Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from December 2007:
Glorious Again
Dec 01, 2007; ... The interior of St. Luke's United Methodist Church is once againresplendent with glorious colors, glittering gold leaf and restoredwood and plaster. A crew of restoration specialists has labored inside the historicdowntown church since mid-September, uncovering and restoring ...
Letters to the editor
Dec 01, 2007 ... When mailing Christmas cards this year, send an extra one to: A Recovering American ...
Smaller can be better
Dec 01, 2007; ... DE KALB, Ill. (AP) - Just about everyone who lives in the Chicagoarea has visited the city's lakefront museum campus, the ArtInstitute downtown or the Museum of Science and Industry in HydePark. But there is a lot to discover by seeking out some of the8,000 or so smaller and less ...
Soldier's wife standing up
Dec 01, 2007; ... ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) - Not long after Jan Donahue's husband leftfor a two-year tour of duty in Iraq, one of her neighbors tied ayellow ribbon around a tree in the Donahue's yard. "That's great - thank you," Donahue said during a standup routinein front of a military crowd at a ...
Mary C. Becker
Dec 01, 2007 ... Mary C. Becker, 90, of Stonehill Care Center, formerly of 1211Finley St., died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at the care center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at ...
Elusive biblical Jerusalem wall found
Dec 01, 2007; ... JERUSALEM (AP) - A wall mentioned in the Bible's Book of Nehemiahand long sought by archaeologists apparently has been found, anIsraeli archaeologist says. A team of archaeologists discovered the wall in Jerusalem'sancient City of David during a rescue attempt on a tower that was ...
Ethiopia forcing untrained civilians to fight rebels
Dec 01, 2007; ... NAIROBI, Kenya (MCT) - Ethiopian soldiers have forcibly draftedhundreds of civilians to fight separatist rebels in the desolate,predominantly Muslim Ogaden region in a shadowy military campaignsupported by the Bush administration, according to more than a dozenrefugees and former ...
Where will Russia's elections lead?
Dec 01, 2007; ... MOSCOW (AP) - Russians vote Sunday in the fifth parliamentaryelections in their post-Soviet history, a contest the Kremlin callsevidence of Russia's political maturity, but critics say willaccelerate President Vladimir Putin's relentless retreat fromdemocratic reform. The ...
1 man fought, ran away
Dec 01, 2007; ... NAIROBI, Kenya (MCT) - One morning in June, a handful ofEthiopian soldiers came to the town of Lehelow, in the far easternWarder district, and called the tribal elders together, saidMohammed Abdi, who's 26. "Bring all the young boys," one of thesoldiers said. The elders trotted ...
James A. Kruser
Dec 01, 2007 ... SHERRILL, Iowa - James A. Kruser, 63, of 23100 Waupeton Road,Sherrill, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at the University of IowaHospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Services ...
Anne M. Stretton
Dec 01, 2007 ... SAVANNA, Ill. - Anne Marie Stretton, 82, of Savanna, diedThursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. Services will be at ...
Foreign adoptions continue to decline
Dec 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK (AP) - The number of foreign children adopted byAmericans has dropped for the third year in a row, a consequence oftougher policies in the two countries - China and Russia - that overthe past decade have supplied the most children to U.S. families. Figures for the 2007 ...
Births
Dec 01, 2007 ... Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 Ruden - Ryan and Peggy Ruden, Bernard, Iowa, girl at MercyMedical Center-Dubuque. Eason - Ashanti Eason, Dubuque, boy at Mercy. Friday, Nov. 30, 2007 Kruser - Scott and Amy Kruser, Benton, ...
John K. Wilson
Dec 01, 2007 ... GARNAVILLO, Iowa - John Kenneth Wilson, 68, of Garnavillo, diedThursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at the Guttenberg (Iowa) Care Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Gospel Hall, Garnavillo.Burial will ...
5 Points Road limit OK at 45?
Dec 01, 2007 ... QUESTION: Why is it necessary for the speed limit to be 35 mphfrom the point of Five Points Road all the way into Asbury? I havebeen passed, dangerously I might add, several times on this windingroad that goes through Twin Springs. I think 45 mph would suit thatroad just ...
Election set for tourism board
Dec 01, 2007; ... Board makeup Candidates for the following seats must be a CVB basic servicesmember: * One person from Area 1: Dunleith and Menominee townships *Three people from Area 2: Vinegar Hill, Rawlins, East Galena andWest Galena townships* Two people from Area 3: Council ...
Forecast for ice not nice
Dec 01, 2007; ... A developing winter storm system could result in significant iceaccumulations today, according to a National Weather Serviceforecaster. "It's going to be very challenging, very hazardous driving," saidMike McClure, a meteorologist with the Quad Cities office of theNational ...
