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'Loving' Mud Lake

band preview Event: Mud Lake Bluegrass Sunday Performing group: The Henhouse Prowlers, with the Blackberry Bushes opening Time/ date: Pickers' Picnic (bring your own instrument) noon-2, performers 2-6 p.m., Sunday July 19 Site: Mud Lake Park, north of Dubuque Directions from Dubuque: Take U.S. 52 north to Sageville; turn right on Sherrill Road and right again on Mud Lake Road to the picnic Cost: Freewill donations synopsis What it's all about: Listening to bluegrass music on the river at Mud ...

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DUBUQUE 2 book signings set

Outspoken Gallagher Brings Smashing Act to Town

if you go Event: Gallagher Time: 8 p.m. Date: Friday, July 17 Place: Mississippi Moon Bar, Diamond Jo Casino, Port of Dubuque Cost: $25, $29, $39 All Diamond Jo shows are for 21 and older spectators. Gallagher is not a man who minces words.

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Platteville, Wis. All-Veterans Parade Scheduled for Sunday

An all-veterans parade is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, July 12, in Platteville to commemorate the Vietnam Moving Wall displayed at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville today through July 13. The parade begins on lower Main Street at the Mining &; Jamison museums.

Letters to the Editor

In response to Michael Kelly's column, "Usurping Democracy hardly a 'simple' act" (June 28): Mr. Kelly maintains that the Jo Daviess Board of Supervisors decision to refuse the voter-approved 1 percent school tax is undemocratic. In a strict sense, that is true. The board denied an action that was fairly shown to be preferred by most voters. But Mr. Kelly's objections are based on the misconception that America is a democracy. It is not.

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Operating Our Schools Like Businesses Is Not the Answer

"Schools should be run like a business!" We have heard that claim for the several decades I have served in Yuma and Wickenburg (Ariz.) as a public school teacher, principal, superintendent, adjunct professor and school board member. Schools cannot be run like a business. That is not to say that there can't be a more efficient or cost-effective way of carrying out government functions. The biggest room in the world is "the room for improvement." But the fact remains public schools - no governm...

Storm-Warning System to Aid Clayton County

A new early warning system designed to better track storms moving through the area is being installed in several Clayton County fire stations. Clayton County Emergency Management Director Joel Biggs said that the Precision Weather Station system is now fully operational in Volga, and will soon be up and running in Postville, Strawberry Point and Monona, with all four stations interlinked.

City Council: Hospital Can Submit Loan Application

After a public hearing Monday, the Guttenberg City Council approved a resolution allowing Guttenberg Municipal Hospital to take additional action to enter into a loan agreement, not to exceed

Dyersville, Iowa Deal Reached to Repair Bridge

The city of Dyersville and the Iowa Department of Transportation have entered into an agreement to repair the First Avenue Bridge. The project, with an estimated cost of $350,000, will address damage the bridge suffered during severe flooding in 2008.

Almanac

Today is Thursday, July 9, the 190th day of 2009. There are 175 days left in the year. On this date

How to Make Job Hunt Work

Rail head goes here additional assistance For more information, visit http://www.revigoldwasser.com/index.html. With national unemployment stretching to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, the job market is a busy place these days.

Dvd Tells Veteran's Story

the moving wall - Opens: Noon today. - Where: University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus - Opening ceremony: 6 p.m. today. - Pre-parade party: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sunday, July 12, Mining Museum & Rollo Jamison Museum, 405 E. Main St. The party features a USO-type show by the Ken Killian Swingtet. - Celebration of Heroes parade: 1 p.m., Sunday, July 12, Main Street (begins at 405 E. Main St.) - Closing ceremony: 3 p.m., Sunday, July 12 - Closes: Moving Wall leaves Platteville, noon, Monday,...

Legislators: Cut Hours, Not Jobs

Some Iowa legislators have a message for Iowa business owners - you can cut your costs without cutting skilled employees. Rep. Chuck Isenhart, D-Dubuque, Sen. Pam Jochum, D-Dubuque, and Rep. Tom Schueller, D-Maquoketa, along with Joe Bervid, legal counsel with Iowa Workforce Development, visited the Dubuque Workforce Development Center Wednesday to deliver a message of hope during tough economic times. They highlighted a program they say has flown under the radar since its implementation in 1...

Hempstead Project Takes Safe Route

Nearly two years after a motorist struck and killed a student, Hempstead High School officials continue work to make the surrounding streets safe. On July 21, the school, in conjunction with the city, will begin Phase II of an extensive construction project on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Detours

Windsor Avenue, between Clinton and Pfotzer streets, will be closed for water main repair. Detour signs will route traffic onto Queen Street.Anticipated reopening: 5 p.m. Friday. 12th Street, between White and Jackson streets, will be closed for water main work. Detour signs will be installed to direct traffic around the closure. Anticipated reopening: 5 p.m. today.

Department Accepts Bids for E.B. Lyons Addition

Dubuque's Leisure Services Department is accepting bids for the construction of the 7,400-square-foot addition to the E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center. The Friends of the Mines of Spain recently wrapped up a three- year fundraising campaign for the addition, hitting its goal of $1.5 million from grants, city, county, state and federal funds and donations from local businesses, civic groups and the public.

Funeral Services

Compiled from tri-state area obituaries appearing previously in the Telegraph Herald. Joe R. Dannels, Savanna, Ill. - Services: 10 a.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Savanna.