by admin | Feb 27, 2002 | Uncategorized
The Iowa women open defense of their Big Ten tournament title Friday with a first round game against Indiana. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder says her team is ready for the challenge. She says they have good momentum after winning four of their last five. At 17-9 overall and...
by admin | Feb 27, 2002 | Uncategorized
The Big Ten regular season race heads into the final weekend with a log jam at the top. Four teams, Illinois, Ohio State. Indiana and Wisconsin are tied for first at 10-5, while Michigan State is a game back. Iowa coach Steve Alford says that is evidence of the parity...
by admin | Feb 27, 2002 | Politics & Government
Democrat Governor Tom Vilsack continues to call for using 120-million from the state’s economic emergency fund to cover a state budget shortfall, even as republican legislators are poised to send him legislation that’d use just 45-million from that...
by admin | Feb 27, 2002 | Outdoors
Noisy crows are causing headaches for residents in several Iowa towns this winter. Leaders in Britt and Cedar Rapids have tried remedies from sanctioned shoots to hanging crow carcasses in trees to get rid of the raucous crowds of fowl. ISU wildlife specialist Jim...
by admin | Feb 27, 2002 | Education
The president of the University of Northern Iowa says it’ll be nearly impossible for the three state-supported universities to implement unpaid worker furloughs. The furloughs, as well as a one-percent across-the-board budget cut for the next four months, are...
