by admin | Mar 31, 2000 | Health & Medicine
An outbreak of syphilis has Scott County health officials a bit worried. The director of the Scott County Health Department says they’ve had six cases of the sexually-transmitted disease reported so far this year compared to only seven cases all last year. Dr....
by admin | Mar 31, 2000 | Recreation / Entertainment
A local-access cable T-V show in eastern Iowa is attracting national attention.There was so much negativity surrounding the Fox network’s “Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?” it was cancelled after one episode, but the Iowa City version is much more...
by admin | Mar 31, 2000 | Politics & Government
A high-ranking official from Great Britain says Iowa and England have a lot of untapped trade opportunities, but he says Americans are just starting to have the same reservations about genetically-modified food that the Brits have had for years. M.T. Murray, Her...
by admin | Mar 31, 2000 | Crime & Courts
A second round of e-mail threats has hit the University of Iowa.Investigators are trying to track down the origin of the e-mails which were sent to students and faculty in the College of Dentistry. They threaten property damage & the use of firearms if all...
by admin | Mar 31, 2000 | Sports
In the U-S Hockey League playoffs tonight, the Des Moines Buccaneers look to take a commanding lead in their best-of-five opening round series with Omaha when they host the Lancers. The Bucs opened the series with a 2-1 victory at Omaha on Wednesday night. Des Moines...
