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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 2006

Page

6

Giving Up Hope on Powerball and TouchPlays

A reader reflects on Powerball and TouchPlays showing how odds shape daydreams and priorities. He admits losing hope of winning the big prize and muses on plan B while acknowledging his ongoing purchases and his wife’s practical view.

Tom Vilsack

Taylor faces tribunal over war crimes charges in Sierra Leone

Charles Taylor appears before a war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone charged with 11 counts including sexual slavery and mutilation. Nigerian officials deny aiding his escape from exile as questions rise about how he fled to avoid trial.

Freetown Sierra Leone Charles Taylor Nigeria Taylor Olusegun Obasanjo Liberia Kilari Anand Paul State Security Service Calabar Cameroon Paul Houston Femi Fani-Kayode Associated Press United States Human Rights War Tribunal Obasanjo U.S White House Bush

Utility bill crisis worsens as disconnections loom

HACAP Deputy Director Mitch Finn says demand for help is skyrocketing as many households fall behind on large winter gas and electric bills. MidAmerican plans to pause disconnections until Tuesday while Alliant and MidAmerican funds aid LIHEAP households, though totals remain insufficient for all in need.

Finn HACAP MidAmerican Alliant Energy MidAmerican Energy Allianz

Online office hours reshape student professor exchanges

University of Iowa faculty note faster email responses and 24 to 48 hour drawbacks. Professors like DeJong and Robinson report impersonal, at times rude inquiries via email while valuing quick online access. Students say rapid replies ease questions when scheduling is tight.

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