by admin | Oct 31, 2006 | Health & Medicine
Tough new laws locking up ingredients used to make methamphetamine may have cut down the number of local drug-labs, but the drug and its many users are still a problem. Thursday and Friday, more than 200 substance-abuse and mental health professionals will gather in...
by admin | Oct 31, 2006 | Crime & Courts
A company that gathers statistics on half a dozen major crimes publishes an annual report ranking the safest cities to live in. While we don’t make the top of the list for safest places to live, we also don’t show up on the most dangerous end of the scale....
by admin | Oct 30, 2006 | Politics & Government
During a campaign appearance in Des Moines on Monday afternoon, t.v. sitcom star Michael J. Fox waded into the political debate in Iowa about stem cell research. Fox, who has Parkinson’s Disease, campaigned with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chet Culver...
by admin | Oct 30, 2006 | News
Iowa State coach Dan McCarney does not want to talk about his job situation. Expected to contend for the Big-12 North division title the Cyclones dropped to 0-5 in conference play after a 31-10 loss at Kansas State. I-S-U hosts Kansas this weekend and McCarney says he...
by admin | Oct 30, 2006 | Human Interest
Breaking up may be easier to do than it was a generation or two ago, but it takes a toll on women who get divorced. That’s the latest conclusion from a study of rural families in Iowa that’s grown with the passage of time. Iowa State University Statistics...