Downtown bus transfer spot moves
Dec 01, 2007 ... Effective Monday, Dec. 3, the downtown transfer location forKeyline Transit will move from Ninth and Main streets to IowaStreet, in the block between Sixth and Seventh streets. The new transfer ...
Juliene K. Bovee
Dec 01, 2007 ... MCGREGOR, Iowa - Juliene Kay Bovee, 63, of McGregor, diedThursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at the Prairie du Chien (Wis.) MemorialHospital, following a long illness. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Thornburg-Hanson FuneralHome, McGregor, where friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m ....
Democrats hear warnings, candidate appeals
Dec 01, 2007; ... VIENNA, Va. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidates called forsacrifice, a more attentive Democratic Party and an end to divisivepolitical strategies as they pitched their candidacies to thestaunchest of Democrats. Bill Richardson, John Edwards and Barack Obama addressed ...
Punishing speculators bad idea, banker says
Dec 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve policymakers should considerthe impact of turbulent financial markets on the economy's healthwhen weighing interest rate decisions, a Fed official said Friday. "It makes no sense to let the economy suffer from continuingdeclines in stock prices for ...
Mortgage bailout plan in works
Dec 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration and the mortgageindustry, trying to combat a massive wave of foreclosures, arehammering out a proposal to temporarily freeze interest rates oncertain troubled subprime mortgages. If adopted, it would be thebiggest action taken to cope with the ...
Motorola chief resigns after 4 years
Dec 01, 2007; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Ed Zander is out as Motorola Inc.'s chiefexecutive after a roller-coaster four years that saw him oversee thecell-phone maker's Razr-led resurgence but ultimately bear blame forstrategic gaffes and product whiffs that led to its steep decline. The company's ...
Bernanke comments boost markets
Dec 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street closed out a volatile week and monthwith a comparatively mild performance Friday, ending mostly higheron encouraging words from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Themajor indexes ended the week with gains, but still posted bigdeclines for ...
National briefs
Dec 01, 2007; ... Body matches missing student EL DORADO, Kan. - The search for a missing college student wholed a secret life as an Internet porn performer turned into ahomicide case after her body was apparently found. Authorities said the preliminary physical description of the bodyfound ...
Teenager gets stuck in chimney
Dec 01, 2007; ... ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) - A teenager worried about coming in pastcurfew did his best Santa Claus and headed down the chimney. Unfortunately, he didn't slide down quite as well as St. Nick. The 17-year-old boy was trying to sneak back into his room at theJudson Center social ...
Work for needy costs homeless man
Dec 01, 2007; ... BARRE, Vt. (AP) - A homeless man thought he was doing some goodby standing at a supermarket for 10 hours a day to get shoppers todonate money into a red Salvation Army kettle. The shelter where Paul Tucker lives doesn't see it that way. TheGood Samaritan Haven ordered him out by ...
Letters to the editor
Dec 01, 2007 ... Why do so many eligible voters neglect to vote in each and everyelection? How aware are we, as citizens of Dubuque, of thepercentage of eligible voters who vote? An example: In the recentschool board elections only 13 percent of those eligible castevotes. Are we aware of the percentage ...
600 students compete in math contest
Dec 01, 2007 ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Plattevillerecently held its 35th annual high school mathematics contest.Approximately 600 students from 36 high schools in the tri-statearea participated. Some schools entered multiple teams. Participating high schools were divided ...
Anti-Romney ad marks negative phase in presidential race
Dec 01, 2007; ... MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP)- Mitt Romney is the target, abortion is theissue, and the $100,000 ad buy will change the tone of the Iowa andNew Hampshire presidential primaries. This weekend marks the first negative TV advertising in the twoearly-voting states as the campaign headed into ...
Scholarship Pageant winners announced
Dec 01, 2007 ... ELKADER, Iowa - For the first time in more than 30 years, a MissNortheast Iowa Scholarship Pageant was held. The event took place onNov. 25 at the Elkader Opera House. The Miss Northeast Iowa Pageant program was disbanded in the mid-1970s. The Miss Iowa program has gone without a ...
Family of 3 struggles with mother on bed rest
Dec 01, 2007; ... One tri-state-area mother was doing OK providing for her twochildren while expecting a third. "Then the doctor ordered her to be on bed rest," said JennyManders, of Project Concern. Project Concern has worked with the 25-year-old mother and hertwo children, an 8-year-old boy ...
Kimberly D. Wilhelm
Dec 01, 2007 ... WAUKON, Iowa - Kimberly D. (Lough) Wilhelm, 31, of Decorah,formerly of Waukon, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at St. Mary'sHospital, Rochester, Minn. Services will be at ...
