RAGBRAI Looms Over Eastern Iowa Towns Along Highway 20
More than 10 000 bicyclists prepare to roll through Eastern Iowa towns from Spencer to Independence as the RAGBRAI festival returns. Communities host food water beer and music hoping riders stop and spend. Volunteer organizers in Dunkerton report wide turnout and citywide planning ahead of Wednesday night events and Thursday ride.
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Adam Belz
Fred Love
the Gazette
Iowa
Highway 20
Spencer
Humboldt
Dunkerton
Dundee
Independence
Earlville
Cedar Falls
Lance Armstrong
Weather grows corn influence on climate and storms in Minnesota
Climatologists discuss evidence that crop evaporation raises atmospheric moisture and dew points, potentially cooling some areas and altering rainfall. Studies suggest intensified transpiration from corn drives air movements that can fuel thunderstorms, with a cited 2001 Benson tornado linked to corn evaporation.
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Minneapolis
Benson
Minn
Richard Raddatz
University of Winnipeg
Prairies
Northern Illinois University
David Changnon
Crops and Climate: Dew Points Rise with Field Changes
Studies link rising dew points in the Midwest to farming shifts since 1950. Cropland expansion replaced pasture as corn planting moved from 40 to 30 inch rows. Some experts doubt the connection, noting mixed national trends and remaining skepticism.
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Midwest
Changwon
Peter Robinson
Southeast Regional Climate Center
North Carolina
Last Cedar Rapids milkman Dick Meier retires after 4 decades
After delivering door to door since 1966, Dick Meier 66 retires as Cedar Rapids last home milkman. Rising milk and gas prices squeeze profits, ending four generations of customer ties and a long family business.
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Duane Crock
the Gazette
Dick Meier
Cedar Rapids
Meier
Edar Rapids
Mary
Dows Dairy
High-definition TV reshapes baseball viewing habits
Sportswriter Christoph Trappe notes HD TV dominates his baseball package with Mets and Yankees games, shaping viewing choices. He dismisses Cubs Cardinals and Twins as lesser in HD exposure, calling himself an unapologetic HD snob and discussing the shift in standards.
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Christoph Trappe
Gazette
New York Yankees
Mets
New York
East Coast
Cubs
Cardinals
Twins
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