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From IowaPolitics.com: DES MOINES – Opponents and supporters of same-sex marriage held dueling events at the Iowa Statehouse on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Both sides of the debate are gearing up for
Nok-Noi Ricker, Bangor Daily News, Maine – BANGOR, Maine — A jury late Tuesday afternoon found a former Orono woman guilty of aggravated assault for hitting her 9-month-old son on the leg and breaking it
Suspect was identified and arrested following public airing of photo WASHINGTON – The public airing of a “John Doe” photo of a man wanted internationally for sex crimes against a child led
BALTIMORE — A Mexican national residing in Silver Spring, Md., wanted in his native country for homicide was turned over to Mexican law enforcement representatives Monday evening by officers from U.S. Immigration
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division will monitor elections on March 20, 2012, in Cook and Lake Counties, Ill. The monitoring will ensure compliance with the
Early Bird Mixed 3/16/12 (4 person team) High team scratch game – Budweiser 822 High team scratch series – Budweiser 2,238 High Individual games 1. Tim Lewis 288 2. Chad Elliott 251
From the Charles City Police Department, March 20th: The Charles City Police Department established the Trefz Award in 1991 in honor of Council person Shelly Trefz who served on the Charles City,
By Ken Dilanian, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — The American war effort in Afghanistan is making progress despite recent setbacks, the top U.S. commander there told Congress on Tuesday. “We remain on
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – At around 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, a call to the Clear Lake Fire Department reported a semi-tractor trailor was on its side at the 197 mile
By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune – ORLANDO, Fla. — Tom Thibodeau doesn’t do reflection. So when history happens, the Bulls coach harrumphs. Thibodeau broke Avery Johnson’s NBA record for the fastest coach to
By Michelle Kaufman, McClatchy Newspapers – CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The University of Miami student body trickled back onto campus from spring break on Monday as classes resumed, but the Hurricanes men’s basketball
By Michael Russo, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – ST. PAUL, Minn. — With little left in the season to play for, the Wild’s mantra the past week has been to play for “pride,” for
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – OAKLAND, Calif. — A week after they remodeled their franchise by trading away beloved Monta Ellis to Milwaukee for injured big man Andrew Bogut, the Golden
By Danny O’Neil, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — It wasn’t long before midnight Saturday when Davis Hsu saw Alex Smith sitting in the San Francisco airport, waiting to board an overnight flight
By Bud Withers, The Seattle Times – Notes on the margins of a tattered, battered, shattered bracket: —So now it’s the second week of the NCAA tournament, also known as the Sweet 16
By Kim Murphy and Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times – LAKE TAPPS, Wash. — For those who grew up with him, Robert Bales seemed to have a place reserved on easy street. Captain
By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — They are the two bad boys of the American diet, linked to a variety of ailments including obesity, diabetes and tooth decay.
By Frances Robles, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — A grand jury will look into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Seminole County State Attorney Norm Wolfinger said Tuesday. “I share in the desire
By Sanjay Bhatt, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — When Alex McInerney graduated from a four-year private nursing school in the spring of 2010, she was $50,000 in debt and ready to be
By Ellen Gray, Philadelphia Daily News – The way NBC is treating its newest show, “Bent,” you’d think it was ashamed to be seen with it. Unfortunately titled — if you miss the
By James Rainey, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — From the vintage globe projected behind the anchor desk to the Cronkite-era producers mixing it up at story meetings to the no-frills reports
By Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune – The hypocrisy at the heart of “The Hunger Games” is irresistible. Novelist Suzanne Collins, whose trilogy has been decreed “awesome” by, among others, my 5th grade son,
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Supervisors met Tuesday morning for their regular weekly meeting. A report on road conditions and construction plans was given by County Engineer Mary Kelly. A
Dan Nienaber, The Free Press, Mankato, Minn. – MANKATO — An Iowa man is facing felony assault charges in Blue Earth County for allegedly using his SUV to chase two teenage girls on
From the Waterloo Police Department – TUESDAY, 20 MARCH 2012 06:42 – On Monday, March 19, 2012 at approximately 2:06 PM, Waterloo Police, Cedar Falls Police and Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Deputies
Gitte Laasby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – A 4-year-old girl was killed Sunday when a television fell on her, the Milwaukee County medical examiner’s office said Monday. The accident happened around 11 a.m. on
CHICAGO – The king has been dethroned. Burger King, once the “prince” of the burger chain world, behind the real “king,” McDonald’s, has been passed by Wendy’s in U.S. 2011 sales volume, according
By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times – CHICAGO — Mitt Romney, faced with an economy that appears to be brightening a little each day the general election draws closer, is casting President Barack
By Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times – After scanning the horizon for nearly two weeks, quarterback Peyton Manning found his receiver. The NFL’s four-time most valuable player apparently will finish his storied career
By Barbara Williams, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) – HACKENSACK, N.J. — Dan Schiavello shouldn’t be alive. His doctors expected his Stage 4 cancer to kill him long ago. He’s survived because of a
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Drone crews protect U.S. ground troops by watching over them 24 hours a day from high above. Sitting before video screens thousands of miles
By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Chalk up another looming casualty of the Internet age: business cards. Ubiquitous as pinstripes, the 2-by-3.5-inch pieces of card stock have long been
By Cam Inman, San Jose Mercury News – SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Peyton Manning isn’t coming to the 49ers. Is Alex Smith coming back? That multimillion-dollar question faced the 49ers once Manning opted
by Matt Marquardt – MASON CITY – City Administrator Brent Trout is recommending to the city council that the City pay a Des Moines business over $21,000 to paint white directional arrows
(Des Moines) On Monday, March 19, State Senator Amanda Ragan of Mason City helped the Iowa Senate approve two pieces of legislation to support Iowa’s local schools, keep college tuition affordable and
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Two children riding their bikes from Lockridge to Rome, Iowa, discovered a human skull in a ditch Saturday afternoon, according to the Iowa Department of Public
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Baker said “overwhelming” may be an understatement on how he felt when he received a call two weeks ago from Caroline
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Proponents of traditional marriage say they plan to keep the political heat on state lawmakers, even though the chances of forcing action on a constitutional amendment to
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – DES MOINES — With much of the remaining legislative agenda set, members of the split-control General Assembly are focusing on the dollars and cents of shutting down
MASON CITY – With spring just around the corner, residents are asked to ensure that identifiable numbers are located on the front of their residence or business. The City Code outlines regulations