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Keep Cold at Bay with Stylish Warmers

The one bright spot in winter's dreadful chilly months is getting to wrap up in some of the season's hottest coats. RED

Music School to Entertain at Kennedy Mall Shoppers

The Northeast Iowa School of Music will entertain shoppers at Kennedy Mall with the Fourth Annual Plaython, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. The event is a public recital for which students, in the preceding weeks, students will be collecting sponsorships.

Community Calendar

ADULT EVENTS TUESDAY

Uw-P to Host Play Dealing with Cell Phones

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Department of Performing and Visual Arts and the Pioneer Players will perform the surrealist comedy "Dead Man's Cell Phone," by Sarah Ruhl. A pay-what-you-can preview performance will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Tickets are $7 general and $5 for seniors and students younger than 18 for performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday- Saturday, Nov. 12-14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15.

Herb Caen, the Greatest Columnist

Editor's note: This column first appeared March 3, 2005. It is included in "Behold My Shorts," a collection of Byrne columns, which is being released by the TH this week. The all-time champion of daily columnists was Herb Caen of the San Francisco Chronicle. Starting in 1938, he penned a column every day until just before his death in 1997 at the age of 80.

Letters to the Editor

"Really was cool" - a comment by a third-grade boy leaving Five Flags Theater, Oct. 23. He was one of about 2,500 tri-state students from 48 schools who experienced the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra at Five Flags.

Military Tragedy Unfathomable

where we stand Those who stood ready to serve were cut down in a senseless act of violence. Families of military personnel live every day with the burden of knowing that their loved one could lose his or her life in the line of duty. That is the potential sacrifice that comes with the territory. Death in the name of fighting for one's country, for freedom and liberty, is an honorable and worthwhile legacy.

Tanner to Speak at Veterans Day Observance

Vietnam veteran Gregory E. Tanner, of Platteville, Wis., will be the featured speaker at the American Legion Post 6-sponsored Veterans Day observance at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Washington Square in Dubuque. Tanner served on active duty from 1969 to 1979 with the U.S. Navy. He served with the Navy's Submarine Service UDT (Underwater Demolition Team) 34, Special Operations Group. During that time, he did two tours of duty in Vietnam.

Poopsie's Among Nation's Top Sellers of Game

A small Galena specialty store is one of the nation's top sellers of a family game called Ruckus, outselling much larger retailers across the country, according to Dan Levy, president of game company Funstreet Inc. Poopsie's is in the top 5 percent of the 1,500 stores selling the game nationwide, including Toys "R" Us, Target, FAO Schwarz and Nordstrom, Levy said in a statement released by the store.

Humane Society Launches Annual Holiday Appeal

The Dubuque Regional Humane Society's annual holiday appeal has kicked into gear and will run throughout the months of November and December. As the shelter receives no state or federal funding, financial support - especially this year - is greatly appreciated, officials say.

Hot Tips to Avoid Dry Skin

Don't bask in that piping-hot shower this winter if you want to do the best for your skin. The best way to remove bacon grease from a pan is to soak it in hot, soapy water. Dr. Mary Stone, a professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, said that's also why we should avoid hot baths and showers when the weather turns cold.

Agency Loses 'Gem' in Sutton

reception A retirement celebration reception honoring Ruby Sutton will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A special recognition ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. RSVP by calling 563-556-5130, ext. 33, or by e-mail to jdavis@operationnewview.org by Thursday, Nov. 12. Her boss estimates Ruby Sutton touched the lives of thousands of people in a career that led some people to dub her the "Mother Teresa of Dubuque."

Astrology

If your birthday is today: In the year ahead, you're likely to resurrect an old endeavor previously started but never finished. By now, you've accumulated the necessary knowledge to realize the success you so anxiously desire. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) It's one of those days when you will have to put your full weight behind any goal you hope to accomplish; unless you are committed to going all out, it's extremely likely you won't make it.

Dubuque Native Takes Key Guard Post

A Dubuque native has been tapped as the top enlisted leader in the Iowa National Guard. Command Sgt. Maj. John H. Breitsprecker, a 30-year Guard veteran, was installed as senior enlisted leader at a Change of Responsibility ceremony Sunday at the Iowa National Guard Freedom Center in Johnston.

Potent Anti-Agers Produce

This week, your grocery store got a shipment of the most powerful anti-agers ever. Not in a bottle. Not in a pill. But in the produce section. The fruits and vegetables that arrive each week have the power to keep every part of your body young (yes, including that, guys). And we have good evidence that you're not getting nearly as much produce as your body wants.

Peosta and Calmar, Iowa Nicc Honors Nontraditional Students

In recognition of National Nontraditional Students Week, Nov. 2- 6, Northeast Iowa Community College honored nontraditional students enrolled at the Calmar and Peosta campuses. This fall semester, 70 percent of incoming freshmen were first- generation college students, and more than one-third of NICC's student population is older than 26. Students who are 25 years of age or older are defined as nontraditional students.

Legislator From Des Moines Praises Dubuque

Iowa Rep. Wayne Ford, D-Des Moines, spent two days in Dubuque last week meeting with work-force development and city officials about ways to improve the state's job-training and work-force development programs. Ford said Dubuque's public/private partnership strategy needs to be emulated elsewhere. He said he'll take some things he learned back to Des Moines.

Almanac

Today is Monday, Nov. 9, the 313th day of 2009. There are 52 days left in the year.

Governmental Meetings

Dubuque County Hospital Board of Trustees - 12:30 p.m., Sunnycrest Manor, 2375 Roosevelt Drive. Dubuque County Board of Supervisors - 1 p.m., Supervisor's Chamber, fourth floor, Dubuque County Courthouse.

Our Air Sometimes Dirtier Than Chicago's

They are one-thirtieth the width of a human hair and can't be seen by the naked eye. Yet according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their effects are visible everywhere in the form of premature deaths associated with heart and lung disease, chronic respiratory illnesses, infant mortality and low birth weight. In 2006, the EPA decided that the body of medical evidence pointed clearly enough to "fine particulate matter" in the atmosphere that it cut nearly in half the acceptable level. I...