Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from June 2008:
Astrology
Jun 01, 2008; ... If today is your birthday, because you'll begin to developgreater proficiency in your line of work or field of interest in theyear ahead, situations will begin to develop around you that willoffer greater rewards, advancement and recognition. Keep onplugging. GEMINI (May 21-June ...
An RV trip: It's like a home away from home
Jun 01, 2008; ... If you've never vacationed in a recreational vehicle, your firstreaction might be "I can't afford to rent an RV" or "They're toolarge to maneuver." But RV dealers and rental companies are not going to hand you thekeys without some preparation. And, while gas prices have made ...
Larkspurs yield incredible displays
Jun 01, 2008; ... The South is alive with incredible displays of larkspurs, andthey will be coming your way as spring settles in. The old-fashioned larkspur is Consolida ajacis, formerlyConsolida ambigua. Larkspurs come in shades of blue, pink and white. They stand 4feet in height. They are ...
What's new?
Jun 01, 2008; ... Smoke alarm has sleek look A new smoke detector from Kidde has a slimmer profile that's lessnoticeable. The Silhouette Smoke Alarm protrudes about only a half-inch fromthe ceiling. It's hard-wired to the house's electrical system andhas a sealed lithium backup ...
The tradition of special days
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dear Jerry: Several years ago, my sister and I took yoursuggestion ("personalized gift certificates"). We use the idea forbirthdays, anniversaries, and Christmas. On Mother's Day this year, I gave Mom a "20 hours of errandrunning" certificate. I gave grandma "10 hours of ...
'30 Days' tallies hands-on situations
Jun 01, 2008; ... It's a new year of "30 Days." Morgan Spurlock's "I'll-try-anything" spirit infuses this FXreality series, which dispatches an explorer to experience 30 daysin an alien world to see what lessons are waiting there. Spurlock, host of the six-episode season, also will take ...
Revolutionary artist makes name for himself
Jun 01, 2008; ... John Trumbull, who was born this week (June 6) in 1756, issomeone most Americans have never heard of. Yet, he paintedAmerica's most famous - and most visited - painting, "TheDeclaration of Independence, July 4, 1776," which has hung in theRotunda of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., since ...
Tri-states featured in Midwest Living
Jun 01, 2008 ... The tri-state area is well represented in Midwest Livingmagazine's Best of the Midwest publication on newstands now. From the opening feature "52 Things everyone should experience,"to the state-by-state breakdown, tri-state communities and touristssites are mentioned. In that ...
Pharmacy Q&A
Jun 01, 2008; ... Question: I heard I can save money by cutting tablets of myprescription medications in half. Is this OK to do? Answer: Tablet-splitting (cutting tablets in half) can help makeneeded medications more affordable for uninsured or financiallypinched individuals. Some health insurers ...
Can you hear us now? If not, turn down the music
Jun 01, 2008; ... Question: I love my iPod, especially when I'm traveling or onnoisy streets. I just nudge up the volume and disappear into themusic. But more people have started telling me that playing the musicloudly can hurt my ears. Are they right? -- Jill, St. Louis Answer: Huh? Come ...
Concerts
Jun 01, 2008 ... Editor's note: The following is a sample of major events in thelarger venues outside of Dubuque. For most events, you can contactticketmaster.com to obtain tickets. CHICAGO House of Blues (312-923-2000) -- Lonnie Brooks, with PineTop Perkins, Eddy Clearwater, ...
Stockpiling will save you cash, time
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dear Sara: What is the purpose of stockpiling? I just got towondering why people stockpile. And yes, I know this sounds like asilly question, but I am just very curious. Is it in case of anemergency? Is it so you don't have to drive to the store every week?Or is it just to stock up on ...
Pouring out bottled-water tales
Jun 01, 2008; ... In an earlier column, I wrote about the cost-savings andenvironmental advantages of drinking filtered water using a home-pitcher system rather than buying individual half-liter or gallonbottles of filtered water. Not only can we save at least $1 pergallon by taking this approach, we ...
