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High fine particulate pollution prompts air quality warnings for eastern Iowa

on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 20:15   by Editor

High fine particulate pollution in eastern Iowa has prompted the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to issue an air quality alert for east central Iowa Thursday (3/4) and extending into late today (3/5).

Our world in true color

on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 21:38   by Editor

According to NASA, this photo of Earth is the most detailed true-color image of the entire planet to date.

Click on the image for a larger version, or visit NASA's "Visible Earth" site for a larger, more detailed version of this photo and many other images of Earth taken from space.

Isle of Capri casinos lose $11.4 million in 3rd quarter; January admissions slide

on Thu, 03/04/2010 - 02:26   by Editor

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., owners of the Isle of Capri, Bettendorf, lost $11.4 million in the third quarter ended January 24, compared to a $48.3 million profit for the same period in 2009.

Revenues for the third quarter totaled $227 million, down from $302 million in the same 3-month period a year ago.

A look at Iowa attorney general's charges in state film tax credit case

on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 02:15   by Editor

Thanks to the Internet and the Iowa Attorney General's office, Iowans can read for themselves the charges filed recently against the former director of the Iowa Film Office and two Minnesota film producers in connection with state tax credits.

CLICK HERE to download the complaint filed Feb. 8 against former Iowa Film Office Director Thomas Wheeler.

March comes in 'like a lamb'

on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 20:15   by Editor

March arrived like a lamb today with mild temperatures and no wind, rain or snow. Snowfall is more than 20 inches above "normal" this winter. And, with no January or February thaw, the area still has more than a foot of snow on the ground as of March 1. Not surprisingly, flooding along the Mississippi River is predicted this spring.

'My Environment' provides insight into local air, water emissions

on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 02:19   by Editor

A new database web site from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides a fast and easy-to-use source to obtain detailed information on local air and water emissions and local businesses and industries operating under EPA permits.

The site (http://www.epa.gov/myenvironment) can be searched by industries, types of emissions and EPA programs.

Bettendorf girls fall to top-ranked Linn-Mar 58-40; PV girls advance to state

on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 01:47   by Editor

Bettendorf forward Morgan Lintz shoots a freethrow during the first half of Tuesday night's (2/23) playoff game against Linn-Mar. The Bulldogs' season ended with a 58-40 loss to the unbeaten and top-ranked Lions. The Bulldogs finished the season 18-5. Meanwhile, the Pleasant Valley girls basketball team punched its ticket for next week's state tournament with an overtime victory over Iowa City West, 65-55.

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