Senators still love mail in post 9 11 era fears
U S senators Grassley and Harkin express preference for handwritten letters despite anthrax scares. The Hart Building contamination halted offices for 96 days, cost 41 million, while ricin threats closed Senate spaces. They see mail gives direct constituent insight even as e mail grows.
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Washington
Congressional
Tom Harkin
D-Iowa
Chuck Grassley
R-Iowa
Grassley
Iowa
Senate
Bill Frist
Tennessee
U.S. Postal Service
Capitol
Harkin
Regional Roundup Tama and Muscatine Murder and Shooting Scenes
Two men were critically injured in a rural Tama County shooting after an argument at a party. Deputies recovered a large caliber handgun and rifle as charges are pending. In Muscatine, Jason C. Stenbeck pleaded not guilty to attempted murder after firing at officers at a homeless shelter and barricading himself. he remained jailed on $60,000 bond. Davenport authorities awaited autopsy results on a body found in a ditch near Lake Canada as three Davenport youths face multiple charges in a separate homicide and robbery case.
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Tama
Tama County
Dennis Kucera
Marshalltown Medical & Surgical Center
Kucera
Muscatine
Jason C. Stenbeck
Stenbeck
Muscatine Center
Lake Canada
Davenport
Christopher Langley
Michael Cargill
Trenton Howard
Blue Grass
Florida
Iowa
Peoria
Ill
Iowa soldier wounded in Iraq grenade attack returns to unit
Capt. Michael Messer a Mount Pleasant Iowa native and commander of Company B 116th Infantry Battalion was wounded by a grenade on February 17 near Ramadi Iraq. He returned to his unit after surgery and spoke to his parents on February 20.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Iraq
Michael Messer
Messer
Melvin
Barbara Messer
Fort Riley
Kan
Ramadi
Baghdad
Associated Press
Anbar Medical College
U.S. Army
Army
Mount Pleasant High School
Kellie McGhee Messer
Phoenix
Arizona National Guard
Lottery draw results and jackpot figures update
The Iowa Illinois Lottery results for Sunday February 29 show Pick 3 Evening 6 9 0 Pick 4 Evening 9 8 6 6 Little Lotto 3 16 19 21 37 with a 6 million jackpot. Saturday Powerball numbers were 6 25 26 52 53 Powerball 40 with a 51.6 million prize and 2x Power Play. no winner. Wednesday’s next Powerball jackpot is 61 million. Saturday Hot Lotto numbers were 1 14 23 27 37 with Hot Ball 15.
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Iowa
Illinois
Davenport backs off cutting city jobs
Davenport city officials back away from job cuts and push for higher property taxes and a new garbage fee to cover a $2.2 million budget shortfall. The plan would still eliminate 31 full time positions under the proposed 2005 budget. The council debated increasing the 48 cent tax rate to avoid recurring deficits ahead of the election for all aldermen and the mayor.
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Davenport
Craig Malin
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