Letters to the editor
Dec 01, 2007 ... In Dubuque, we are fortunate to have access to qualityinstitutions of higher education as well as vital industry trainingprograms delivered through Northeast Iowa Community College. Ibelieve it is incumbent upon area residents to support theseexceptional community resources. We can do ...
Multibillion-dollar spy satellite program planned
Dec 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is pursuing a multibillion-dollarprogram to develop the next generation of spy satellites, the firstmajor effort of its kind since the Pentagon canceled the ambitiousand costly Future Imagery Architecture system two years ago, TheAssociated Press has ...
Police Beat
Dec 01, 2007 ... Dubuque police reported the following: * Jared A. Konrardy, 27, 1550 Butterfield Road, Apt. 109, wasarrested around midnight Thursday at his address on a warrant forthe charge of first-degree theft and charges of public intoxicationand possession of drug paraphernalia. Police say ...
Smith says work ethic key factor in success
Dec 01, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - Will Smith says he's not a great actor - buthe's a hardworking one. "I've never viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewedmyself as ... slightly above average in talent," the 39-year-oldactor tells CBS'"60 Minutes" in an interview scheduled to ...
Romney to aim for stronger military
Dec 01, 2007; ... Mitt Romney returned to Dubuque on Friday in his campaign to winthe Republican presidential nomination, telling a crowd at LorasCollege that it is "essential that America remain strong." Invoking the policies of President Reagan, Romney promised tostrengthen the military by 100,000 ...
Chavez supporters rally before vote
Dec 01, 2007; ... CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Tens of thousands of President HugoChavez's supporters filled the streets Friday vowing to win a voteon constitutional changes that would let the firebrand leftist seekre-election for years to come. Opponents called for close monitoringof results in what they ...
Sudanese protesters urge execution of British teacher
Dec 01, 2007; ... KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Clad in the green of Islam and his hair indreadlocks, the angry young protester raised the sword over his headand proclaimed that the West should know the Prophet Muhammad cannotbe insulted. Gillian Gibbons, a British teacher, should be executed forallowing ...
International briefs
Dec 01, 2007; ... Aruba releases 2 Holloway suspects ORANJESTAD, Aruba - Two brothers re-arrested last week assuspects in the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Hollowaywill be released from jail, a prosecutor said Friday. The two brothers, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, will be ...
Robbery suspect held
Dec 01, 2007; ... A Dubuque woman is in custody following a double robbery Thursdaynight involving a handgun in and around the AWN Stop Mart on CentralAvenue. And police say one of the reported victims in the case was thefiancee of a Dubuque man stabbed to death in August on the ...
Pope criticizes atheism, Christianity
Dec 01, 2007; ... VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI strongly criticized atheismin a major document released Friday, saying it had led to some ofthe "greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice" everknown. In his second encyclical, Benedict also critically questionedmodern Christianity, ...
Amtrak, freight trains collide
Dec 01, 2007; ... CHICAGO (AP) - An Amtrak train plowed into the back of a freighttrain and crushed one end of a boxcar under its wheels Friday,injuring dozens of people, some seriously. Most of the 187passengers walked away unhurt. Passengers were hurled into the seats in front of them in ...
Suicide bombers last moments caught on tape
Dec 01, 2007; ... COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP)- In chilling security camera footage, afemale suicide bomber on a mission to kill a Sri Lankan Cabinetminister is seen patiently answering questions in a bustlinggovernment office before calmly standing up and detonating the bombhidden in her bra. The ...
Hogan: Wife can support self after divorce
Dec 01, 2007; ... CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Hulk Hogan said in a court filing thathis wife, who has filed for divorce, can support herself and canhelp support their 17-year-old son Nick. Hogan's petition, filed Wednesday under his real name, ...
Witherspoon tops highest-paid list
Dec 01, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - Even though her latest film, "Rendition," wasa flop, Reese Witherspoon is a moneymaker. The 31-year-old Academy Award winner commands $15 million to $20 million per movie, placing her at the top ofThe Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the highest-paid ...
Court: Indian child definition overly broad
Dec 01, 2007; ... DES MOINES (AP) - The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday a state lawdefining an Indian child is overly broad and violates equalprotection clauses in federal and state constitutions. The court, in ruling whether the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska mayintervene in the parental custody case ...
Evel Knievel dies at 69
Dec 01, 2007; ... CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Evel Knievel, the red-white-and-blue-spangled motorcycle daredevil whose jumps over crazy obstaclesincluding Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho's Snake RiverCanyon made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. Hewas 69. Knievel's death was ...
