McEnroe’s Chicken Book Provokes Mixed Back-Glance Review
A Hartford Courant columnist reviews Colin McEnroe’s book Swimming Chickens and Other Half-Breasted Accounts of the Animal World. The piece critiques back-cover endorsements and claims the volume is older than claimed, though it remains funny and worth reading. It notes absent capon lore and mocks promotional hype while recommending library purchase.
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Roy Blount Jr
Roger Ebert
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U of Iowa breaks new ground on muscular dystrophy
University of Iowa researchers led by Kevin Campbell report a crucial step in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. They find that the 156K glycoprotein, a broken-down partner of dystrophin, may trigger disease onset by loosening a protein link in muscle. The work, published in Nature, builds toward therapies targeting the glycoprotein complex.
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Johnson County
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Kay Ohlendieck
Steven Kahl
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Supreme Court Limits Forfeiture Power Protects Homesteads
Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a legitimately acquired homestead is exempt from forfeiture under the states drug case statutes. The decision narrows police powers by shielding a Dubuque couple, the Ely/Bly home, from seizure even when used to facilitate crime. It raises questions about rental property and illegal acquisitions while preserving core forfeiture aims.
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Vines Bureau
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Mount Pleasant shooting suit against police chief rejected
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling dismissing a suit by two Mount Pleasant city officials wounded in the 1986 council shooting. It found Police Chief Jerry Richenberger, unarmed and serving as administrator, not security, so immunity applies. The attack by Ralph Davis killed Mayor Edward King and wounded Joann Sankey and Ronald Dupree. Davis is serving life without parole.
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Iowa
EL Moines
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Mount Pleasant
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Ralph Davis
Edward King
Joann Sankey
Ronald Dupree
Davis
Richenberger
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