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September 2003

UNI opens conference season

by admin on September 30, 2003

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U-N-I has broken into the One-double-A top 25 this week heading into the start of Gateway Conference play. The Panthers open the league race at Illinois State and that is the top priority for coach Mark Farley. He says the polls don’t mean a lot to one-double-A football because teams are playing other teams at all levels right now and the head-to-head competition will determine who is the best.U-N-I is 3-1 and has a lot to play for against the Redbirds, as it’s the first game in the conference.

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ISU coach says they’re ready for #1 Oklahoma

by admin 09/30/03 4:57 PM

Iowa State is 2-2, and has lost a number of key players to injury and faces top-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday. Cyclone coach Dan McCarney does not want any sympathy, though. McCarney says his players should relish the chance to take on the nation’s top ranked team. He says that’s why he came to I-S-U and [...]

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Iowa looks to rebound after loss

by admin 09/30/03 4:56 PM

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says it is important for a football team to put a big win behind it and focus on the next challenge and the same thing applies for a disappointing loss. The Hawkeyes are coming off a 20-10 loss in their Big Ten opener and return home to battle 11th rated Michigan.The [...]

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Senator agrees to decision to move ahead with "Do Not Call" list

by admin 09/30/03 4:55 PM

A court challenge remains hanging, but the Federal Communications Communication nonetheless says it’ll implement a national “Do Not Call” list starting tomorrow (Wednesday). Iowa U.S. Senator Charles Grassley says the senate has spoken, twice, on the matter and he agrees with the decision to begin banning telemarketing calls to those who’ve said they don’t [...]

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Agreement with Wal-Mart designed to cut tobacco purchases among minors

by admin 09/30/03 4:53 PM

Iowa’s Attorney General says a new multistate agreement should help cut the sale of cigarettes and tobacco to minors. Attorney General Tom Miller says Wal-Mart — the nation’s largest retailer — has agreed to institute several practices in its stores aimed at preventing the sale of tobacco to minors. Some of the things the retailer [...]

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Woman wants new trial in Rock Valley murder

by admin 09/30/03 4:52 PM

Another development in a case involving a controversial death at a Sioux County nursing home. A Rock Valley woman has a new lawyer and is asking for a new appeal of a murder conviction. Court records show her attorney filed an appeal notice with the Sioux County clerk of court’s office for 27-year-old Kristy Van [...]

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Association urges feds to pick up more state medical costs

by admin 09/30/03 4:51 PM

The Iowa Health Care Association is urging Senator Charles Grassley to support a move that would see the federal government pay for the health care needs of more Iowans. About 42-thousand elderly Iowans who are on Medicare — the government insurance program for senior citizens — are poor, disabled or chronically ill — so the [...]

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