DeVotchKa creates 'big drunken tuba party"
Jun 01, 2008; ... INDIO, Calif. - Asked if his band's performance in an hour's timewill include any theatrics, Nick Urata warns: "There will be somedeath-defying feats of glory." He laughs and then adds: "Seriously. Not by me." When Urata's band DeVotchKa soon thereafter performs at ...
Book store to host Scrabble games
Jun 01, 2008 ... River Lights 2nd Edition will host Scrabble games at 1 p.mSunday, ...
Dubuque to host best-selling writer
Jun 01, 2008; ... News You can use What: Author speech and booksigning Who: TessGerritsen, bestselling author of medical thrillers When: 7 p.m.,Thursday, June 5 Where: Third-floor auditorium, Carnegie-StoutPublic Library Cost: Free, but seating limited Best-selling author Tess Gerritsen's father ...
Gravity, frost work against your retaining wall
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dear Tim: Can you tell me how to build a retaining wall? Areretaining wall blocks a good choice? What critical things do I needto know so that I don't have a collapse or other failure in theyears to come? I have access to lots of large stones. Can I juststack them to make a retaining ...
Elephant's ear will spice up dull summer garden
Jun 01, 2008; ... The huge, exotic looking leaves of elephant's ear can add a lotof spice to an otherwise ordinary looking garden. Non-gardenerswould never guess that a plant so dramatic also is very easy togrow. Actually, there are several types of plants that share the commonname elephant's ear ....
Extraordinary living at its best
Jun 01, 2008; ... Home details Bedrooms: 3+ Baths: 3 Main floor: 2,597 sq. ft.Total living area: 2,597 sq. ft. Garage: 785 sq. ft. Exterior wallframing: 2x4 Foundation options: Slab Extraordinary estate living is at its best in this palatialbeauty, Plan HDS-99-177, by Homeplans, part of Move. The ...
Create your own solar energy today
Jun 01, 2008; ... Alternative energy isn't always all it's cracked up to be. Sayyou buy an electric car and plug it in at home - you're stillpowering it with fossil fuels. Utility companies use fossil fuels to generate electricity. Sowhile your home may not have an exhaust pipe, it's still ...
Homes Q&A
Jun 01, 2008; ... Question: I live in a new house that is only a few years old, andI'm having to fix some settling cracks in my ceiling. The problem isthat my ceiling has a textured pattern that I can't imitate. How doI fix this? Answer: Textured spray in a can often will do the trick ....
I can try to have it all, can't I?
Jun 01, 2008; ... With my youngest child turning 5 and getting ready to head off tokindergarten in the fall, I'm gearing up for another life change.Just thinking about it has given me more than a few butterflies inmy stomach. No, I'm not pregnant. Quick, somebody revive my husband. (Don'tpanic, ...
Hairballs might not point to illness
Jun 01, 2008; ... Dr. Alison: My cat seems to be vomiting up hairballs two to threetimes per week. Does this mean she is ill? - Tanya Tanya: Hairballs can be a mess and an annoying problem, but theydo not usually mean the cat is ill. Hairballs consist primarily of hair, plus some saliva, ...
Audio review
Jun 01, 2008; ... John Hiatt, "Same Old Man" (New West) John Hiatt's conversational lyrics sound off-the-cuff, whichmeans they likely resulted from many hours of labor. The work wasworth it, because "Same Old Man" ranks with the best music ofHiatt's 34-year recording career. He sings about ...
Top songs
Jun 01, 2008; ... Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music asthey appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprintedwith permission. Billboard Hot 100 1. "Lollipop," Lil Wayne feat. Static Major. Cash Money/Universal Motown. 2. "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis ....
180 degree turn
Jun 01, 2008; ... How to more comfortably change a career after 50 Step 1 Do athorough and honest evaluation of yourself, your lifestyle and yourbudget. Make a decision for sound reasons based on how this changewill affect your quality of life. Step 2 Evaluate where you are inyour life right now. If you ...
Harvest Savings
Jun 01, 2008; ... On the horizon Just over the horizon, even more technology iscoming to the farm. Researchers at the University of Illinois areworking on a small robot that can identify individual weeds in afield and spray them with herbicide so farmers don't have to sprayan entire field as they commonly ...
