U.S. women’s basketball team routs Brazil
By John Altavilla, The Hartford Courant – WASHINGTON — The depth of USA women’s basketball is its greatest weapon. Any five from the dozen are talented enough to win gold. Truth is,
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By John Altavilla, The Hartford Courant – WASHINGTON — The depth of USA women’s basketball is its greatest weapon. Any five from the dozen are talented enough to win gold. Truth is,
by Matt Marquardt, read to Mason City School Board on July 16, 2012 – I have some prepared remarks regarding agenda items 2, 3 and 11. Item 2 is the 3.94% proposed
By Don Markus, The Baltimore Sun – WASHINGTON — There has been much discussion in recent days about how this year’s U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team stacks up against its most famous
In regards to Alley Katz: I’ve only ever been to Alley Katz on one occasion, I think it was shortly after they first opened. There were some local guys on stage playing
The Osage Police Department is reporting that on July 14th, 2012 at approximately 5:35pm the Osage Police Department responded to a single vehicle accident in the 1100 block of Main Street. The
Robert Glenn Dicks, an inmate assigned to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center, died Monday, July 16, 2012 in the prison hospice program. Dicks died of natural causes due to pancreatic cancer.
By Mike Dawson, McClatchy Newspapers – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky was too involved in The Second Mile charity to succeed Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno. That’s what Paterno
By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — A woman told authorities that when she was a little girl, murder suspect George Zimmerman sexually molested her for
By David Pierson, Los Angeles Times – BEIJING — North Korea’s top military official was relieved of his posts, state media reported Monday, a surprise move that eliminates a key figure in
MASON CITY – Mason City police and Cerro Gordo Coutny sheriff’s deputies were called to Wal-Mart, 4151 4th Street SW in Mason City, on Friday at 7:00 PM for a shoplifting incident.
by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – Rookie Levi Chipp took first place in sport mod action and veteran Levi Nielsen took first in modifieds Sunday night at the North Iowa Events Center.
Steve Gravelle, CR Gazette – Keep this number in mind: 30 megawatts. That’s roughly the peak electrical demand for a city the size of Marion — population 34,768 by the 2010 Census,
By Larry Oakes, Star Tribune – MINNEAPOLIS — How could any parent kill his own children? That’s been a typical reaction to the news that Aaron Schaffhausen was accused of slashing the
By Ken Bensinger, Kim Christensen and Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The decision by three California cities to seek bankruptcy protection in the space of two weeks is
By Melissa Hayes, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – HACKENSACK, N.J. — Republican governors who gathered for an annual meeting in Williamsburg, Va., over the weekend said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s tough-talking
By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times – RENO, Nev. — Women are bowling in the middle of a downtown street. Men are climbing the sides of a high-rise hotel. As necks crane
By Laura King and Aimal Yaqubi, Los Angeles Times – KABUL, Afghanistan—A convoy carrying several senior Afghan officials, including a Cabinet minister and a governor, was hit by a bomb Sunday in
EVANSDALE, IOWA –The search for two missing Evansdale, Iowa girls is suspended at this time until further notice, a Facebook event page dedicated to helping find the girls has reported. The Des
It’s Monday again, how quickly it seems to come around. I for one enjoy Monday for several reasons, the first being it is the first of the week and business stats up
By Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Three is the hardest number. Francis Coppola tripped on it (“The Godfather Part III”). So did George Lucas (“Return of the Jedi”) and David
By Luaine Lee, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Linda Gray may be at home in “Dallas,” but at heart she’s a vagabond. After the original hit series ended in
By Jennifer A. Marshall, The Heritage Foundation – The Supreme Court decision letting the national health care law stand isn’t the last word on “Obamacare.” Not in federal courts, not in Congress
MCT FORUM – By Juleyka Lantigua-Williams – Ever since the latest census confirmed that Latinos are the largest ethnic group in the country, I’ve been thinking about Spiderman’s motto: “With great power
By Claudia Buck, McClatchy Newspapers – Getting a living trust is on many people’s “must-do” lists. But what a living trust covers and how much it costs can be unknowns. Here with
By Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press – Mortgage rates aren’t driving new house payments quite as low as a luxury car lease, but boy, it’s getting close in some neighborhoods. We’re talking
By Dave Van Dyck, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The better Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster pitch, the more value they have for the future of the Cubs in a trade. But
By La Velle E. Neal IIII, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins envisioned coming out of the All-Star break with a big push toward that elusive .500 mark. But Oakland’s
By Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – SILVIS, Ill. — As consolation story lines go, this one wasn’t bad. Zach Johnson, a native Iowan and a member of the John Deere Classic
By Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press – LAKE ORION, Mich. — Roger Chapman said he plans to buy a house in Michigan very soon. Why bother? He already owns the state. The
By Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves on Sunday finally, officially extended that supersized $45.5 million offer sheet to restricted free agent Nicolas Batum. Portland now has three
By Carl Steward, San Jose Mercury News – STANFORD, Calif. — In the end, the exhausting 5,300-mile trip from London to Palo Alto proved to be well worth the extra effort for
By Carroll Rogers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — From his backyard in Monroe, La. to pitching in a third-deck setting, as Ben Sheets described Turner Field, the former four-time All-Star for
By Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — No longer will wide receiver be an afterthought in the Bears’ offense. There’s really no other way to summarize the lack of performance from
By Mike Berardino, Sun Sentinel – FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As far as we know, the Miami Heat never tried to use Ozzie Guillen to recruit Ray Allen. It was more than
Jennifer Barrios, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. – Newly signed New York Knicks point guard Jason Kidd was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated early Sunday after his sport utility vehicle struck a
By Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — She just couldn’t let Steven Tyler have all the headlines: Jennifer Lopez announced Friday that she, too, won’t be returning to “American
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – The North Iowa Fair hosted a Darling Dog Show at the North Iowa Events Center Friday evening at 6:00 PM in the
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia has returned a superseding indictment charging Parviz Khaki, a citizen of Iran, and Zongcheng Yi, a resident of China, for their
DENVER—Jeffrey Allan Mueller, age 39, of Douglas County, Colorado, pled guilty earlier this week before U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez to five counts of production of child pornography and one
HOUSTON—Following their pleas of guilty earlier this year, four members of the 4th Street Bloods criminal street gang have been sentenced to federal prison, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. U.S.