English Professor Terry Heller Named Author and Scholar
Terry Heller, associate professor of English at Coe College, earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from North Central College and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He authored The Delights of Terror for University of Illinois Press and has finished The Turn of the Screw A Rereading as a second book.
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Terry Heller
Coe College
North Central College
University of Chicago
Reading Faulkners Light in August in class
A faculty columnist argues that Faulkner's Light in August exposes race and gender traps shaping identity. The piece links Joe Christmas to cultural constraints and contends hard books train readers to understand themselves, offering rare freedom beyond practical studies like computer programming or accounting.
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Emery
William Faulkner
Joe Christmas
Joe
Economist says pork prices have topped out
Des Moines based Gazette farm writer reports Glenn Grimes University of Missouri economist to National Pork Producers Council predicts hog prices peaked this summer in the low to mid eighty dollars per hundredweight then revises to the upper fifty four dollars. He cites two days of price declines at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and notes possible shifts in slaughter rates and USDA reports.
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Wegie Gazette
Des Moines
National Pork Producers Council
Glenn Grimes
University of Missouri
Grimes
Ward
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
the Gazette
State Fairgrounds
Department of Agriculture
Ten Tons Of Pork Open World Pork Expo In Des Moines
Des Moines opened the World Pork Expo with what was billed as The Largest Barbeque in the World. Ten tons of pork cooked overnight fed an estimated 30,000 attendees while profits fund the National Park Producers Council and related show activities. Grimes forecast steady demand and potential price shifts amid weather and crop conditions, predicting a near normal crop if rains arrive and noting carryover supplies.
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Des Moines
Burlington Steamboat Days Start Tuesday With Big Names
Burlington Steamboat Days kick off Tuesday offering midway fun and a beer and wine garden. The festival runs through Sunday with a strong line-up including Ice House Miami Sound Machine The Diamonds Tom T Hall and Mel Tillis. Tickets are $10 for all six events and can be bought by mail including a check to BPW Burlington IA, or at local outlets like the University of Iowa Box Office Omni Tapes Records and Five Seasons Center.
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Icehouse
The
Miami Sound Machine
the Diamonds
Tom T. Hall
Mel Tills
BPW
P.O
Iowa
University of Iowa
Omni Tapes and Records
Five Seasons Center
A Y McDonald Workers Vote On Tentative Contract
Dubuque strik ing workers from A Y McDonald Manufacturing Co will vote today on a tentative contract reached after union and company negotiators. A simple majority ratifies to end the strike that began June 1 when the old contract expired. The 220 striking workers belong to Locals 1238 and 263 of two unions. Details of the proposal were not released.
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Dubuque
Strvang
A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Co
International Machinists and
Aerospace Workers
International Molders and Allied Workers Union
Grassley and Smith clash over new grants formula
Des Moines Iowa senators disagree on whether a new law will boost federal urban development grants for Iowa cities Grassley argues the 35 percent earmark of 230 million yearly UDAG funds will help small and large cities while Smith believes the impact will be limited Des Moines was denied a 4 million loan underscoring concerns about the measure Iowa cities have long competed with bigger urban areas for funding and loans.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Neal Smith
Grassley
UDAG
Town City
Winterset
Rath Packing Co
Waterloo
New York
Ohio
Ed Redfern
Redfern
Smith
North Ridge
Meese Criticized as Embarrassment Ahead of Exit
Senator Grassley called Edwin Meese an embarrassment due to legal troubles and said he will leave office before the election if no bottom line is found. He stopped short of urging resignation and voiced concern Meese may be unfairly pursued like Ray Donovan.
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Grassley
Tno mamvEsary
Edwin Meese
Charles Grassley
Huch
Labor
Ray Donovan
Donovan
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