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trucks world news (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Raymond,Alberta,Canada - Trucking Life, by Lyndon Lomanovskis -22 July 2008: -- ... Then the computer went beep and told me to go to Waterloo for a collection... Now here is the dilema, the pickup wasnt till tomorrow so should i go and stuff my face or should i press on to Waterloo , drop my trailer then go and feed in the J. I decided on the latter as that meant i could have a lie in tomorrow... On...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
By Emily Christensen, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Jul. 19--WATERLOO -- The orders start rolling in at 6:30 a.m. One person wants french toast and orange juice. Another will be satisfied with an omelet, fresh fruit and milk.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
By Dennis Magee, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Jul. 12--DUNKERTON -- The property featured 22 acres of impressive oaks. A few towering examples likely started growing 150 years ago. "There were probably a couple dozen monstrous ones," Bobby Wheeler says.
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Truth Out (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Waterloo, Iowa - In 23 years as a certified Spanish interpreter for federal courts, Erik Camayd-Freixas has spoken up in criminal trials many times, but the words he uttered were rarely his own. read more
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
By Karen Heinselman, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Jul. 11--TRIPOLI -- Squeals emerge from a cluster of bushes and trees. About a half-dozen adolescent girls swat at mosquitoes and snack on raspberries as they poke through underbrush at Cedar Bend Park.
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The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Almost 400 undocumented workers, mostly from Guatemala, were arrested at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant near Waterloo, Iowa on May 12. Instead of following the customary practice of deporting them, the Justice Department decided to charge a large number with fraud for falsifying social security numbers in order to be hired. The result was assembly line justice: During fast-paced hearings in...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
By Emily Christensen, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Jul. 7--WATERLOO -- In a woman's world, mammograms rank among the most-dreaded but necessary procedures. Women share stories about the process, the tales of discomfort growing more painful with each telling.
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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Postville, IA - A federal investigation into the Agriprocessors plant in Postville is “continuing,” according to a letter sent by a Justice Department official to Rep. Bruce Braley, a Waterloo Democrat. The letter does not specify what is being investigated, but notes that the Justice Department is coordinating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as [...]
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The Seventh Sola (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Late last week, my hard drive fried on my laptop. As I had to go out of town for a speaking engagement, it didn't matter too badly. I could check email via the web on other computers. The speaking engagement went well by God's grace (thanks to Fred and all at Grace Baptist in Waterloo, IA for a wonderful visit), and I made it home in one piece. Today, I got my computer back with a temporary hard drive....
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Plains Feeder (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
David Koebele in Kuwait It has been almost a year since the Plains Feeder first reported David Koebele's arrest in a child sex sting in Iowa. The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reported last weekend that he has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of "attempted enticement of a minor and interstate travel with intent to commit sexual activity with a minor." I don't have any new details that...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
By Tim Jamison, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Jun. 23--WATERLOO -- Black Hawk County zoning officials are trying to decide exactly what makes a farmer.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
By Amie Steffen, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Jun. 21--WATERLOO -- Whether it is cleaning up or just curiosity, people flock to floodwaters. But working, playing, wading or swimming in floodwaters is potentially harmful, according to health officials.
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ABC 33/40 Weather Blog (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
RAIN SCORECARD 10.21 inches in Des Moines in just the last two weeks. Excess for the year so far 10 inches. 30.00 inches this year in Waterloo, Iowa, an impressive surplus of 16.22 inches. They have received more than twice as much as at this same time last year. RIVER FLOODING/DES MOINES RIVER 2nd Ave., in Des Moines, stage [...]
