Day: September 24, 2011

By Susan Jacobson, The Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. ó Casey Anthony, who was acquitted in the death of her daughter, Caylee, must pay the Orange County Sheriff’s Office more than $145,000 for

WASHINGTON ó A dispute over disaster aid has quickly grown into another partisan standoff that threatens to shut down the federal government, with no clear indication of how Congress will end the

ORLANDO, Fla. ó Is Rick Perry about to lose his momentum toward the Republican presidential nomination? PHOTO: 2012 Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the

Jose Barragan Jr. has filed to run for the Mason City City Council. Barragan is a candidate for the at-large seat currently held by Max Weaver. Barragan will be up against Alex

At approximately 9:25 a.m. Saturday morning, a report was made to the Mason City Police Department about vandalism to Pioneer Animal Hospital at 508 6th Street SW. PHOTO: Police inspect damage to

The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sept. 23–The recent beating death of 19-year-old Marcellus Andrews of Waterloo has some groups wondering if Iowa’s hate crimes statute is strong enough. They point to the

Sept. 23–CEDAR RAPIDS — If it’s a choice between learning and not learning, Iowa Department of Education Director Jason Glass will choose learning. Every time. Glass, who describes himself as “State Director

Sept. 23–IOWA CITY — Citing the growing number of Americans with non-healing wounds, Mercy Iowa City has opened a center that specializes in the advanced treatment of wounds.|By Cindy Hadish, The Gazette,