Long day for Cyclones fans in hospital ramp gathering
Oelwein retiree Ruprecht and Burlington resident Joe Allison share a longtime parking spot ritual near University Hospitals above Kinnick Stadium. Both men recall decades of pregame routines and season tickets stretching back to the 1950s as they await the Iowa State game.
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Tom Fruehling
Owa City
Paul Ruprecht
Oelwein
Ruprecht
Univer
Joe Allison
Burlington
Parker
Allison
Today’s Chuckle On alimony and new life begins
A light aside notes the irony of starting a new life while the first payment you make goes to alimony. The quip suggests the moment marks beginnings and financial提醒.
Iniki Strikes Kauai Leaves Island Devastated
LIHUE Hawaii AP Hurri cane Iniki roared over Kauai leveling buildings clogging roads with debris and severing communications. At least two people were killed on Kauai and one on Oahu. Damage projected at 350 million to over a billion dollars. Power out islandwide. The death toll included one on Oahu from a candle fire during a outage.
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Lihue
Hawaii
Kauai
Oahu
JoAnne Yukimura
Phil Palmer
Wilcox Hospital
Palmer
Yukimura
John Waihee
Iowa fiber optic funding eyed to boost classrooms statewide
Sen. Tom Harkin announced federal support totaling eight million dollars over two years for Iowa’s fiber optic network. The money would equip 103 classrooms and aid curriculum development and teacher training, with final Education Department approval imminent. Kirkwood Community College President Norm Nielsen said funding could offset installation and equipment costs for community colleges in Ankeny.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Tom Harkin
Harkin
Drake University
Senate
U.S. Department of Education
Kirkwood Community College
Norm Nielsen
Ankeny
Violence in the schools Administrators learn to cope with unruly students
Jefferson High School staff respond after a rumor of a gun in a student's locker prompts a lockdown drill. The gun was not found. the student had taken a gun from his father’s home but it was never inside the school.
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Kurt Rogahr
Jazette
Jefferson High School
Iowa County Sheriff's Department
Robert Tesar
Iowa County
Tesar
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Nelson Evans
Sue Tesdahl
St. Luke’s Hospital
Healthy People
Cedar Rapids Schools Tie Violence to Suspensions
The Cedar Rapids Community Schools report 12 causes for suspensions with violent incidents shaping the totals. Middle schools show 20 percent fighting and 40 percent inappropriate language and behavior, totaling 578 suspensions. high schools show 30 percent fighting and similar levels for language, with 307 suspensions. The district cites age and severity as factors in higher middle school suspensions.
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Cedar Rapids
Nelson Evans
Evans
Endeavour Launch Opens Japan Space Flight Partnership
The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off from Cape Canaveral with six Americans and Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri aboard, beginning a new partnership with Japan. The mission carries 44 experiments and aims toward deep space while supporting studies for the future Freedom space station. The liftoff occurred on time at 9 23 a m CDT amid clear skies.
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Los Angeles Times
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Japan
Mamoru Mohri
Siberia
Sweden
Antarctic
Jay Apt
U.S
Earth
United States
Endeavour
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