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Many of the 15,000 out of state students attending Iowa's public universities will drive home af... Dangerous Drowsy Drivers Hi
Many of the 15,000 out of state students attending Iowa's public universities will drive home after finals but the long drive home is no time to start resting.
Inside Iowa City's Old Capitol Town Center students filling the food court stuff themselves with statistics for finals.
Those words describe hours of hitting the books and late nights cramming.
University of Iowa Grad...
OTTAWA (CP) - The Bush administration issued a sharp, public rebuke Tuesday to Prime Minister Pau... American ambassador tells
OTTAWA (CP) - The Bush administration issued a sharp, public rebuke Tuesday to Prime Minister Paul Martin for dragging the Canada-U.S. relationship into federal electoral politics.
Ambassador David Wilkins' unprecedented, mid-campaign sortie drew an immediate, flag-waving riposte from Martin, who came to office in 2003 promising a more mature relationship with Washington. "I will defend ...
The Orangeburg Lioness Club meeting for the month of December was called to order by the Lioness... Orangeburg Lioness Club ho
The Orangeburg Lioness Club meeting for the month of December was called to order by the Lioness President Frankie Sapp. Lioness Sapp welcomed the many guests, and turned the meeting over to Lioness Ann Sherman who introduced the guests for the evening. The guests for the evening were the Orangeburg Community Choir with Director, Garnet Trimble and accompanist, Veida Stitt.
The choir ent...
EVERETT, Wash. - Decades after he engineered Boeing Co.'s original jumbo jet, the father of the ... Father of 747 Sees Big Thin
EVERETT, Wash. - Decades after he engineered Boeing Co.'s original jumbo jet, the father of the storied 747 said Tuesday that he expects big things from the latest version of the double-decker behemoth.
Speaking to some 2,000 employees gathered for a celebration at the assembly plant in this city north of Seattle, Joe Sutter noted that the current version of the plane, the 747-400, has b...
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VISTA ---- The man suspected of killing Oceanside resident Pearl Seau confessed to the shooting shortly after his arrest in Texas this summer, three years after the slaying, an police detective testified Tuesday.
The case against Robert McIntosh will head to trial, a judge ruled Tuesday, on charges that McIntosh shot to death the...
But no one has revealed where her body is now as the ground begins to freeze. And "once it snows,... The Kiplyn Davis Story, a
But no one has revealed where her body is now as the ground begins to freeze. And "once it snows, things look different," Richard Davis says.
So the Davises are pleading to parents: Talk to your children. Ask them to tell what they know.
"If it were their daughter, what would they want the parents to do? I would try to make it right," Richard Davis said.
The people of Spanish...
He is a force of nature, this writer who left Louisiana in his youth, but never, ever abandoned i... Powerful prose in the key
He is a force of nature, this writer who left Louisiana in his youth, but never, ever abandoned it in his heart.
Fans of Ernest J. Gaines probably realized that when they read 1969's The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and 1993's A Lesson Before Dying, both brilliantly told stories describing the struggles of African-American characters in the Deep South.
Now, Gaines brings us ...
CLEVELAND - For an instant, LeBron James again sees life through the frightened eyes of a fatherl... Childhood Experiences Shap
CLEVELAND - For an instant, LeBron James again sees life through the frightened eyes of a fatherless 8-year-old boy. Sitting in the basement conference room of Antioch Baptist Church, James has just finished handing out Thanksgiving groceries to families as needy as his own once was. A few weeks shy of his 21st birthday, the Cavaliers' superstar is allowing a rare glimpse into his well-guarded...
ASSETS belonging to slain crime boss Jim Gray's closest pal have been restrained by police.<... Sidekick of Gray can't sell
ASSETS belonging to slain crime boss Jim Gray's closest pal have been restrained by police.
Cops have been granted an order under the Proceeds of Crime Act preventing Gary Matthews disposing of his assets before a High Court hearing, due to be heard early next year.
Sunday Life understands that the restraining order is related to a police investigation into alleged money laundering...
One of the best things about the holidays is keeping in touch with friends and family. It's also... Men?s cookie exchange going
One of the best things about the holidays is keeping in touch with friends and family. It's also nice to hear what's been happening in Toledo's food community.
Six years ago, I wrote about a group of 19 local dads who get together the first Sunday of each December for their annual football, food, and cookie exchange. It's a way of keeping in touch with friends who grew up in the Archw...
