Former state representative named Iowa’s drug ‘czar’
Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Iowa has a new drug “czar.” He’s Steve Lukan, 32, a five-term member of the Iowa House of Representatives who resigned his District 32 seat effective Wednesday
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Rod Boshart, CR Gazette – Iowa has a new drug “czar.” He’s Steve Lukan, 32, a five-term member of the Iowa House of Representatives who resigned his District 32 seat effective Wednesday
By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The Planned Parenthood Action Fund launched a $1.4 million ad campaign Wednesday attacking Mitt Romney as “just wrong for women,” injecting the
Well……I’m not going to beat a dead horse here. Everyone is quite aware of my position in these matters, it’s all been said before….but before I move on I want to say
Editorial by Matt Marquardt – This mayor, council and administrator continue to ignore the real problems in Mason City and make new ones, and people are taking notice. Case in point, the
By Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times – SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Nasty worked for the San Antonio Spurs. So did cutesy. There was Manu Ginobili midway through the third quarter Tuesday night
By Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times – SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Nasty worked for the San Antonio Spurs. So did cutesy. There was Manu Ginobili midway through the third quarter Tuesday night
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today named state Rep. Steve Lukan (R-New Vienna) as the new Director of the Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy. Lukan replaces Mark Schouten, who Branstad named
Dixie Y. Schaer, 75 of 912 Fillmore Ave, Mason City, died Monday May 28, 2012 at Heritage Care Center in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm Friday, June
McClatchy-Tribune News Service – The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times: Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2003 hoping to contain a national epidemic. Nearly a decade later,
By John Bateson, Los Angeles Times – As San Francisco hosts a citywide birthday party for the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th anniversary, one thing that won’t be celebrated is the fact that the
Robert Stanton, Houston Chronicle – A Houston man faces up to 160 years in prison if he is convicted of 16 counts of possession of child pornography, a Harris County prosecutor said. Charles
McClatchy-Tribune News Service – The following editorial appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Americans who pick up the phone to call overseas have no way of knowing whether they’re on the modern-day equivalent of
Mark Newman, Ottumwa Courier, Iowa – AGENCY — Authorities are being cautious in releasing information as they continue to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred southwest of Agency. Lisa Techel, 23, was killed
Matt Levins, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa men’s golf team has become one of the elite programs in the nation in Mark Hankins’ seven years
By Thomas Lee, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — Best Buy Co. Inc.’s plans to close 50 big-box stores by the end of the year is creating, at least temporarily, a consumer electronics
George C. Ford, CR Gazette – Iowa banks and savings institutions recorded strong improvement in the quality of their assets in the first quarter of 2012, according to data provided by the
By Harvey Fialkov, Sun Sentinel – MIAMI — When Ray Allen, arguably the purest shooter in NBA history, misses 6-of-7 shots, including 4-of-7 free throws and 3-of-4 from three-point land as he did
By Shandel Richardson, Sun Sentinel – MIAMI — Dwyane Wade was known as “The Flash,” until deciding to drop the nickname before last season. Wade thought it was time to move on from
George C. Ford, CR Gazette – Iowa’s corn crop has emerged ahead of schedule, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly crop progress report, but a lack of rainfall is creating
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – The left field bleacher bums gave Alfonso Soriano the Andre Dawson “salaam” treatment Tuesday after booing him for most of April. “They know I’m working hard and
Dave DeWitte, CR Gazette – WEST BRANCH — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley told employees at the Acciona Windpower wind turbine plant here that Congress will probably renew a key tax credit for
Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – A man who attempted to jump over the railing on the top floor of the Linn County Courthouse after being convicted for kidnapping a woman last year
By Paul West and Seema Mehta, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — In a footnote to the long and often caustic Republican primary contest, Mitt Romney surpassed the number of delegates needed to
By David Ovalle, Scott Hiaasen and Diana Moskovitz, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Rudy Eugene walked naked alongside the MacArthur Causeway before pouncing on a homeless man he found dozing in the shade
By Elinor J. Brecher and Frances Robles, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — Ronald Poppo had a hard-knock life on the streets. A homeless drinker who had been shot once and arrested two dozen
By Bill Scott – PARIS — Title favorite Serena Williams suffered her first career loss in the first round of a Grand Slam as she went down Tuesday to Virginie Razzano, 4-6,
By Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel – MIAMI — Now comes the inevitable pushback from the team that is behind. It is practically a playoff formality. So a day after Boston Celtics guard Rajon
By Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The pressure was on Jeff Samardzija on Tuesday at Wrigley Field after fans were given bobblehead dolls in his image as they entered the gates.
Gary E. Lawrence, M.D., a 68-year-old physician who formerly practiced family medicine in Ackley, Iowa, entered into a Settlement Agreement with the Iowa Board of Medicine on April 19, 2012. On January
AMES, Iowa – Fred Hoiberg, who shared Big 12 Coach-of-the-Year honors last season, is now positioned to gain additional accolades going forward as the Cyclone men’s basketball coach after agreeing to an
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa incoming men’s basketball recruit Mike Gesell has been named to the 2012 Parade Magazine High School Boys Basketball All-America team. The list includes 40 of
Friday, May 25 marked National Missing Children’s Day in the United States. In honor of that observance, the FBI has released a new version of its popular Child ID App for Android
By John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MILWAUKEE — A persistent dilemma of the Midwest industrial economy resurfaced in a new study showing that skilled trades such as welders and electricians once
By Brent Snavely, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Chrysler Group LLC, the inventor of the minivan, plans to discontinue the Chrysler Town & Country minivan and keep the Dodge Caravan as
McClatchy Newspapers – The following games are among those scheduled for release this week, according to Gamestop.com: May 29: Resistance: Burning Skies (PS Vita, rated M) Max Payne 3 (PC, rated M)
By Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Anthony Bourdain, the globe-trotting chef and food pontificator, is joining CNN as a host and commentator on the things he knows
On May 25, 2012, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a bank robbery occurred at the TCF Bank branch located at 1186 W. Broadway Street in Forest Lake, Minnesota. The robber approached a bank
WASHINGTON — A Wisconsin man was found guilty yesterday in the Western District of Louisiana for his participation in an international criminal network, known as Dreamboard, dedicated to the sexual abuse of
FRESNO, Calif. — A Delano man was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison on federal child pornography charges stemming from a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security
LAS VEGAS – A former Bosnian-Serb police commander wanted in his native country for genocide and atrocities against thousands of Bosnian Muslims was deported Wednesday, capping a successful effort by U.S. Immigration