Travel industry braces for likely downturn
Jun 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - It seemed like a can't-miss tourist attraction thatwould pull in visitors to the nation's capital: a new MadameTussauds wax museum. But since opening last fall, the attraction featuring likenessesof Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton - among many others - hasn'tbeen a ...
Commodities too risky for pension funds?
Jun 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - Next time you face sticker shock at the gas pump overa $4 gallon of gas, check out your pension fund's investments. Theymight explain much about the surge in oil prices. Institutional investors such as pension funds, universityendowments and sovereign wealth funds have ...
Sales soar at Amish-run stores
Jun 01, 2008; ... MESOPOTAMIA, Ohio - In a quiet gas-lit farmhouse, two girls inbonnets and long blue dresses wind tape around expired bottles ofNewman's Own salad dressing, and wipe dust off dented cans ofvegetables and crumpled boxes of Butterfinger candy bars. They are picking through the ...
Ethanol turmoil fuels uncertainty
Jun 01, 2008; ... CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Not long ago, the fledgling ethanol industrywas the darling of investors, farmers, the federal government and alot of Americans who liked the idea of turning corn into fuel. But suddenly, it doesn't have nearly as many friends. Rising worldwide food prices and ...
Grocery costs cause scramble
Jun 01, 2008; ... CHICAGO - Danielle Brown stands outside a South Side market atmidnight, braving the spring chill for her first chance to buygroceries since her food stamps ran out nearly two weeks ago. For days, Brown has been turning cans of "whatever we got in thecabinet" into breakfast, lunch ...
Value of production sets Oregon record
Jun 01, 2008; ... PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The production value of Oregon'sagriculture has set a record. The Oregon Agricultural Statistics Service said recently itspreliminary numbers show the value of agricultural production inOregon last year reached $4.9 billion - a 6.5 percent increase ...
Agriculture briefs
Jun 01, 2008 ... Summer promotional plans cooked up for beef On the heels of its highly successful 2007 summer grillingcampaign, the beef checkoff is cooking up new checkoff-fundedpromotional plans for this summer to encourage customers to fire uptheir grills. "The 2007 summer grilling season ...
People in business
Jun 01, 2008 ... -- Michelle Patzner joined Hillcrest Family Services ascontroller for the finance department. A native of Dubuque, shegraduated from St. Mary's College in California, with a bachelor ofarts degree in business management, then obtained her master's ofbusiness administration from the ...
Business briefs
Jun 01, 2008 ... -- The Black Horse Inn, Sherrill, Iowa, formerly known as theSherrill Mount House, recently was recognized by the Iowa StateHistorical Society as a Preservation Project of Merit. The awardrecognizes outstanding historic projects that exemplify the best ofpreservation ...
Online communities open but still limit movement
Jun 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - Online social networking today is more about hangingout with friends behind gated communities than exploring the WorldWide Web: Visit another site and you will have to rebuild yourprofile from scratch. That's like having to get a new driver's license for every stateyou ...
Europe slowdown could wreck earnings
Jun 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - Big corporate profits fueled by strong internationalsales could disappear fast if Europe's economy begins to falter,stripping many multinational companies of a huge source of earningsgrowth. Europe? Not China or India? That's right. Europe. Europe accounts ...
Food banks face flood of new clients
Jun 01, 2008; ... STOCKTON, Calif. - Jackie Hoffman sifted through a laundry binfilled with aging bread, choosing a loaf of white. Like nearly a third of the first 50 customers to arrive at theEmergency Food Bank of Stockton that morning, Hoffman was new to thepantry. But since she lost her sales ...
Farmers among food inflation's winners
Jun 01, 2008; ... WILLMAR, Minn. - The steepest run-ups in food prices since 1990are hurting grocery shoppers, restaurants and school cafeterias butthey're making others rich. The winners in the new food economy include crop farmers sellingcorn and wheat for near-record highs after years of ...
