Good News Bible Church Grants 25 Year Grasshopper Gift Anniversary
North Liberty couple Sean and Linnea McKay become the 51st pair wed at Good News Bible Church and receive a 25 year old can of fried grasshoppers as a keepsake. Anaheim Angels and Cedar Rapids Kernels extend pact to stay in Cedar Rapids for two more years. Pearson PLC to acquire National Computer Systems in an all cash deal valued at 2.55 billion dollars.
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Amy Rowe Tosses No-Hitter in Alburnett State Win
Amy Rowe of Alburnett pitched a no-hitter guiding her team to a 10 run victory over Pocahontas at the state softball tournament. Details, 1C.
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Johnson County Board Opposes Muslim Youth Camp Near Coralville
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors filed a final draft opposing construction of a Muslim youth camp near Coralville Lake. The document outlines the board action and cites local concerns affecting the Carroll area development.
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Clothes that block UV rays and keep you cool in sun
Accent in Wednesday's Gazette notes fabrics that shield skin from UV rays while staying cool and dry. It highlights SPF 50 sunscreen as helpful but not sufficient for summer protection.
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Iowa woman indicted in five meth killings
Angela Johnson 36 of Klemme is charged with aiding and abetting the murders of five people including two Mason City children in 1993 during a major meth ring probe. She pleaded not guilty and faces life without parole if convicted. also charged with aiding two additional witnesses’ killings. Disappearances tied to the case involve Dustin Hanken and others in a Benton County jail context.
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Republicans open 37th convention with Bush nomination
At the Philadelphia gathering Texas Governor George W. Bush was formally nominated. Colin Powell praised Bush for outreach to minorities and Laura Bush highlighted education and opportunity for every child. Jim Nicholson said the convention would be a new, more inclusive Republican event.
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GOP platform and Harkin campaigns in Iowa notes
Gazette coverage previews Eastern Iowa delegates at the convention with daily notes from James Q. Lynch. Live chats are set with Sen. Chuck Grassley at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Rep. Jim Leach at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, and Rep Jim Nussie at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
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Key moment for nation urged by Iowa delegates at GOP
James Q. Lynch reports from Philadelphia on Georgian Gilmore addressing the Iowa delegation at the Republican National Convention. He warned that if Al Gore wins the country would lurch left, urged backing George W. Bush on education and tax relief, highlighting Bush's education reform stance and the slogan leave no child behind.
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Men’s age linked to slower pregnancy, study finds
British study of 8,500 couples shows paternal age beyond 24 raises odds of taking over a year to conceive and lowers the chance of pregnancy within six months. Findings suggest men have a biological clock influencing fecundity alongside women.
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