Obsession with sports fuels Cedar Rapids talk
In Cedar Rapids, residents discuss sport devotion with Char lene Deutmeyer and Ashley Fulton noting obsession stems from passion and memory. The dialogue highlights how people balance time and interest in sports culture.
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I Am a Sports Fan Without a Favorite Team
A writer discusses being a sport loving but a sport non fan or asportual, preferring pottery and HBO. They describe attending events for the experience rather than the game, admit pretending interest, and note hope of someday wearing a team jersey or buying season tickets while praising hockey and tailgating for food and social fun.
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UI 2 Plus 2 program expands with community college signups
UI officials project broader rollout of 2 Plus 2 transfer plan as more community colleges join. The program helps students map needed courses and credits for UI transfer and offers perks like adviser access, library use, event tickets, and student ID. Steve Boyd of Kirkwood praises staying on track for a two year to four year path in business.
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Emil Rinderspacher
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Steve Boyd
Kirkwood
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Boyd
UI program expands transfers with 2002 2006 Plus 2 plan
University of Iowa strengthens a transfer pathway from community colleges to UI. The program adds a scholarship and up to 25 awards of 1000 dollars for incoming 2 Plus 2 students with top GPAs in spring 2008. Officials cite broader campus involvement and improved transfer outcomes.
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Iraqi leaders seek unity on reforms amid unmet benchmarks
Kurdish leader Mahmoud Barzani discusses salvaging the Iraqi unity government after a Sunni Arab and independent pullout. The talks focused on constitutional revisions, Baathist reintegration, and oil water and gas laws as part of 18 U.S. benchmarks, with little detail and ongoing infighting.
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Kurdistan
Saddam Hussein
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Greek wildfires scorch Ancient Olympia area as aid pours in
Arson suspected in Greece as fires raged across the Peloponnese and Evia with strong winds driving smoke over Athens. The government offered up to 1.36 million dollars for tips leading to arson arrests. About 4,000 soldiers and military helicopters assisted over three days with aid from at least 12 countries.
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