Army Captain Delays News of Iraq Deployment
Army Captain Griffin Mealhow, a 1993 Vinton-Shellsburg graduate, kept his Iraq assignment from his parents. He briefed troops in Kuwait on rules of engagement and spent three days in Umm Qasr interviewing detainees to identify military personnel. He described conditions as rough and missed family most.
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Pot charges draw family's guilty pleas
Former Des Moines Area Community College President David England his wife Donna and their daughter Jessica pleaded guilty to marijuana possession with intent to deliver and failure to affix an Iowa drug tax stamp The charges carry up to five years in prison and fines up to 7500 Sentence dates were set for June 19 for David and Donna Jessica received a deferred judgment and probation text includes her statement of remorse.
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North Carolina family hopeful missing boy found in Illinois
A bedraggled boy who appeared at a Chicago area hospital may be Tristen Buddy Myers missing from North Carolina since October 2000. DNA tests will take four to six weeks to confirm if the 6 year old boy, calling himself Eli Quick, is the same child. Relatives compare facial features and a lisp noted by the mother to support the match.
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Iowa lawmakers clash on tax reform and growth fund
Gov. Tom Vilsack urged lawmakers to finish work as talks stalled over income tax overhaul, gambling tax compromise, and the Iowa Values economic growth fund. House and Senate Republicans differed on federal deductibility and a constitutional amendment, with 2006 voter timing cited as a concern.
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U S troops fire on protesters in Fallujah clash
In Fallujah Iraq a nighttime protest near a school ended with 13 Iraqis dead and 75 wounded including three boys hospital said. U S paratroopers reported they fired only at armed infiltrators in the crowd as clashes near the Baath stronghold intensified.
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Iraqi hospital says 13 dead in Fallujah clash
Dr. Ahmed Ghandim al Ali said Fallujah general hospital counted 13 dead and about 75 wounded after a protest clash. He noted three boys ages 8 to 10 among the dead, as protesters claimed their march was unarmed.
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