by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
BUSSEY — Advocates for stricter sentencing guidelines for those who commit crimes against children are taking their campaign on the road. The road along RAGBRAI to be exact. About halfway between Pella and Bussey, a giant purple banner with the words...
by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Pella, Ia. – It’s the classic first-day-of-school question: What did you do this summer? And when it comes up in room 4B at Crossroads Elementary School in West Des Moines, the new batch of wide-eyed fourth graders in Ms. (Carol) Mahlendorf’s class...
by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Crystal Davis was inspired to go on RAGBRAI by the death of a man she didn’t even know. She was in her first bike race last October, toward the back, when she saw a man lying in the road. A moment later a younger man she had been talking to earlier during the...
by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s a quick primer about today’s 52-mile ride from Knoxville to Oskaloosa: WEATHER: The ride will start today with clear skies and temperatures in the mid-60s, WHO-TV forecasts. Expect a high in the mid-80s. There is a chance for storms late tonight. TONIGHT’S...
