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Mike Hlas, CR Gazette – On Sunday, Montreal Alouettes linebacker Shea Emry came down hard on Calgary Stampeders quarterback Drew Tate, the former Iowa Hawkeye. Wednesday, the Canadian Football League came down
James Q. Lynch, CR Gazette – The 2012 Olympics are getting political – and we’re not talking about the judging. There will be no escaping the 2012 presidential race for viewers who
By John Horn, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Oliver Stone’s new movie, “Savages,” based on the Don Winslow novel of the same name, centers on marijuana trafficking and the bloody
By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times – Mitt Romney is famously data-driven, a relentless distiller of facts and consumer of clear-eyed, unsentimental analyses. The approach built Romney a fortune in business
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times – BEIRUT — Violence in Syria has surged to an “unprecedented level,” the chief of the U.N. observer mission said Wednesday, as reports surfaced of
MASON CITY – Area Show: 43 opens at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 6, at the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum in Mason City. The exhibit includes a wide variety of artworks
By Steve Popper, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – One day after missing out on a 38-year-old point guard, the Knicks went a bit further down the road and agreed to terms with
George Wine of Coralville, Iowa, who was the University of Iowa sports information director for more than 20 years, died Thursday of a heart attack at age 81. Wine died at University
By Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times – WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams served her first ace in the first game of her Wimbledon semifinal match Thursday against second-seeded Victoria Azarenka. It was
By Mike Bresnahan, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — First things first. The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t going to take Wilt Chamberlain’s No. 13 down from high inside Staples Center and
By Dwain Price, McClatchy Newspapers – DALLAS — The one person the Dallas Mavericks could always count on to come back to their nest was Jason Kidd. Kidd has repeatedly said he
By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — For physicists, it was a moment like landing on the moon or the discovery of DNA. The focus was the Higgs boson, a
AMES, Iowa – July 5, 2012 – Contrary to published reports, the Iowa Department of Transportation has not established an online driver’s license renewal system. Reports that a system took effect July
By David O’Brien, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA — Eight times the Braves have faced Paul Maholm, and never have they scored more than two runs against the left-hander. Not once. Maholm is