News 2008-08-10 Andanh.com

Area residents killed in traffic accidents Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:12:17 -0500
WATERLOO — Two area residents died in separate vehicle accidents Friday, one in Benton County and one in southern Minnesota.

Allison home damaged by Saturday fire Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:11:15 -0500
ALLISON — An Allison home sustained substantial damage in a Saturday evening fire. Firefighters were called to 306 Railroad St. about 6:30 p.m.

UI professor accused of fondling students Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:11:15 -0500
IOWA CITY (AP) -- A University of Iowa professor has been arrested for allegedly asking to fondle female students in exchange for an "A" in his class.

Debate over monument rocks Courier blogs Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:04:18 -0500
WATERLOO --- The descendents of Waterloo's founding Hanna family may see their wish come true.

Suit filed in kidnapping, slaying of Waterloo girl Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
WATERLOO --- The parents of a slain Waterloo girl are taking her alleged killers, the city and the school district to court.

Descendants of Waterloo pioneers want historic maker to be repaired Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
WATERLOO --- A rock sits alone amid the hustle and bustle of traffic and business --- a link to the time when Waterloo was young and bright with promise. Hundreds pass by it every day, yet few know it exists. It is forgotten.

C.F. Council to vote on site for FEMA trailers Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
CEDAR FALLS --- The City Council will vote Monday on approving eight properties where Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers could be located.

Waterloo man arrested for attempted enticement Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
CEDAR FALLS --- A Waterloo man has been arrested for allegedly arranging to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex.

UNI to use federal grant to expand 2+2 program Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:55 -0500
CEDAR FALLS --- A federal grant will help the University of Northern Iowa expand its 2+2 teacher education program to students statewide.

Fire station's fate on council agenda Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
WATERLOO --- The city may soon be searching for a site to build a new fire station in the Crossroads Center area.

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FREDERICKSBURG --- Before noon Monday, Grace Purvis and Olivia Hughes milked cows, fed calves and chickens, played on the tire swing, went fishing and practiced arithmetic.

New Hartford lives on Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
NEW HARTFORD --- A tornado delivered the first blow in May. Two people died, and dozens of homeowners on high ground north of the city sorted through debris for anything worth salvaging. In many cases, the effort was a waste of time.

Olympic stabbing victim has Wartburg ties Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
BEIJING --- An assailant stabbed former Wartburg College Board of Regents member Todd Bachman to death Saturday and wounded his wife and a tour guide before jumping to his own death, in a brutal act that darkened the mood in China just hours after the dazzling onset of the Summer Olympics.

Spilled bananas donated to NE Iowa food pantry Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
BRANDON (AP) --- The bananas that were dumped on Interstate 380 when a semitrailer hit a buffalo in eastern Iowa have been donated to a food pantry.

Fayette explores options for flood protection Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:55 -0500
FAYETTE --- The City Council hopes a product manufactured in Czechoslovakia is its answer to providing future flood protection.

Edwards' affair his most costly political risk Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:07:21 -0500
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Backed by his friendly Southern drawl, the practiced charm of a courtroom warrior and a smile bright enough to blind the camera's eye, John Edwards never lacked the confidence to take the big risk.

Edwards' Iowa supporters dismayed by news of affair Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:07:21 -0500
WATERLOO --- One of John and Elizabeth Edwards' biggest supporters in the Cedar Valley said Saturday the couple and their family will make it through the hurt of John's marital infidelity --- and may already be doing so.

Company move bringing a taste of Italy to Cedar Falls Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:09:37 -0500
CEDAR FALLS --- A bit of Old Italy is coming to the Parkade as part of a company's move from Chicago to Cedar Falls.

Scooping up scooters Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
This story appeared in August's edition of Cedar Valley Business Monthly.

Chizik: ISU backs must be physical Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
AMES --- Gene Chizik wants his running backs battling, and he's got a couple of well-matched contenders.

Volleyball blast from the past: UNI 3, Minnesota 2 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
CEDAR FALLS --- Even after eight seasons, 203 victories and countless coaching honors, Bobbi Petersen can still vividly recall the climactic moment of her first full season as Northern Iowa's head volleyball coach.

Farley pleased with Panthers' first week of practice Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
CEDAR FALLS --- As Mark Farley strode from the practice field Saturday, he heard thunder rumbling from the north.

Bucks' hopes take hit Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
MADISON, Wis. --- A strong outing by Madison starting pitcher Joe Yermal put the Waterloo Bucks' playoff hopes on life support Saturday with a 5-0 shutout.

