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August 2003

Drake coach pleased with season schedule

by admin on August 30, 2003

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Drake basketball coach Tom Davis is pleased with the Bulldogs’ schedule for the upcoming season. Thirteen home games, including a December 20th matchup with Iowa State highlight the schedule. Drake will also take part in the Bracket Buster on February 21st, a day of games designed to give mid-major conference teams added exposure. They go on the road this year and then get a guarantee of a regular home game the next year. Davis says television exposure will depend on the quality of the matchup. He says it’s exciting for Drake, and he says they have nothing to lose and it’s worth the risk.Davis will return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena for a matchup with Iowa on November 25th.

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Improv teams come to Des Moines

by admin 08/30/03 12:52 PM

Anyone who’s seen the TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” will understand the concept of what’s going to happen on a Des Moines stage tonight. Two teams of improvisational comedians will be facing off in what they’re calling “Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Comedy.” Shawn Wilson is a member of the group called “The Brink” [...]

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Grinnell case another reminder of danger of kids and hot cars

by admin 08/30/03 12:51 PM

A Grinnell doctor’s quick thinking may have saved a child from injury or death in a hot car this week, after the absent-minded mother made a couple dangerous mistakes. Doctor David Coster says it was not a case of a forgotten baby, though there was an immediate risk to the child on that hot [...]

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Governor says manufacturing hasn’t been forgotten

by admin 08/30/03 12:49 PM

The first three awards from the state’s new economic development fund have been to companies in the financial services, computer and life science industries. Earlier this month, Wells Fargo received a 10-million dollar grant, and this past week computer software designer got a million and TransOva Genetics received a nine million dollar commitment. [...]

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Iowa firm gets visit from astronaut

by admin 08/30/03 12:48 PM

A southwestern Iowa firm that makes parts for engines including the space shuttle got a visit from a real astronaut Friday. Commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore talked with some workers from Fansteel Wellman Dynamics and the chamber of commerce in Creston, about the shuttle. Wilmore says the “elbow” that carries liquid oxygen is made at [...]

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Afton school kids face real fire evacuation

by admin 08/30/03 12:46 PM

A fire drill the first full week of classes was more than just practice, for kids at an Afton school. Steve Clark’s superintendent at East Union of Afton and says a fan overheated. It started to smoke and tripped fire alarms and smoke detectors and the volunteer fire department came. Clark says firefighters [...]

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Massive Des Moines construction project moves ahead

by admin 08/30/03 12:44 PM

Motorists in the state’s largest city have seen some progress on what’s one of the state’s largest ever construction projects. The Iowa Department of Transportation is in the midst of project to rebuild I-235 through the capital city. D-O-T spokesman Bill Lusher says much of the effort this construction season has focused on the bridges [...]

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