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Day: July 18, 2012

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Little Rain, but cooler temps a relief

by Jody Spear – Cerro Gordo County was under a severe thunderstorm warning Wednesday afternoon. The announcement was a a hopeful sign. The clouds swarmed in, the thunder started to rumble and

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Iowa Man Charged with Hand Fishing

HARLAN – Larry Finstad, 48, of Harlan, has been charged with one count of illegally taking fish by hand. Finstad faces fines and civil damages of $177 for illegally taking a catfish

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Zebra Mussels Found in Bluebill Lake

From the Iowa DNR – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently found zebra mussels on a sampler in Bluebill Lake. The sampler was placed in the lake specifically to monitor

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Alleged Nazi war criminal Csatary arrested

Kathrin Lauer and Helen Maguire – Budapest (dpa) – Hungarian authorities have arrested alleged Nazi war criminal Laszlo Csatary in Budapest, Hungarian news agency MTI reported Wednesday. Csatary, 97, a Hungarian national,

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EDITORIAL: Some perspective on food stamps

The CR Gazette Editorial Board – It’s troubling, but not surprising, to see the swelling ranks of Americans who are receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits — formerly known as food stamps.

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EPA to investigate some flame retardants

By Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune – WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced it will conduct a broad investigation of flame retardants that a Chicago Tribune series identified as examples

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Web Winners: Working from home

By Reid Kanaley, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Working from home sounds like a great idea. But is it? Home- and mobile-office life may have advantages, but perhaps not for everyone. See if it

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Romney steps up economy attacks

By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times – IRWIN, Pa. — In remarks that played on debunked assertions about the president’s birthplace, Mitt Romney on Tuesday said that President Barack Obama’s administration resembled foreign

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Lee leads Marlins past Cubs

By Clark Spencer, McClatchy Newspapers – CHICAGO — Through the years, the confines of Wrigley Field have been friendlier to the Miami Marlins than to its longtime tenant, the Chicago Cubs. It was

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