by admin | Jun 29, 2000 | Politics & Government
The hubbub over six-year-old Elian Gonzales may propel efforts to re-establish trade ties with Cuba. Senator Tom Harkin says the Elian Gonzales saga has helped efforts to open trade relations with Cuba. The U-S House yesterday approved selling food and medicine to...
by admin | Jun 29, 2000 | Sports
Two of the top teams in class 2-A matchup in a high school baseball doubleheader tonight as seventh-ranked Dyersville Beckman hosts top-ranked Cascade. Beckman coach Tom Jenk, Jr., says this matchup is important, and not because of the rankings. He says both are in...
by admin | Jun 29, 2000 | Crime & Courts
A Drake University Law Professor says she’s concerned about the implications of the Supreme Court ruling allowing the Boy Scouts to exclude gay scouts and scoutmasters. Sally Frank has been interested in anti-discrimination cases since filing a suit seeking to...
by admin | Jun 28, 2000 | Uncategorized
Many Iowans are expected to buckle down financially, buckle up their seat belts and hit the highway this holiday weekend, despite the high price of fuel.Triple-A Motor Club’s Iowa spokesman Daren Van Helden says bounding gas prices are an annoyance but they...
by admin | Jun 28, 2000 | Crime & Courts
The U-S Supreme Court has knocked down Nebraska’s ban on partial birth abortions, and the decision tosses out Iowa’s law which bans the late-term abortion.Bob Brammer, a spokesman for Iowa Attorney General, says that decision likely knocks out Iowa’s...
