on Aug. 18, 2007,they released a bottle that contained their wedding vows. A fewweeks later, it was found by Fred and Lynette Dubendorf ...
Doctors issue warning about kids' heart attacks
Oct 01, 2007; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Beth Meter is a cardiac nurse who has seen plentyof heart attacks, so when her son complained of sudden crushingchest pain that spread to his arm, she was certain he was havingone. Doctors at first didn't believe her. That's because her son hadjust turned ...
Police Beat
Oct 01, 2007; ... The Dubuque Police Department reports the following: -- Officers arrested Mario Pierre Owens, 32, Sunday at 2639Washington Street on charges of domestic assault with intent tocommit sexual abuse, according to records. He was transported to the Dubuque ...
Latest trial revives racial fears
Oct 01, 2007; ... WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) - Nearly three years after six deer huntersdied in an angry outburst of gunfire in northern Wisconsin, anotherhunter - this one stalking squirrels - goes on trial for killing aman after a clash in the woods. Both cases - prosecuted with help from the state ...
Counselors building by the book
Oct 01, 2007; ... http://www.dubuque.k12.ia.us/parents/index.htm Sandy Ragona Occupation: Kennedy Elementary School counselor with 28 yearsexperience and the co-author of "Coming to School is Really Cool" Stefani Weber Occupation: Carver Elementary School counselor with 29 ...
Man gets death sentence
Oct 01, 2007; ... BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A jury sentenced Stacey Ian Humphreys todeath by lethal injection Sunday for the 2003 murder of two Cobbreal estate agents he robbed, stripped naked and shot in the headinside their Cobb County office. Humphreys'trial in the slayings of 33-year-old Cyndi ...
Porn suspect arrested
Oct 01, 2007; ... LAS VEGAS (AP) - A man accused of holding and showing off a tapedepicting the sexual assault of a 3-year-old girl was taken into custody Sunday,authorities said. Darrin Tuck, 26, arranged to surrender after evading arrest sinceFriday, said Nye County Sheriff Tony DeMeo ....
Main headline
Oct 01, 2007; ... HONG KONG (AP) - "Rush Hour" put Jackie Chan in Hollywood's majorleagues, but the Hong Kong star isn't a fan of his successful actioncomedy franchise. Chan said when he made the first installment of the "Rush Hour"series in 1998 he only wanted to test the U.S. market and ...
Student debt to damage economy?
Oct 01, 2007; ... The near doubling in the cost of a college degree over the pastdecade has produced an explosion in high-priced student loans thatcould haunt the U.S. economy for years. While scholarships, grant money and government-backed studentloans - which have capped interest rates - have ...
International briefs
Oct 01, 2007; ... Quakes rock remote Pacific WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Three strong earthquakes struck Sundaynear New Zealand and the U.S. territory of Guam in remote parts ofthe Pacific Ocean, monitoring agencies said. None of the quakes caused a tsunami, according to the PacificTsunami ...
War Deaths
Oct 01, 2007; ... As of Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, at least 3,803 members of the U.S.military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includesseven military civilians. At least 3,099 died as a result of hostileaction, according to the ...
Loras extends winning streak to 8
Oct 01, 2007; ... The Loras men's soccer team kept rolling along Sunday afternoon. The Duhawks beat UW-Platteville, 4-1, at the Rock Bowl for theireighth consecutive victory and ninth in 10 matches to begin theseason. Loras has now outscored its opponents, 29-4, this season. "We really ...
Piniella liking chances
Oct 01, 2007; ... CINCINNATI (AP) - With their leadoff hitter playing like Mr.September, the Chicago Cubs feel good about the month that comesnext - the one where they've failed for the last 98 years. Could this finally be a team for October? Alfonso Soriano set a club record with his 14th homer ...
Americans claim Cup
Oct 01, 2007; ... MONTREAL (AP) - The United States won the Presidents Cup. MikeWeir gave Canada quite a consolation prize. The Americans won enough of the singles matches Sunday to capturethe Presidents Cup for the second straight time, giving them aninternational victory in cup competition for the ...
T-Birds erupt in 3rd period
Oct 01, 2007; ... TOLEDO, Ohio - It took a while for the Dubuque ThunderBirds toget going Sunday afternoon. Then, they couldn't be stopped. Jon Sicsik broke a scoreless tie with 31 seconds remaining in thesecond period before the ThunderBirds erupted for six goals in thefinal period. With the 7-1 ...
Bears cough one up
Oct 01, 2007; ... DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Lions did it all in a record-breakingfourth quarter, scoring on the ground, through the air on defenseand special teams. The new-look win took the place of a here-we-go again loss for ateam that used to be the NFL's laughingstock. "Luck is turning ...
