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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 2011
Page
1
Thegauntlet of a possible state shutdown grows as Gov Branstad and lawmakers struggle to agree on a new fiscal plan. Disputes center on starting point and total for the year beginning July 1 with Republicans demanding up to 5.9 billion while Democrats seek about 6.248 billion.
State biologists monitor the shovelnose sturgeon along the Cedar River at Palisados Kepler State Park to counter poaching and rising caviar demand. Fisheries official Joe Larscheid notes the species is the smallest surgeon and the last to be targeted, with populations collapsing in some areas. The ongoing tracking and tagging effort aims to protect vulnerable sturgeon populations.
The shovelnose sturgeon is defined by scutes along the back and sides, four barbels near the mouth, a long slender tail filament, and variable coloration from light brown to white on the belly. It inhabits chain channels of sage rivers in the Mississippi and Missouri systems, reaching 1.6 to 30 inches typically, up to 36 inches, and 1 to 6 pounds, up to 20 pounds in some cases.
Report notes a Navy SEALS floor by floor operation against Osama bin Laden's hideout with limited resistance from guards inside the compound. Officials say the raid was precise with minimal prolonged firefight and resulted in the death of the al Qaeda leader's protectors.
Tyler Lechtenberg, a University of Northern Iowa insider, recalls guiding the First Lady's remarks during a campus visit. He describes his role as a White House speechwriter as a possible real life experience and notes selective encounters with aides and officials in transit between meetings.
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