Drought Prices Hold Steady at Local Farmers Markets
Farmers market vendors battled strong heat and hard soil as drought persisted yet prices stayed largely unchanged. Kibby reports giant clods and tough digging while others note smaller carrots hollow beans and oversized tomatoes. Local sellers say heat hindered effort but did not drive price changes.
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Joan Musil
Shellsburg
Cedar Rapids
Evelyn Walshire
Mechanicsville
Walshire
Iraqis Deadlock Stalls Draft as Sunnis Stand Firm
The piece notes Sunni Arab negotiators resisting federalism and key powers in Iraq's draft constitution as Shiites and Kurds hold enough seats to push approval. It also reports US troop deaths, political timing, and calls for international intervention to gain unanimous consent ahead of the October referendum.
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Iraq
International Committee of the Red Cross
Saddam
Jordan
Tikrit
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Adil Abdul- Mahdi
Laith Kubba
Ers
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United Nations
International Community
National Assembly
al Qaida
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Northwest flies on as strike tests schedules loom
Northwest Airlines kept planes in the air as mechanics walked out citing pay cuts and layoffs. Replacement workers must handle a heavier weekday schedule while unions press for terms, with delays and limited cancellations reported at Detroit and Minneapolis hubs.
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Northwest Airlines Corp
Northwest
Kurt Ebenhoch
Scott Hamilton
Leeham Co
Sammamish
Wash
Terry Trippler
Cheapseats.com
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Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Bob Rose
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
Detroit
Rose
Mechanics Union
Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport
Patrick Hogan
Memorial service for slain mother and unborn child
Melvin Figueroa addressed about 200 attendees at a memorial for Sa Toyia Figueroa, murdered in Philadelphia. Police later arrested 25 year old Stephen Peaches on two murder counts, including the unborn child, after locating the body in Chester.
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Knight Ridder
Philadelphia
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Melvin Figueroa
Stephen Peaches
Figueroa
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Gueroa
Peaches
Chester
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