Chinese students major in athletics Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:56 -0500
Editor's note: Waterloo native William Heathershaw, a 2004 Columbus High graduate, is a University of Iowa business management and organizations student who is in Beijing as part of a university-organized program. He will be contributing several stories and columns during the 2008 Summer games.

Golf Sat, 9 Aug 2008 23:07:06 -0500
Hole-in-one Kim Robbins PGA Championship Partial Third Round Nationwide

BuyIowa Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
Magnets, spoons and plates may be the most collected souvenirs on travels throughout the United States, but there's plenty more that Iowa tourists can stuff into their suitcases.

Call the Courier Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
Q. When kids turn 18 do they have to sign up for the draft?

Animals source of salmonella Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
WYATT CONRAD WATERLOO --- The Food and Drug Administration's hunt for sources of the recent salmonella outbreak reminds me of the antics of the comical Inspector Clusoe of Pink Panther fame. First, they traced it to tomatoes, inflicting $250 million in frivolous damages on that harmless industry. Then it was the jalapeno peppers. Now it's the serrano peppers. In prior years, they blamed lettuce and spinach. Yet, most students of biology 101 know that salmonella enteritidis is an intestinal organism, and most produce are just not endowed with intestines.

Mark Johnson for sherrif Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
DAN PRINGLE WATERLOO --- I just finished reading Mr. Robert Irvine's letter stating, "When I look at electing future public officials, one of the most important things to me is that they have invested in our community. I want to see a track record of service."

They're upholding the law Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
CHRISTINE KRUCHEK DUNKERTON --- I have been following the stories and letters to the editor in the Courier regarding the immigration raid in Postville. It distresses me that we have two entities in Iowa that name the name of God but yet are on the wrong side of our laws.

Re-elect Doris Kelley Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
LARRY BUSCH CEDAR FALLS --- On Nov. 4 we will be voting for our Iowa House District 20 representative. Doris Kelley is a team player who can always be counted on to take the lead when encountering issues important to the citizens of the Cedar Valley instead of waiting around for others to take charge.

Obama will help students Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
WHEATON SCHROEDER CEDAR FALLS --- College tuitions and the price of living are on the rise all over America, and it hits college students particularly hard. I am a junior in high school, and college is coming up fast. Even though I'm saving the earnings from my high school jobs to pay for college, it still might not be enough.

Show some respect Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
CAROL ROBINSON WATERLOO --- Yesterday was First Friday, the Republican Womens Luncheon that features informative speakers. One of the people who spoke, among others, was Leon Mosley. During his talk Mr. Mosley said something that was profound and touching. He said that children should respect their mothers. This statement stood out because of the sadness that it needed to be said. Not only that, but Mr. Mosley said they should be respected because they carried us for nine months. Again this struck home, because with three million abortions there are a lot of women who have refused this part of motherhood. Certainly the ones who didn't should be respected. Also, what does a little more respect in the world hurt? Maybe everybody could use an ounce or so of respect. As far as children go --- if they work on respect maybe some day they will reach honor, and that would be a real blessing.

Eagles Roost isn't closing Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
DANIEL GERSTENBERGER HAZLETON --- Regarding "Judge denies bar owners' request for injunction to stall smoking ban."

Another right-wing columnist Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
DENNIS HARBAUGH WATERLOO --- Jim Offner's recent column makes one wonder whether the Courier's business editor wants to be a serious journalist or a ranting radio talk show host.

Appearances shouldn't matter Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
DUSTY OLDANI CEDAR FALLS --- You may remember my first letter here about a month ago on the unfairness I've faced looking for work here in the Cedar Valley due to my body modifications. In the first letter I was attempting to be polite. No more Mr. Nice Guy. I'm fed up being constantly discriminated against because of either my arm tattoos or the fact that my earlobes are stretched. Come on people. The 1950s are long over. This is the 21st Century. I'm sick to death of the "baby boomer" generation always turning down good, decent hard-working people like myself, who want to work, just because we aren't the clean cut "Johnny Be Goode" type that employers always seem to want. I'm experienced in automotive, warehouse, shipping/receiving and many other areas, but whenever I go to apply and even get lucky enough for a call back, it's always the same. They like my qualifications. I'll ask if my appearance would be an issue and either they say, "No, not as long as you show up to do your job and we'll call you," (which they never do) or they say my tattoos aren't a problem but my ear jewelry must go. My stretched earlobes pose no safety/health risks and never fall out.

