by admin | Feb 28, 2002 | Health & Medicine
It’s not yet the fountain of youth, but a University of Iowa study shows promise for slowing the process of aging.The study focused on a chemical called an antioxidant enzyme which was used to alter the genetics of fruit flies. Principal investigator Dr. Toshi...
by admin | Feb 28, 2002 | Politics & Government
Almost one in three high school students say they binge drink at least oncea month. A report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University shows underage drinkers now account for 25-percent of all alcohol consumed in the U-S, and...
by admin | Feb 28, 2002 | Politics & Government
A crowd gathered in front of the governor’s mansion last night to protest the legislature’s approval of a bill that makes English the state’s official language. Elliott Garfield is a freshman at Simpson College who thinks it’s a step in the...
by admin | Feb 28, 2002 | Human Interest
Eight lawmakers went to a Des Moines bar last night to investigate “fight night.” Lawmakers are considering banning or perhaps regulating these amateur bouts of extreme fighting, and last night was the first any had seen the sport. There were about 700...
by admin | Feb 27, 2002 | Crime & Courts
The trial of a Texas man has begun in the death of a Newton native. Michele Robson was found dead in 1998 in her apartment in Killeen, Texas with four gunshot wounds to the head. Investigators say Robson was found in a bathtub with her hands tied behind her back....