Money in the tank ranks as an inexact science
Jun 01, 2008; ... HAVERTOWN, Pa. - Steve Kehler spends most of his time working oncars or managing paperwork at the auto repair shop and gas stationhe runs in this Philadelphia suburb. Unless an overnight gas shipment forces him to play another roundof pricing roulette: Should he raise prices to ...
Dairy cooperative focus of probes
Jun 01, 2008; ... June is dairy month. So let's begin the festivities with a look-see into the giant (black-and-white) elephant, the mega-cooperativeDairy Farmers of America, that, in 2007, marketed 62 billion -that's billion with a "b" - pounds of milk, raked in $11.1 billion of revenue and, uh-oh, ...
Grasslands opened for haying, grazing
Jun 01, 2008; ... BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The federal government is allowing millionsof acres now left idle to be used for haying and grazing, afterbirds have finished nesting on grasslands this summer. Federal Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said Tuesday that highcrop prices and tight food supplies ...
Reality takes bite out of rebate-check wishes
Jun 01, 2008; ... CHICAGO - Many Americans allowed themselves to fantasize aboutlarge-screen TVs, European vacations and other luxuries when theylearned of the federal rebates they'd be getting this spring andearly summer. Or maybe - shh, don't tell the president - they would pay off acredit card ...
1st storm of 2008 passes over Yucatan
Jun 01, 2008; ... AMBERGIS CAYE, Belize (AP) - A weak tropical storm formedSaturday off the Yucatan Peninsula and quickly made landfall at theBelize-Mexico border, dumping rain and kicking up surf. The first named storm of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season,Arthur was moving northwest across the ...
Hurricane outlooks cause very little worry
Jun 01, 2008; ... RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Each April, weather wizard William Grayemerges from his burrow near the Rocky Mountains to offer hisforecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. Andthe news media are there, breathlessly awaiting his every word. It's a lot like Groundhog Day ...
Phelps relaxed in historic pursuit
Jun 01, 2008; ... Michael Phelps might be a normal guy, but he's a special athlete. The 22-year-old swimmer from Baltimore has a chance to makeOlympic history this summer in the Beijing Games, and he soundsready for the challenge. "I think right now I'm more relaxed than I was in 2004 going ...
Use boat to find fish, get out for catch
Jun 01, 2008; ... Port Mansfield Location: far South Texas coast, about 515 milessouth of Fort Worth Drive: about 8 hours, according to Mapquest;gas is very expensive in Port Mansfield ($4.72 per gallon forunleaded at one pump).. Flights: available to Harlingen, about 40miles from Port Mansfield ...
Where Triple Crowns go to die
Jun 01, 2008; ... A nose. That's all that separated Real Quiet from racingimmortality. He was beaten by the smallest of margins in the 1998Belmont Stakes, a grueling race that has done in the Triple Crownattempts of six horses in the last 11 years. Nobody knows better than Bob Baffert, the only ...
Hockeytown close to reclaiming Lord Stanley's Cup
Jun 01, 2008; ... PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings wrecked the PittsburghPenguins'home-ice advantage and gave themselves a shot to hoist theStanley Cup in Hockeytown. Jiri Hudler snapped a third-period tie for the Red Wings, whorallied from an early deficit to beat the Penguins 2-1 ...
Coming events
Jun 01, 2008 ... Basketball Loras shooting camp June 23-26 - Players can sharpen theirshooting accuracy at Loras College's Shooting Camp June 23-26 at theLoras Athletics and Wellness Center. The camp is open to boysentering grades 9-12 (9 a.m.-11 a.m.) and 13-17 (11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.).Cost is $80 ...
Hempstead slams Wahlert
Jun 01, 2008; ... B.J. Juergens stopped trying to deliver the big hit in every at-bat and focused instead on driving the ball up the middle. As it turned out, the new approach enabled the Dubuque Hempsteadsenior to drive in key runs in all three plate appearances Saturday.Juergens drove in six runs ...
Sports briefs
Jun 01, 2008; ... Smith predicts long Bears QB duel LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith is preparedto let quarterbacks Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton battle for theteam's starting spot until the fourth and last game of the preseason- but he's hoping it doesn't come to ...
