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07/03/11 (Note: In July of l972, when the Guardian was short a Fourth of July story, I sat down and cranked out this one for the front page on my trusty Royal Typewriter. I now reprint it each year on the Bruce blog (by popular demand, of course), with some San Francisco updates and postscripts.
06/28/11 OK, have tried to put a list together of kids from Iowa (former preps from Eastern Iowa and the Metro, as well as four-year college players) that are playing minor league baseball. Most of them are just now getting underway with their short seasons.
06/26/11 At his old job, Jesse Geleynse wrote an award-winning blog called "Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa!"
06/25/11 Joanie Price listened intently as Winfield Scott Stratton told about his days as a carpenter living in boarding houses in Colorado Springs before he struck gold in the late 1800s."And what year was that?" Price would ask the historical impersonator after he explained each personal...
06/08/11 Cedar Rapids Washington pitcher Dakota Freese was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 34th round of the major league baseball draft Wednesday.
06/07/11 For Popeye, spinach was the key to extra muscle. For the mice in a new University of Iowa study, it was apples, or more precisely a waxy substance called ursolic acid that's found in apple peel.
06/07/11 Indiana State pitcher Colin Rea has been drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the MLB Amateur Draft.
06/07/11 Brandon Platts, a pitcher for Mason City High School, was Pittsburgh's 13th-round selection in the Major League Baseball draft Tuesday.
06/05/11 I'm surprised that my post, " Bribes Work: How Peterson, the Enemy of Social Security, Bought the Roosevelt Name " has created a bit of a firestorm within what passes for the left wing political blogosphere. It has elicited responses from Andy Rich of the Roosevelt Institute , Roosevelt Institute fellow Mike Konczal , as well as two groups only mentioned in passing in the piece, the Economic ...
05/31/11 Four University of South Florida track and field athletes finished in the top 12 of their respective events at the NCAA East Regional.
05/31/11 WILTON, Iowa - A day after brother Alec Crawford set a NJCAA Division II World Series record with 15 strikeouts for Des Moines Area Community College, Cole Crawford fanned 13 West Liberty hitters Monday night in Wilton's 2-0 victory.
05/31/11 ANKENY, Iowa - Wapello High School is within striking distance of the school's first state championship in girls golf.
05/30/11 WAPELLO, Iowa - A trend has developed in Emily Fisher's golf game during the biggest meets of the season.
05/27/11 NAVY FOOTBALL: The Washington Convention and Sports Authority and D.C. Bowl Committee announced that the 2011 Military Bowl will be held on Dec. 28 at RFK Stadium starting at 4:30 p.m. The game, which benefits the USO, will be televised live nationally on ESPN for the fourth straight year. This year's bowl game will feature the Navy Midshipmen against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. Navy ...
05/26/11 WILTON, Iowa - After dropping its season opener to North Cedar, the Wilton baseball team came back with a vengeance Thursday night in a 15-5, 10-3 doubleheader sweep over North Cedar.
05/20/11 1, W Christ, Hull (Gesink, Kayla 12, Lammers, Mariah 12, Douma, Erika 09, Kroeze, Kim 10), 9:38.03. 2, Jesup (Mangrich, Kayla 12, Bunger, Brittany 12, Wright, Bailey 11, Kite, Lindsey 10), 9:38.14. 3, New Hampton (Moore, Taylor 12, Webster, Realyn 10, Fitzgerald, Jenna 12, Ameling, Brooke 12), 9:42.34. 4, Hudson (Hawkins, Claire 11, Brandhorst, Jenna 11, Johnson, Katey 12, Garvey, Hannah 12), 9 ...
05/20/11 Associated Press - May 20, 2011 8:04 PM ET Girls 100 Meter Dash 2A Preliminaries 1, Gochenour, Alex, Logan-Magnolia, 12.46q, w:NWI. 2, Hutson, Karen, Logan-Magnolia, 12.49q, w:NWI.
05/02/11 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Coe scored 10 runs in the opener, while holding Grinnell to just one hit, and cruised to a 6-2 win in the nightcap as they took a doubleheader from the Pioneers. With the sweep, Coe Head Coach Steve Cook earned his 300th career win.
05/01/11 Miki Ando was skating for a world title. In her heart, she was skating for those in her wounded homeland.
04/30/11 Jerome Adams, 72, of Meyer, Iowa, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 28, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 2, 2011, at Sacred Heart Catholic Oratory, Meyer, Iowa, with the Rev. John Moser officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Meyer. |