Auto industry troubles weigh on investors this week
Investors monitor the financial crisis impacting automakers as the Bush administration pledges aid to avert a shutdown while long term consolidation and job losses loom. Key releases include Treasury bills, industrial production, CPI, housing starts, and quarterly earnings from Best Buy, Goldman Sachs, ConAgra Foods, General Mills, Morgan Stanley, FedEx, Pier 1 Imports, Freddie Mac, and Darden Restaurants.
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Fares Note Off-Peak Midweek Flight Limits
The notice explains that listed fares exclude taxes and fees unless stated otherwise Fares apply to off peak midweek travel and limited flight dates and times are available
Varvaris Profile Highlights Disability Estate Planning Focus
Frank A Varvaris age 61 leads Frank A Varvaris and Associates specializing in disability and estate planning. He cites early carwash work but notes career pivot after studying Iowa human services texts and consulting carers. Guiding principle underpromising and under serving clients with utmost respect. He serves on multiple boards and councils including Iowa developmental disabilities and Arc of East Central Iowa. He spends spare time with wife Bonnie, grandchildren, and friends.
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East Central Iowa
Man rebuilds after flood faces loss of wife and business toll
Chirp recounts reopening his antiques shop after a flood that destroyed most assets while noting a $160000 investment and a missing furnace part. His wife Pat Holmquist died at 89 after long illness, leaving him to navigate debt free years and a revived front room filled with turquoise paint and new equipment. He recalls meeting Pat in 1942, her early work packing wheels, later bookkeeping, and their life together.
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Iowa Game Law Violations Steady Despite Declining Hunters
Lane notes game law violations remain steady as hunter numbers fall. Iowa is famed for deer with large antlers affecting some hunters decisions. Non residents often shoot bucks with antlerless tags, raising enforcement concerns while officers face lone work with armed confrontations.
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Meth Lab Found in Fort Dodge City-Owned Building
Police in Fort Dodge discovered a methamphetamine lab in a downtown building owned by the city just before 4 p.m. Thursday. The city had bought the building and an adjacent house in August as part of a revitalization project. A man on the roof spotted unfamiliar objects and a camp lantern, prompting the alert. Investigators found a tank of anhydrous ammonia and meth residue, but no meth was actively being produced.
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