Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from December 2008:
Winter Watch
Dec 01, 2008; ... Watch for these signs The most common symptoms of carbon monoxidepoisoning include: 3 Headache. 3 Dizziness. 3 Weakness. 3 Nausea. 3Vomiting. 3 Chest pain. 3 Confusion. High levels of carbon monoxideinhalation can cause loss of consciousness and death. Unlesssuspected, carbon monoxide ...
Hit the dance floor to improve your fitness
Dec 01, 2008; ... There's no lack of dance shows on TV these days, and because ofit there's been a resurgence of dance and a growth in itspopularity. So much, that according to a recent article by the AmericanCouncil on Exercise, DanceSport, a competitive style of dance isrecognized by the ...
health briefs
Dec 01, 2008 ... Darlington to host smoke-free forum DARLINGTON, Wis. - The Lafayette County Tobacco-Free Coalitionwill host a Smoke-Free Air educational forum from 4 to 6 p.m.,Sunday, Dec. 7, at Darlington Elementary Middle School. State Rep. Steve Hilgenberg, D-Dodgeville, is scheduled ...
'Yule' see it's a jingle jungle out there
Dec 01, 2008; ... Editor's note: A version of this column originally appeared inthe Telegraph Herald in December 2004. My family and I deck the halls, but move over, James Dean - we'reYuletide rebels with a cause. Holly-n-ivy traditionalists, we refuse to hang mistletoe beforeits time, i.e ....
Letters to the editor
Dec 01, 2008 ... I am still waiting for all the people who blamed George Bush ...
Letters to the editor
Dec 01, 2008 ... I've been reading a lot of letters to the editor in which peopleare bemoaning the fact that our President-elect Barack Obama is sosupportive of abortion. But, consider the alternative. If John McCain had been elected president, we would have yetanother commander-in-chief who is ...
Letters to the editor
Dec 01, 2008 ... The U.S. suffered a devastating blow on Sept. 11, 2001. Theterrorist group killed 2,800 people. Next came the anthrax threat,killing five innocent people. Let's not forget another real bio-terrorist we have had in thiscountry since the 1920s. It is the rich tobacco companies, ...
Attention taxpayers: Here's an invitation
Dec 01, 2008 ... Taxpayers have an opportunity to put in their two cents on whatthe Dubuque Community School District should be looking for in itsnext superintendent. Consultants from McPherson & Jacobson ExecutiveRecruitment and Development will host two community focus groupmeetings to discuss the ...
Good deeds
Dec 01, 2008 ... On behalf of our board of directors, our employees and thevolunteers of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, I would like to offeran expression of deep gratitude to the Dubuque-area community. Aside from our usual mission of helping the less fortunate in theDubuque area, we recently ...
Health screenings available at Mercy
Dec 01, 2008 ... Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque will hold a series of comprehensivehealth screenings on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Participants will meet with a registered nurse to discussscreening results on the following Tuesday, Dec. 18. Participantsmust fast for 12 hours before the screenings (taking any ...
Courts
Dec 01, 2008 ... Recently in Dubuque County District Court: -- A charge of harassing a public officer on June 6, 2007,against Sonny Boose, 41, was dismissed. -- A charge of assault causing bodily injury on May 20 againstDavid A. Doerr, 57, was dismissed. -- A charge of domestic abuse ...
What's Happening
Dec 01, 2008 ... Today -- Senior citizens activities: 9-11 a.m., line dancing withCountry Steppers; 10-11 a.m., Senior Fitness Friends exercise; 11:30a.m., lunch; noon-3 p.m., open bridge; 12:30-4:30 p.m., ACBLduplicate bridge; and 6-9 p.m., Woodcarving Club; Hills & DalesLifetime Center, 3505 ...
Service News
Dec 01, 2008 ... -- Air Force Airman 1st Class Benjamin J. Harmon graduated frombasic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.Harmon is the son of Mary Crandall, of Monmouth, Ill., and RoyHarmon, of Dyersville, Iowa. -- Navy Reserve Seaman Recruit Jeremiah H. Mace completed ...
The fire still burns
Dec 01, 2008; ... Our Lady of the Angels School fire, by the numbers: 3Firefighters get first call at 2:42 p.m., Monday, Dec. 1, 1958 31,200 students (in grades 1-8) in the main two-story building whenthe fire started 3 Dubuque-based BVM Sisters who were teachers theredied 3 92 students, ages 8 to 15, ...
GOVERNMENTAL MEETINGS
Dec 01, 2008 ... Dubuque County Board of Supervisors - 9 a.m., fourth floor,Courthouse. City of Dubuque Electrical Code ...
Newsman's ties inspire blogger
Dec 01, 2008; ... http://brianwilliamstiereportarchives.blogspot.com/ NEW YORK (AP) - Each night after watching Brian Williams deliverthe "NBC Nightly News," an English teacher in Ohio is moved to go toher computer and write - about what Williams wore around his neck. The Brian Williams Tie ...