War Deaths
Dec 01, 2007; ... As of Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, at least 3,881 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 includeseight military civilians. At least 3,161 died as a result of hostileaction, according to the ...
Iowa briefs
Dec 01, 2007; ... 2nd man held in 1986 murder case DES MOINES - A second man has been charged with killing a Colfaxwoman 21 years ago and leaving her body on a gravel road in centralIowa. Gottlieb Baumann Jr., 46, was arrested Friday and charged withfirst-degree murder for the stabbing death ...
State's largest biodiesel plant set
Dec 01, 2007; ... DES MOINES (AP) - The state's largest biodiesel production plantwill begin operation on Tuesday, the plant's owners said. Renewable Energy Group Inc. and East Fork Biodiesel LLC held aribbon-cutting ceremony Friday at the plant in Algona, hosting about80 people including several ...
Rescue Riders recruit motorcyclists' help
Dec 01, 2007; ... ELGIN, Ill. (AP) - Most people don't think of motorcycles asemergency response vehicles, probably because they never had beenused in that capacity until some folks in Kane County came up with awinning idea. "It hadn't been done before to my knowledge," said Dean Akey ofRescue ...
Deputy sues Floyd County, sheriff
Dec 01, 2007; ... CHARLES CITY (AP) - A Floyd County deputy has filed a lawsuitagainst the sheriff and county attorney, claiming he wasinappropriately fired and seeking back pay. Deputy Darin Crooks filed the lawsuit naming Sheriff Rick Lynch,County Attorney Jesse Marzen and Floyd County as ...
Jurors deliver guilty verdict in murder
Dec 01, 2007; ... LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - A jury on Friday found a 25-year-old manguilty of killing a college student. The six-man, six-woman jury deliberated about three hours beforefinding Irvin Ramirez guilty of murder and attempted second-degreesexual assault in the Jan. 21 death of Danielle ...
Lawmaker seeks earlier start to school year
Dec 01, 2007; ... MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Summer break for school children could endearlier under a proposal the state's tourism industry is lining upto fight. Innkeepers, restaurant owners and tourism officials lobbied hardto enact a law that took effect in 2000 barring schools from openingany ...
Illinois/Wisconsin briefs
Dec 01, 2007; ... Ziegler sworn in as controversy swirls MADISON, Wis. - Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler says theethics case against her has not created a conflict with hercolleagues on the state Supreme Court. The court will have to decide what punishment Ziegler should facefor ...
Roger Smith
Dec 01, 2007; ... DETROIT (MCT) - Roger Bonham Smith, the controversial and daringchairman and CEO of General Motors Corp. from 1981 to 1990, diedThursday in the Detroit area following a brief illness. He was 82. Smith was a visionary, pushing GM to frontiers of new technologywith the purchases of ...
Gov. Doyle calls special session
Dec 01, 2007; ... MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle called on the LegislatureFriday to pass a campaign finance reform package that includespublic financing for Supreme Court races and other measures thathave traditionally divided lawmakers. Doyle called the special session even though there is no ...
Police arrest hostage taker at Clinton office
Dec 01, 2007; ... ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A distraught man wearing what appeared tobe a bomb walked into a Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign officeFriday and demanded to speak to the candidate about access to mentalhealth care. The hostage drama dragged on for nearly six hours untilhe peacefully ...
Democrats iron out energy bill issues
Dec 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats reached a compromiselate Friday to boost automobile fuel economy by 40 percent, clearingthe way for a House vote probably next week on an energy bill thatDemocratic leaders would like to send to President Bush beforeChristmas. The ...
Documents indicate funding cuts sought
Dec 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration intends to slashcounterterrorism funding for police, firefighters and rescuedepartments across the country by more than half next year,according to budget documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Homeland Security Department has ...
Big Read works on big mystery
Dec 01, 2007; ... Watch out, Grant Wood. Another one of the Iowa artist's paintings is about to get asecond life as Dubuque's Carnegie-Stout Public Library hosts a BigRead celebration. Rather than another parody of the stoic couple in "AmericanGothic," it is "The Appraisal" that Carnegie-Stout ...
Navy seeks record 6th straight win over Army
Dec 01, 2007; ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Army wide receiver Jeremy Trimble respects thefootball players at Navy and would be proud to serve with any ofthem while fulfilling his military commitment. None of that will matter today during the 108th Army-Navy game. "I don't hate anybody, but this rivalry ...
UNI answered wake-up call
Dec 01, 2007; ... DES MOINES (AP) - If Northern Iowa wins the FCS national titlenext month, "Sanders to Leonard" will go down as one of the biggestplays in school history. However, the Panthers are still three victories away frombecoming champions, and there's only so many last-minute comebacks ...