Tipton Mourns Fallen Guardsman Sissel
Tipton High School community mourns Guardsman Sissel who graduated in 1999 with Sissel from Tipton High and served in the National Guard. Principal Habben says flags will fly at half staff and counselors are available as faculty remember him as a beloved, fun, active student and friend.
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Iowa service members named among Iraq fallen
A notice lists several Iowa casualties from Iraq including Marine Sgt Bradley Korthaus of Davenport and Sgt Paul Fisher of Cedar Rapids along with other fallen service members. Tipton residents rally to honor the dead and hope for safe returns for all deployed servicemen and women.
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Deadliest Iraq firefight since fall of Saddam in Samarra
In Samarra a fierce firefight left 46 Iraqis dead and 18 wounded after attackers used rockets, mortars, and small arms from rooftops and alleys. U S forces returned fire with tank rounds and Bradley cannons destroying three attacker buildings. Five Americans and a civilian wounded. Four attackers shot at a second convoy, all wounded. Kalashnikovs and grenades recovered.
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U S forces capture three al Qaeda operatives in Iraq
American troops in northern Iraq report the capture of three members tied to Osama bin Laden's network. Two U S soldiers were killed near the Syrian border, including a Tipton county native. As of Wednesday 434 U S service members have died since the war began.
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Lincoln quote misattributed to Lincoln on site
Illinois historian Thomas Schwartz says the preservation agency added a page debunking famous Lincoln sayings. The site challenges the line You can fool all the people some of the time and notes it does not appear in the 1858 speech text. Two 1910 recollections are the strongest evidence.
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UI adopts new teaching tools across campus
The University of Iowa expands use of two systems for full-time non clinical professors. Electronic dry erase boards will debut in the Blank Honors Center in January. Webcasting lets UI faculty send audio visual lectures over the Internet with archived recordings and online Q and A.
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County clerks share offices as Iowa Legislature convenes
The piece reports on county clerk sharing practices between Jones and Linn counties and others as Iowa weighs consolidation. It notes 16 offices already managed by neighboring county clerks, farmer and resident concerns, and proposals for voter backed consolidations while flagging identity concerns among residents.
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