Colleges send students to build homes over spring break
Coe and Cornell students join Habitat for Humanity projects during spring break. Fifteen Cornell participants aid a Lexington Virginia home while four Coe students work on a Sisters Oregon build. Notable participants include dual major Rachel Andrews and UI senior Matthew Johnson who seeks renewal through service and faith.
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Coe
Cornell
Habitat For Humanity
Lexington
Sisters, Ore
Rachel Andrews
Buffalo Grove
Ill
Sisters
College spring break schedules and trip details
Corridor area colleges publish spring break dates including Coe College March 5 13 Cornell College March 24 April 3 Kirkwood Community College March 14 19 Mount Mercy College March 19 27 University of Iowa March 12 20 About 40 students from 24 7 Iowa City Christian group travel on a weeklong trip costing 180 dollars with one day set aside for skiing or hiking.
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Iowa City Christian
Colorado
Johnson
Final Season film ties Benton district and Norway High legacy
The Final Season centers on Norway High School’s last baseball year with Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross as Jim and Sheryl Van Scoyoc, Amy Acker as Polly Hudson, and Tyler Hoechlin as Mitch. David Mickey Evans directs. The Final Season Inc. based in Los Angeles, with Des Moines operations.
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Benton
Stock
Polly Hudson
Amy Acker
Angel
Sam Elliott
the Hulk
Katharine Ross
Jim
Sheryl van Scoyoc
Jim van Scoyoc
Schott
Elliott
Ross
Katharine
Tyler Hoechlin
Norway High School
the Gazette
The
Final Season Inc
Los Angeles
Des Moines
Aspirin Affects Men and Women Like Opposing Lines
The Women’s Health Study shows healthy women benefit from aspirin by reducing stroke risk, especially in those 65 plus, while men see different heart disease effects. Vitamin E did not help. Harvard epidemiologist Julie Buring reported findings from nearly 40,000 female health professionals over ten years.
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Orlando, Fla
Harvard
Julie Buring
American College of Cardiology
Attorney General Defends Patriot Act Amid Debate
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales urged public dialogue to dispel misperceptions about the Patriot Act. He defended the law as vital for protecting lives and liberty as its expiring provisions near year’s end, amid wary lawmakers from across the spectrum.
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Washington
Alberto Gonzales
National Association of Counties
Democrats seek release of papers on blogger James Guckert
U S Rep Bennie Thompson and three other senior Democrats urge Bush officials to disclose classified materials about James Guckert a conservative activist known as Jeff Gannon who pressed Bush at White House briefings as a Talon News Service representative. Guckert later shut his personal site after his identity was exposed.
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Washington
U.S
Bennie Thompson
D-Miss
James Guckert
White House
Jeff Gannon
Guckert
Bush
Talon News Service
Texas
Bobby Eberle
Nation World News Service Shuts Down After Month
Tal on News Service folded last month per its chief. The event follows a larger incident where 18 people were injured.
Blake murder trial jury begins second day of deliberations
Jurors in the Robert Blake murder case deliberated for more than five hours Monday without reaching a verdict. Blake, 71, did not appear at the courthouse while facing possible life imprisonment if convicted of killing his wife Benny Lee Bakley.
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Santa Maria
Calif
Michael Jackson
Jackson
Neverland Ranch
Michael
Neverland
Los Angeles
Robert Blake
Blake
Benny Lee Bakley
Fire kills 134 in Dominican prison riot
Rival gangs set bedding ablaze at a crowded prison in Higüey triggering a deadly fire. The blaze, worsened by jammed doors, left at least 134 inmates dead and 26 rescued as guards opened blocked exits.
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Dominican Prison
Higuey
Dominican Republic
Latin America
National Police
China considers anti secession law to curb Taiwan
A Chinese lawmaker said Beijing may use military force if peaceful efforts fail to stop Taiwan from pursuing formal independence. China regards Taiwan as part of its territory since 1949 and has warned of invasion if independence is pursued.
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Beijing
Taiwan
China
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