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I admit I am no longer privy to current recruiting practices at NIACC; however I once was, and I stand by every word I wrote. “ONCE THE GENIE IS OUT OF THE
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – MASON CITY – Close to 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning, Niko Bombella called the Mason City Fire Department from outside his parents house, 1121 2nd St
By Clark Spencer, McClatchy Newspapers – ELMONT, N.Y. — Spectacular Bid stepped on a safety pin the morning of the race. Pleasant Colony expended precious energy when he was frightened by either
By Barry Jackson, McClatchy Newspapers – And so now, it comes to this. One game. One game for the Heat to keep alive its hopes of hoisting a championship trophy in late
By La Velle E. Neal III, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins on Friday faced a five-man infield twice in the late innings, which means the other team was pretty
By Tyler Dunne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — The stories are legendary from old friends and coaches. The latest came at a friendly wiffle ball game in Jordy Nelson’s
by Jody Spear and Kelly Meyer – CLEAR LAKE – Early Friday afternoon at approximately 12:45 PM, there was an accident called into the Clear Lake/Ventura Police Department involving six vehicles. In
By David Enders, McClatchy Newspapers – NEAR HAMA, Syria — A massacre that took as many as 80 lives in Qubeir may have had its origins in a warning that government sympathizers
By Michael A. Memoli, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Aware that the lagging economic recovery could dull President Barack Obama’s re-election chances, Democrats have taken solace in a potential trump card
By Christine Dempsey, The Hartford Courant – STAMFORD, Conn. — Madonna Badger and her boyfriend, Michael Borcina, finished wrapping presents about 3:30 a.m. on Christmas Day in a detached garage next to
By Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau – WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. appointed two top federal prosecutors to “lead criminal investigations” into the recent leak of U.S. classified intelligence
By David Ovalle, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — The world is calling Rudy Eugene, who chewed off a homeless man’s face, a cannibal — but an autopsy shows there was no human
By Andy Grimm, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — A Chicago cabdriver who gave a few hundred dollars to a nationalist group in his native Pakistan was sentenced Friday to seven and a
By Paul T. Rosynsky and Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury News – SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California appeals court on Friday upheld the involuntary manslaughter conviction of a former BART police
By Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — Basking in neighboring Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s recall-election victory, conservatives convened on the outskirts of President Barack Obama’s hometown Friday to tout the Wisconsin
By Christian Boone and Shelia M. Poole, Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — Even before controversial megachurch pastor Creflo A. Dollar Jr. released a statement Friday denying he assaulted his 15-year-old daughter, the
By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The search for debris from the Japanese tsunami — already making landfall in Canada, Alaska and the Pacific Northwest — has begun
Senator Hogg calls for new state energy policy focused on efficiency and conservation to cut costs National Wildlife leader says Keystone XL pipeline is not a solution and would hurt Iowa’s economy
From Sen. Amanda Ragan: Cutting property taxes is long overdue here in Iowa, and it would be a great way to create local jobs. Senate Democrats have taken the advice of Iowans,
From State Rep. Sharon Steckman: The State of Iowa supports business growth through direct financial assistance and tax incentives. During the 2012 Legislative Session, the legislature expanded the High Quality Jobs Program
Hatch & Bolkcom call on Iowa leaders to immediately continue bipartisan work when U.S. Supreme Court rules on Affordable Care Act DES MOINES, June 7, 2012 — At a Statehouse news conference
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball head coach Bill Fennelly today announced several organizational changes within his staff. Jodi Steyer, who has been on Fennelly’s bench at Iowa State for 10
DES MOINES, Iowa – After earning All-America honors for the third time in the 2011-2012 season, Iowa State distance runner Meaghan Nelson, who finished fourth in Thursday’s NCAA 10,000-meter run at Drake
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State golfer Nate McCoy has earned his share of awards and honors in his record-setting senior season on the links in 2011-12. He just added another to his
By Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — The latest feather in Bob Seger’s rock ‘n’ roll cap will come next week, when the Detroit rocker is inducted into the Songwriters
By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — “Game of Thrones” has the look of a conquering king right now — HBO renewed the series for a third season just
By Yasuaki Kobayashi and Kohei Nakashima, The Yomiuri Shimbun – TOKYO — Major automakers are expected to cooperate to establish a global standard for a fast-charging system for electric vehicles, apparently with
MINNEAPOLIS—Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, a 29-year-old man was sentenced for possessing a videotape containing child pornography. United States District Court Judge Richard H. Kyle sentenced Delmarcus Deante Johnson,
Story by Steve Waechter; photos taken by Barbie Waechter – Hampton, IA – The rededication and Grand Re-Opening of the municipal band shell took place Tuesday, June 5th in Hampton. The festivities
By Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — When the big guns of the battleship Iowa pounded Japanese troops during World War II, John Wolfinbarger could feel it in the
By Bob Condotta, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — The third no-hitter thrown by the Seattle Mariners in their 35-year history was far from conventional. But shortstop Brendan Ryan wasn’t sure if
BRITT, Iowa – June 6, 2012 – Replacement of bridge approach sections at the Winnebago River and the Ideal Creek bridge will require shifting all traffic onto the south lanes of Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The first three 2012 University of Iowa football games will start at 2:30 p.m. CT. Iowa will open its season Sept. 1 against Northern Illinois at Soldier Field