Almanac
Dec 01, 2008; ... Today is Monday, Dec. 1, the 336th day of 2008. There are 30 daysleft in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, refused to giveup her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala., city bus. Parkswas arrested, sparking a yearlong ...
Wisconsin official to speak in Potosi
Dec 01, 2008 ... POTOSI, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Commerce secretarywill be attending December's annual meeting of the Grant CountyEconomic Development Corporation. Dick Leinenkugel will be the guest speaker on Wednesday, Dec ....
NICC planning outdoor learning lab
Dec 01, 2008 ... PEOSTA, Iowa - Northeast Iowa Community College chemistryinstructor Steve Bateman presented plans for a 28-acre outdoorlearning lab at the NICC Board of Trustees November meeting. The outdoor learning lab will be located on the east side of thePeosta campus and will be funded in ...
Bell Tower touched by an artist
Dec 01, 2008; ... Jim Meyer Age: 65 Education: Dubuque Wahlert High School; LorasCollege, bachelor's degree and masters in secondary administrationOccupation: Retired high school art and computer teacher Family:Single Regulars on the crew at Dubuque's Bell Tower Theater know they'dbetter keep ...
'Whiskey River' served at concert?
Dec 01, 2008 ... Fans at the Willie Nelson's concert Dec. 4 at Five Flags arelikely to hear Nelson's traditional opener, "Whiskey River." Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't run dry You're all I got, take care of me. Chad ...
TH, KWWL forge partnership
Dec 01, 2008 ... For more information on the partnership, contact: 3 KimberlyLeer, KWWL-TV, Waterloo, Iowa, 319-291-1200, kleer@kwwl.com. 3 JimNormandin, Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, Iowa, 563-588-5726,jnormandin@wcinet.com. The Telegraph Herald and KWWL-TV are announcing a ...
Workshop slated
Dec 01, 2008 ... Author Sonia Choquette will conduct a full-day workshop, "TheAnswer is Simple - Love Yourself, Live Your Spirit," from 10 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Grand River Center. The workshop is presented by Cre8 Studios with Body and SoulWellness ...
Willie set to play at Five Flags
Dec 01, 2008 ... Willie Nelson & Family will perform in concert with specialguests Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,Dec. 4, at Five Flags Center. Tickets are $75, $53.50 and $43.50, plus fees, at the Five Flagsbox office or Ticketmaster outlets. Texas-born Nelson, 75, ...
Disabilities cause strains for dad, 4 sons
Dec 01, 2008; ... Being the father of four sons is a challenge any time of theyear. But when the father is a single, disabled dad and each of hissons also is disabled, finding some holiday joy can be especiallydifficult. The family's struggles intensified early this autumn when theywere ...
Dyersville library to show movie tonight
Dec 01, 2008 ... DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Join James Kennedy Public Library at 7 p.m.today for a "Book Flicks @ Your Library" showing of "The Sisterhoodof the Traveling ...
Community briefs
Dec 01, 2008 ... Clarke to present'For a Blessed Christmas' The Clarke College Arts at Clarke Series and the Clarke CollegeMusic Department will present "For a Blessed Christmas" at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 6, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, in Sacred HeartChapel on the Clarke ...
TV station changes name to WKRP
Dec 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI (AP) - WKRP is back on the air in Cincinnati - butthis time it's for real. A low-power TV station has changed its call letters to WKRP, thesame as the fictional radio station in the 1970s hit series "WKRP ...
Births
Dec 01, 2008 ... Friday, Nov. 28, 2008 Putchio-Clark - Renee Putchio and Mike Clark, Dubuque, girl atMercy Medical ...
Funeral services
Dec 01, 2008 ... Wilma J. Bailey, Savanna, Ill. - Services: 10 a.m. today, CalvaryBaptist Church, Savanna. Ray L. Beyer, Stockton, Ill. - Services: 10:30 a.m. today,Trinity Lutheran Church, Derinda. Sylvester G. Bonifas, Stonehill Care Center, formerly of LaMotte, Iowa - Services: 10:30 a.m ....
James A. Johnson
Dec 01, 2008 ... ELKADER, Iowa - James Arthur Johnson, 68, of Elkader, passed awaySaturday, Nov. 29, 2008, following a sudden illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at St. Joseph'sCatholic Church, Elkader. Burial will be in St. Joseph's CatholicCemetery, Elkader, where military ...
Neal Ernster
Dec 01, 2008 ... Neal Ernster, 43, of 16511 Asbury Road, passed away Saturday,Nov. 29, 2008, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque, after a strugglewith pancreatic cancer, surrounded by his family and friends. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec ....