Sports Briefs
Oct 01, 2007; ... U.S. women qualify for Beijing VALDIVIA, Chile - Tina Thompson scored 18 points to help the U.S.women's basketball team qualify for the 2008 Beijing Games with a101-71 victory over Cuba on Sunday in the gold medal game at theFIBA Americas tournament. The U.S. (5-0) was forced ...
Biffle wins on day Chase field implodes
Oct 01, 2007; ... KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Greg Biffle scored his first victory ofthe season Sunday - even though his car ran short on fuel beforecrossing the finish line - in a wild race that jumbled the Chase forthe championship standings. The Chase field imploded at Kansas Speedway, where rain ...
Raiders' Culpepper gets best of former team
Oct 01, 2007; ... Daunte Culpepper ran for three touchdowns and threw for two towin the grudge game against his former team. His much-scrutinizedknee might not be 100 percent, but it was good enough to lead theRaiders (2-2). For the second time in four years, the Dolphins are 0-4. Culpepper ...
Chiefs jolt Chargers
Oct 01, 2007; ... With Philip Rivers melting down, the Kansas City Chiefs shockedthe San Diego Chargers, scoring 24 straight points in the secondhalf and getting huge plays from two rookies in a 30-16 victory onSunday. Dwayne Bowe, the Chiefs'first-round draft pick, caught a go-ahead, 51-yard ...
Crazy season extended a day
Oct 01, 2007; ... Believe it, Philly. The Fightin'Phils are going to the playoffs. Ryan Howard hit his 47th homer, 44-year-old Jamie Moyer pitched 51/3 gutsy innings and the Phillies beat Washington, 6-1, Sunday toend a 14-year playoff drought. Considered all-but-out of contention just 2 1/2 ...
Tylin's late goal lifts Crusaders to victory
Oct 01, 2007; ... Spencer Tylin scored in the 82nd minute on Sunday to lift theClarke men's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over William Penn in ahome Midwest Collegiate Conference game. The Crusaders (5-6, 3-0) took a 1-0 lead on Dustin Whelan's goalset up by Adam Mennig in the 55th minute. Fernando ...
Invasion of the Body snatchers
Oct 02, 2007; ... Picture this. You're on a date at the latest hip restaurant. Theevening has been going well, but you keep noticing your date's eyeswandering off. You casually glance up and realize you are up againstsome serious competition - 10 flat-screen televisions. These days, you'll find a TV ...
Do liberals or conservatives predominate on opinion pages?
Oct 02, 2007; ... TH op-ed lineup (With labels by Media Matters for America)Centrist David Broder Conservatives Cal Thomas George WillProgressives Ellen Goodman Clarence Page News You can use Is the Telegraph Herald liberal? Is it conservative? Your answer might depend on whether you are liberal ...
What's happening
Oct 02, 2007 ... Today -- Senior activities, 9-11 a.m. Dupaco line dancing; 10:30-11:15a.m. low-impact exercises with ManorCare Health Services; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. lunch; noon-3 p.m. open bridge; 12:30 p.m. SwedishWeaving; 12:30-3 p.m. duplicate bridge; and 12:30-3:30 p.m.dominoes, Hills and ...
Letters to the editor
Oct 02, 2007 ... According to the Department of Health and Family Services Website, one of the purposes of child protective services is: "Toassure that appropriate protective services are provided to abusedand neglected children and their families and to protect childrenfrom further harm" I do ...
Local/Area briefs
Oct 02, 2007; ... Senior's 20-year reunion scheduled The Dubuque Senior High School Class of 1987 will hold its 20-year class reunion festivities the weekend of Oct. 12-13 in Dubuque. Classmates are invited to meet at Friday's Dubuque Senior HighSchool football game at Dalzell Field, followed by ...
Students of note
Oct 02, 2007 ... -- Columbia College, Columbia, Mo. - 2007 Summer Dean's List: Annette K. Happ, of Stockton, Ill. -- Allen College, Waterloo, Iowa 2007 Summer Dean's List: Lindsey Clewell, of LaMotte, Iowa; Keeley Lenz, of Manchester,Iowa; Angela Nelson and Brittney Gleiter, both of ...
Stockton
Oct 02, 2007 ... The Stockton Civil War Weekend will be held Oct. 6-7 three milessouth of Stockton off Illinois 78. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, andSaturday evening there will be a dance and cannon night firing. Theevent continues from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m ....
Elizabeth
Oct 02, 2007 ... The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 928 will hold its annualbrat and ...
Boscbel
Oct 02, 2007 ... Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper Briant J. Russell, of Boscobel,received the Lifesaving Award at a ceremony Sept. 11 at the StateCapitol in Madison. Russell was off duty and attending United Methodist Church inBoscobel with his family when his wife pointed out a man who wasslumped ...
Luxemburg
Oct 02, 2007 ... The 35th annual Oktoberfest Picnic will be held from 11 a.m. to 6p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Holy Trinity Parish in Luxemburg. A self-serve roast beef and pit ham dinner will be served. Eventsinclude a ...