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Colts Will Perform in Belmont

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Postville High School

Living a Dream

NEW YORK - Now that Taylor Swift has entered the realm of superstardom, life is changing around her. A trip to the mall is now defined by points and stares. She can't go to a restaurant without gawking by fellow diners. And like other celebrities, she finds almost every move monitored by paparazzi.

Ochosol Ends 5-Year Run with 2 Performances

The Dubuque-based Latin rock band ochOsol, which has had tri- state area residents dancing the past five years, is calling it quits - or at least will go on an extended hiatus. The band will mark the end of its five-year run with two performances - 10:30-1 a.m. Friday, June 5 at the Silver Dollar Cantina and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, June 14 in Jackson Park.

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Upcoming Play

'the hand that cradles the rock' Performing group: Bell Tower Theater

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Wahlert Catholic High School

Upcoming Play

'... and the killer is' Performing group: Heartland Festival

Ball or Bone? Big Dogs of Politics Go to Extremes

Rox and Riley, 7- and 1-year-old golden retrievers, are on the floor at my feet having a disagreement over executive compensation. Top dog Rox wants both the ball and the bone. But having only one set of jaws to chew on two objects presents a problem. So Rox chooses while Riley salivates over the one he can't have. It has not crossed their Darwinian minds that they might cooperate.

Letters to the Editor

The big "C." Cancer. Memorial Day weekend reminds us of loved ones lost, and of the dreadful nature of this disease. Now meet Francis, my 87-year-old auntie. Let her story remind those struggling with cancer that life is hope, that cancer can be defeated.

Letters to the Editor

With 15 percent of all U.S. children classified as obese, childhood obesity has reached an epidemic. More than 9 million children over the age of 6 are obese in the United States. (More than three times the rate in that age range recorded in the 1980s.) Nearly 14 percent of American adolescents are overweight. This is a pattern emerging in all of the developed and developing nations of the world. One discouraging but simple fact is that healthy food is expensive and junk food is cheap. Our co...

Walk for the Unborn Planned for June 20

The Clarity Clinic/Pregnancy Center's first annual Walk for the Unborn will be held on Saturday, June 20, at Murphy Park in Dubuque. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with the walk (one to four miles) at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. there will be lunch for walkers and donors.

Big Dreams Not so 'Far-Fetched' for Dubuque

10 goals for 2010 1 Expand the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium campus. 2 Develop bilingual curricula. 3 Provide communitywide wireless Internet accessibility. 4 Build a community health center. 5 Build a state-of-the-art performing arts center. 6 Create an integrated trail system throughout Dubuque and Asbury, Iowa, to encourage recreation and wellness. 7 Expand city library services. 8 Strengthen mental health and substance abuse services. 9 Develop passenger rail service. 10 D...

Almanac

Today is Thursday, June 4, the 155th day of 2009. There are 210 days left in the year. On this date:

Swiss Valley Building's 'Cows' Come Home

QUESTION: Every time I drive by on U.S. 52 north toward Dubuque with my daughter, who is 3 years old, we pass the Swiss Valley Milk Company. She would always tell me to look at the momma and baby cow on the roof. We recently passed the building and she asked me where the cows went because they were missing. I had to come up with an answer, so I said they went inside to sleep. It has been about a month since she first noticed they were gone. Why were the cows taken down, where are they and are...

First Lady Joins Push for Nominee

WASHINGTON - The White House dispatched first lady Michelle Obama to defend Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, part of a broad offensive to humanize the judge that came as former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich backed off his harsh criticism of her as a racist. Obama told students at a high school graduation that Sotomayor is "more than ready" to be a justice and compared the judge's life story of humble beginnings and high achievement to the paths taken by her husband and he...

Kansas Attack Concerns Groups

They both called local law enforcement officials Monday morning, concerned about the safety of their employees and volunteers. One man asked for an increased police presence.

Evelyn M. Johns

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Evelyn M. Johns, 82, of Platteville, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at Gray's Nursing Home, Platteville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at United Methodist Church, Montfort. Friends may call from 4 to

How Secure Are Houses of Worship?

The shooting of Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation's few providers of late-term abortions, Sunday in his church in Kansas has sparked a debate over whether houses of worship have adequate security to protect parishioners. The Rev. Scot McCluskey, pastor at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Dubuque, admitted that when it comes to security during services, the church doesn't have much.