LaVerne H. Roling
Dec 01, 2008 ... EARLVILLE, Iowa - LaVerne H. Roling, 83, of Earlville, diedsuddenly Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at St ....
LaVerne H. Schaetzle
Dec 01, 2008 ... DYERSVILLE, Iowa - LaVerne H. "Mish" Schaetzle, 95, ofDyersville, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at Heritage Manor, ...
Marie L. Terris
Dec 01, 2008 ... Marie Louise (Kaiser) Terris, 94, of Bethany Home, formerly of2733 Shady Lane, died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at Bethany Home. Services will be at 10:30 ...
Lucille M. Wiswall
Dec 01, 2008 ... GAYS MILLS, Wis. - Lucille M. Wiswall, 86, of Stoughton, formerlyof Gays Mills, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at Willow Point MemoryCare, ...
Details still sketchy in fatal shooting
Dec 01, 2008; ... Self-defense cases often challenge justice system First it wasChicago police officer Michael Mette. He severely beat a drunkencollege student in Dubuque three years ago. He spent more than ayear in prison -- despite claiming self-defense -- before the IowaCourt of Appeals reversed the ...
'Four Christmases' tops box office
Dec 01, 2008; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - Thanksgiving weekend movie crowds gobbled upthe Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn holiday comedy "FourChristmases," which debuted at No. 1 with $31.7 million, accordingto studio estimates Sunday. The Warner Bros. release, featuring Witherspoon and Vaughn as ...
Obama turns to friends, foes
Dec 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama plans today toannounce six experienced hands to fill top administration posts,moving at record speed to name the leadership team that will guidehis presidency through a time of war and recession. His selections include longtime ...
U.S. students say they cheat
Dec 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK (AP) - In the past year, 30 percent of U.S. high schoolstudents have stolen from a store and 64 percent have cheated on atest, according to a new, large-scale survey suggesting thatAmericans are too apathetic about ethical standards. Educators reacting to the findings ...
Specter ready for 2010
Dec 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., says he's ready fora tough re-election race in 2010, whether it's against MSNBC punditChris Matthews or someone else. Specter, 78, declined to speculate on whether he would faceMatthews, who reportedly met with Pennsylvania Democratic ...
UAW chief makes public plea for auto help
Dec 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the United Auto Workers made apublic plea Sunday for government help for U.S. carmakers as the BigThree put the final touches on stabilization plans to submit toCongress. "We cannot afford to see these companies fail," said RonGettelfinger, the UAW ...
National briefs
Dec 01, 2008; ... White House receives Fraser fir WASHINGTON - First lady Laura Bush kicked off the holiday seasonSunday by standing out in the rain to receive this year's WhiteHouse Christmas tree. A horse-drawn wagon pulled the 20-foot Fraser fir, which willdecorate the Blue Room, up to the ...
Iowa briefs
Dec 01, 2008; ... Man fleeing from police hits cruiser COUNCIL BLUFFS - Authorities say a man trying to elude CouncilBluffs police officers rammed a police cruiser then tried to flee onfoot. Police said an officer saw 29-year-old Carl Benedict speedingaround 1:45 a.m. Saturday and attempted to ...
Snow drops on central, eastern Iowa
Dec 01, 2008; ... DES MOINES (AP) - Parts of central and eastern Iowa saw snowfallranging anywhere from 1 to 5 inches as the state had its firstsignificant snowfall of the year. National Weather Service meteorologist Roger Vachalek said thesnow had fallen over an extended period of time during the ...
State deploys laser plows
Dec 01, 2008; ... DES MOINES (AP) - State officials are bolstering their efforts toplow snow with some laser-guided help. The Iowa Department of Transportation has installed a speciallydesigned laser-guidance device on a half-dozen snowplow trucksstatewide. The technology is designed to more ...
2 women are injured in accident
Dec 01, 2008 ... Two women were transported to Finley Hospital in Dubuque after acar accident on Sunday. Ashley Brehm, 18, of Durango, attempted to make a left-hand turnwhile she was traveling south on Wacker Drive. She did not see thecar driven by Sue Mills, 43, of Epworth, which was traveling ...
Illinois/Wisconsin briefs
Dec 01, 2008; ... Blagojevich: Park closures necessary CHICAGO - Gov. Rod Blagojevich says Illinois residents shouldknow he didn't want to shutter seven state parks and a dozenhistoric sites, a list that included Apple River Fort in Elizabeth,but he needed to make the closings to balance the ...
Rice goes to India
Dec 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush on Sunday dispatchedSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice to New Delhi in support of Indiafollowing the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 200 people,including six Americans. Rice was scheduled to leave Sunday night for a meeting in ...