Taking away our rights Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
GREG HARGREAVES WATERLOO --- What Shirley Roof (Aug. 6) and many liberals don't understand is the very dear price we Americans have paid for our freedom. Our rights, the freedoms we all enjoy, have been purchased with the blood of American soldiers on battlefields here and abroad.

Obama supports equality Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
CHERYL SMITH CEDAR FALLS --- Sen. Barack Obama recently put forward a comprehensive --- and long-needed --- plan to level the playing field for women in the workplace. His plan addresses many of the obstacles facing working women, from increasing the minimum wage to expanding the earned income tax credit to providing after-school and summer programs for children as well as affordable health care.

A campaign piece for McCain Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
SCOTT O'BRIEN GENEVA --- You would think that the business editor for the Courier could use the valuable space he was provided in the opinion section more effectively by producing some facts and statistics to support the position he was taking. Instead he chose to write what amounts to a McCain campaign piece.

Remember facts when voting Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
HANNAH MILLETT WATERLOO --- Foreign policy has been a hot topic when it comes to the 2008 presidential election. There are several things to keep in mind when deciding who has the most beneficial foreign policy. John McCain started running a negative ad in Iowa accusing Obama of little experience in Afghanistan and Iraq. The timing is quizzical as at the same time McCain is finally following Obama's lead, saying we need an increased emphasis on the war in Afghanistan. While this is a new stance for McCain, Barack Obama has been calling for this emphasis since his beginning days campaigning in Iowa. Americans know that our domestic policy and our foreign policy are linked --- especially when it comes to solving the energy crisis--- and they know that we need fundamental change on both fronts. Sen. Obama is going to set a fundamentally different course for this country, abroad and at home. By contrast, John McCain's priority is continuing George Bush's war in Iraq indefinitely --- at the expense of our efforts in Afghanistan. And as he tried to turn his attention to Afghanistan on Tuesday --- a conflict he once said we "may muddle through"--- it became painfully clear that he has no plan to win the war there, offering no less than three different explanations for how we would increase our troop presence in a matter of hours. Remember these facts when choosing who will be our next president.

Pelosi needs to see devastation first-hand Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
Last month Chuck Grassley, Iowa's Republican senator, invited his colleagues to Iowa to witness first-hand the devastation from flooding.

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:07:58 -0500
LA PORTE CITY — Merline North, 63, of Waterloo, died Monday, Aug. 4, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo; services pending with La Porte City Funeral Service, 342-3131.

Monday, Aug. 4, 2008 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:02:09 -0500
ELK RUN HEIGHTS — Patsy J. Fowlkes, 71, of Elk Run Heights, died Saturday, Aug. 2, at Allen Hospital after a lengthy illness; services noon Tuesday at Garden View Chapel Funeral Home, 232-2222, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. today and an hour before services Tuesday at the funeral home; memorials to the family.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:07:32 -0500
DUNKERTON — Aaron C. Meyerhoff, 35, of Dunkerton, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, as the result of a work-related accident east of Waverly; services pending with Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Readlyn, (319) 279-3551.

Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 12:09:15 -0500
DUNKERTON — Aaron Christian Meyerhoff, 35, of Dunkerton, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, as the result of a work-related accident east of Waverly; services pending with Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Readlyn, (319) 279-3551.

Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 Sat, 9 Aug 2008 06:16:37 -0500
WATERLOO — Irene M. Konken, 91, of Waterloo, died Thursday, Aug. 7, at Parkview Nursing & Rehab Center; graveside services tentatively planned for Aug. 16 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Nashua; no visitation; Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, (641) 435-4134, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to United Methodist Church, Nashua, or Cedar Valley Hospice, 2101 Kimball Ave., Waterloo 50700.

Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:55 -0500
WATERLOO — Andrew L. Gates, 74, of Waterloo, died Friday, Aug. 8, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes; services pending with Sanders Funeral Service, 232-5667

Iver W. Trebon (7-13-1930 â” 7-29-2008) Sun, 3 Aug 2008 06:24:58 -0500
WATERLOO — Iver W. Trebon passed away with his family by his side.

James Blackmon Sr. (1927-2008) Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
EVANSDALE — James “Deacon” Blackmon Sr., 81, of Evansdale, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of complications from a stroke.

Sandra K. Stitt Hanson (1942-2008) Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:54 -0500
WATERLOO — Sandra Kay Stitt Hanson, 66, of Waterloo and Las Vegas, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home.

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