An American lives in Paris: Ginepri advances
Jun 01, 2008 ... PARIS (AP) - Robby Ginepri is easy to spot at the French Open inhis oh-so-American getup: black baseball cap turned backward andsleeveless T-shirt. His game, remarkably, has the feel of someone from somewhereelse. He slides across the court comfortably. He plays defense. Hewaits, ...
Sports calendar
Jun 01, 2008 ... TODAY Auto racing - Whelen All-American Racing Series at DubuqueSpeedway, 6 p.m. MONDAY Girls prep soccer - Iowa Class 1A Regional Final: Dubuque ...
Dempster, Cubs letting good times roll at Wrigley
Jun 01, 2008; ... CHICAGO (AP) - Ryan Dempster got plenty accomplished in his shortfive-inning start. He ran his record at Wrigley Field to 7-0 andalso contributed a two-out RBI double, his first extra-base hitsince 2002. Dempster and the Chicago Cubs seem to be having a really goodtime lately, ...
Wahlert girls bring bronze medals back from state
Jun 01, 2008; ... In the end, it took the state champion to sideline a surgingDubuque Wahlert girls tennis team that made an unseeded run to oneof the best seasons in program history. The Golden Eagles claimed an unexpected third-place finishSaturday at the Iowa Class 1A state team tournament in ...
Local/Area Roundup
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Wahlert softball team continued its cruise through the earlypart of the schedule with a pair of dominant pitching performancesSaturday afternoon in the Wahlert Invitational at Veterans Park inDubuque. After receiving a first-round bye, the Iowa Class 3A sixth-ranked Golden ...
NBA FINALS CAPSULES
Jun 01, 2008; ... A capsule look at the NBA finals between the Boston Celtics andLos Angeles Lakers, which begins Thursday night: BOSTON CELTICS vs. LOS ANGELES LAKERS Starters: Celtics - C Kendrick Perkins (7.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg), FKevin Garnett (21.1 ppg, 9.8 rpg), F Paul Pierce ...
LA's Pierce now on other side
Jun 01, 2008; ... BOSTON (AP) - Paul Pierce grew up in Los Angeles watching theLakers play the Celtics for NBA titles. Now he's the captain of theBoston team that is back in the finals for the first time sincelosing to the Lakers in 1987. "As a kid, I hated the Celtics," Pierce said Friday night ...
POSITION-BY-POSITION MATCHUPS
Jun 01, 2008; ... A position-by-position look at the matchups in the NBA finalsbetween the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. CENTER: Kendrick Perkins vs. Pau Gasol. The Lakers wouldn't behere without their midseason acquisition of Gasol from Memphis. He'sa good passer for a big man, making him ...
Feeling down on the farm
Jun 01, 2008; ... DES MOINES - They still wear Cubbie blue, but the "I" on theircaps says it as well as a scarlet letter could. Though it is certainly no sin playing Triple-A baseball for oneof National League's best teams, it is no party either. Particularlywhen you are one of five Iowa Cubs ...
NBA FINALS SCHEDULE
Jun 01, 2008 ... NBA Finals schedule Thursday, June 5 L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m. (ABC-TV) Sunday, June 8 L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m. (ABC-TV) Tuesday, June 10 Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m. (ABC-TV) Thursday, June 12 Boston at L.A ....
Perfect execution leads Hillmen to state title
Jun 01, 2008; ... Notes: Web refer: Highlights and video interviews Regular refer:More WIAA state track coverage/3C Mug: Lynn Oyawiri News You can use La CROSSE, Wis. - When the Platteville boys sprinters were makingteam T-shirts, they missed a key step in the process and wound upwith their names on ...
CHAMPS!
Jun 01, 2008; ... News You Can Use There will be a ceremony for the Wahlert statechampion boys soccer and boys tennis teams today at 1 p.m. at theschool. VIDEO SLIDE SHOW AT THONLINE.COM DES MOINES - Cannon-legged Louie Oswald knew the ball wasdestined for the back of the net the moment it left his ...