India claims Pakistani group responsible
Dec 01, 2008; ... MUMBAI, India (AP) - The only gunman captured after a 60-hourterrorist siege of Mumbai said he belonged to a Pakistani militantgroup with links to the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, asenior police officer said Sunday. The gunman was one of 10 who paralyzed the city in an ...
Palin campaigns in Georgia
Dec 01, 2008; ... ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted SarahPalin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martinpushed to activate black voters, as they grappled for advantage in aTuesday runoff that will shape Democrats'hold on power inWashington. Palin, the ...
International briefs
Dec 01, 2008; ... Bombings wound 51 in Thailand BANGKOK, Thailand - Attackers set off explosions at anti-government protest sites Sunday, wounding 51 people and raisingfears of widening confrontations in Thailand's worst politicalcrisis in decades, which has strangled its economy and shut down ...
Endeavour ends 16-day flight
Dec 01, 2008; ... EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - Space shuttle Endeavour andits seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday, taking adetour to sunny California after storms hit the main landing stripin Florida. Endeavour wrapped up a 16-day trip that left the internationalspace ...
Deaths elsewhere
Dec 01, 2008; ... COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Joern Utzon, the Danish architect whodesigned the iconic Sydney Opera House, died Saturday. He was 90. Utzon died in his sleep from a heart attack, surrounded by familymembers in Denmark, his son, Kim Utzon, told The Associated Press. Utzon, who has ...
Sage on center stage
Dec 01, 2008; ... The adrenaline will be pumping a little harder inside SageRosenfels'chest tonight. Rosenfels - a Maquoketa, Iowa, native and former Iowa StateUniversity star - will be under center when the Houston Texans maketheir first-ever appearance on Monday Night Football. The Texans,who ...
Choi nets $415K
Dec 01, 2008; ... INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - K.J. Choi holed an 11-foot birdieputt worth $270,000 on the 18th hole Sunday to win the 26th SkinsGame with $415,000. Stephen Ames missed a nine-footer that would have tied the holeand forced the foursome including Phil Mickelson and Rocco Mediateinto ...
NCAA Basketball Roundup
Dec 01, 2008; ... Brent Heemskerk scored 17 points to lead Drake to a 68-62 victoryover New Mexico on Sunday night in Cancun, Mexico. The Bulldogs (3-2) broke a 31-31 halftime stalemate in the CancunChallenge's third-place game by outscoring the Lobos 22-11 to startthe second half. Drake built ...
Sports calendar
Dec 01, 2008; ... Burress to turn himself in today LANDOVER, Md. - Plaxico Burress plans to turn himself in topolice this morning in New York City and plead not guilty tocriminal possession of a weapon, his lawyer said. Benjamin Brafman wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press onSunday that ...
Late breakdowns cost Pack
Dec 01, 2008; ... GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers should have beentrudging into a snowy Green Bay night wondering for the second weekin a row if they're really as good as their record would indicate. Instead, they were celebrating an improbable come-from-behindvictory Sunday, thanks to ...
BCS gives Oklahoma slight edge over Longhorns
Dec 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK (AP) - A week before the final standings are releasedand the Bowl Championship Series is already ticking people off. Oklahoma - not Texas - is headed to the Big 12 championship gamewith an inside track to the national title game by moving ahead ofthe Longhorns in the BCS ...
May leads way for Wahlert repeat hopes
Dec 01, 2008; ... The Dubuque Wahlert boys basketball team is about to approach thehardest double play in high school sports with a full-court press. Nine months after "The Shot," the Golden Eagles are still ridingthe rush of Eric May's 35-foot miracle buzzer-beating 3-pointer thatgave Wahlert the ...
Chizik plans to shake up coaching staff at Iowa State
Dec 01, 2008 ... AMES, Iowa - Iowa State football coach Gene Chizik said Sundaythat he is restructuring both his offensive and defensive coachingstaffs and will be naming new offensive and defensive coordinators. "It's the head coach's responsibility to evaluate all facets ofthe program and make ...
NFL Roundup
Dec 01, 2008; ... Pittsburgh's NFL-best defense stopped Matt Cassel's two-gameoffensive surge and pushed New England closer to strange territory:a sideline seat for the playoffs. The visiting Steelers held the Patriots to 267 yards, got twotouchdown passes from Ben Roethlisberger and four field ...
NBA Roundup
Dec 01, 2008; ... Ben Gordon scored 21 points, Drew Gooden had 20 points and 12rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls rallied from an early deficit towin, 103-92, at Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon. Derrick Rose, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, contributed 18points and 10 assists. Reserve Larry ...
Front sports briefs
Dec 01, 2008 ... UW-Platteville cruises to title HANOVER, Ind. - The University of Wisconsin-Platteville rolled toa 30-point halftime lead and cruised to a 92-73 win over IndianaUniversity-Southeast in the championship of the Collier Tournamenton Sunday. Curt Hanson earned MVP honors after ...