Muscatine Journal Top News
Union gathers
Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 86D met Thursday at the Muscatine American Legion. Meetings were held at 4 and 7:30 p.m. About 360 people, including about 300 union members, were locked out of Grain Processing Corp. on Aug. 22, 2008, after the union and company failed to reach a five-year contract agreement. Unemployment benefits will begin ending on Saturday for most of the locked-out workers. If the state-wide unemployment rate rises above 4 percent, they can reapply for a benefit extension.
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Local & State News
Police officer rear-ends another vehicle
MUSCATINE, Iowa — A Muscatine police officer driving an unmarked car Wednesday rear-ended another vehicle, according to Lt. Brett Talkington of the Muscatine Police Department.
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2 Mo. men plead not guilty to dogfighting charges
Two Missouri men arrested in a wide-ranging dogfighting raid pleaded not guilty to charges in the case.
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Community Calendar
- 03:00 PM - Farmers Market
- 07:00 PM - Muscatine County Republican Central Committee Meeting
- 06:30 PM - (NAMI) National Alliance on Mental Illness Support Group
- 06:30 PM - National Alliance on Mental Illness Support Group
- 01:30 PM - All-You-Can-Art at the Library
- 10:30 AM - All-You-Can-Art at the Library
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- 09:00 AM - TOPS #IOWA 606 Muscatine
- 06:00 PM - Bingo - Eagles Lodge
- 09:00 PM - KingBingKaraoke at One More Round
- 06:30 PM - Muscatine Lions Club Meeting
- 12:00 AM - 2009 Muscatine County Fair
- 01:30 PM - Teens Come to Harry Potter-Palooza at the Library!
- 10:30 AM - Preschool Crafts Storytime at the Library!
- 06:30 PM - Storytime for All Ages On-The-Town
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National & World News
AP sources: Burris won't seek full Senate term
Roland Burris gambled that he could accept a U.S. Senate appointment from a political pariah and still be seen as an honest, hardworking public servant. He lost.
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GM exits bankruptcy; CEO vows better performance
General Motors completed an unusually quick exit from bankruptcy protection on Friday with ambitions of making money and building cars people are eager to buy.
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Sports
Wapello moves to quarterfinal
WAPELLO, Iowa – Wapello advanced to tonight’s Class 2A regional softball quarterfinal against West Burlington with a 7-2 opening win over area rival Columbus on Thursday.
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Correction: Oklahoma St-NCAA story
In a July 9 story about potential NCAA rules violations in Oklahoma State's baseball program, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the school said coach Frank Anderson initially determined that a gift to a former player wasn't a rules violation. The school's associate athletic director for compliance, Scott Williams, made that determination.
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Family, friends mourn McNair's girlfriend Kazemi
The woman who killed Steve McNair before turning the gun on herself is being remembered by about 30 friends and family members in Florida.
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Obituaries
Business & Washington
GM exits bankruptcy, CEO vows better performance
A leaner General Motors arose on Friday, making an unusually quick exit from bankruptcy with ambitions of making money and building cars people are eager to buy.
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