Chicago Tribune: Basketball player charged in Iowa woman’s attack March 14, 2008
Posted by John in Crime/Courts, Sports.Tags: Charles L. Peden, College Basketball, Cook County Jail (Illinois), Indian Hills Community College, Maywood (Illinois), Ottumwa (Iowa), Wapello County (Iowa)
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From Chicago Tribune:
Iowa authorities have charged a Wilbur Wright College basketball player who was one of several team members under investigation for an alleged sexual attack on a junior college student at an Ottumwa hotel during a basketball tournament in December.
Charles L. Peden, 19, of Maywood was arrested in the western suburb Wednesday on a fugitive warrant from Wapello County, Iowa. He is being held at Cook County Jail and plans to fight extradition to Iowa, Cook County court officials said.
The warrant was issued March 7, according to court records and cites a charge of third-degree sexual abuse. …
The victim told police that she remembered drinking and hanging out with the players, but did not remember having sexual intercourse with any of them.
Actor from E. Iowa to create online educational series for youth interested in show biz March 14, 2008
Posted by John in Children, Education, Entertainers, Teenagers.Tags: Academy of Cinema and Television (A.C.T.), Acting, Actors, Alburnett (Iowa), Alburnett High School, Ashton Kutcher, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), International Modeling and Talent Association, Models
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From Academy of Cinema and Television (A.C.T.) release:
The Academy of Cinema and Television (A.C.T.) announced today a collaboration with Riley Smith to create an online specialized educational series for kids and teens interested in the Entertainment Industry. …
[Riley] Smith was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was exposed to horses at an early age due to his parents’ horse ranch…In his senior year of high school, he was discovered by a talent scout in a local mall, and went on to New York City to compete at an International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) convention. …
Gazette archives show that Riley Smith is a 1997 graduate of Alburnett High School.
Huckabee’s Iowa campaign manager has fire sale on T-shirts March 14, 2008
Posted by John in IowaCaucuses, Political.Tags: 2008 election, Eric Woolson, iowa caucuses, mike huckabee
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From TIME magazine blog after posted by New York Times:
It comes as no surprise to most of you who know me [Eric Woolson, the former Iowa campaign manager for Mike Huckabee]: My office is a mess. The problem is, it’s my company office, not a campaign headquarters, and that big stack of Huckabee for President T-shirts is one reason why. So, to make sure we find good homes for all those shirts in short order — and my office space gets back to normal — we’re having a blowout sale this week only. All Huckabee for President T-shirts in my office are now just $5 plus $1 for postage and handling. (You can’t even buy two gallons of gasoline for that price — and think how much longer this wonderful souvenir of Governor Huckabee’s campaign will last.)
Members of the media: I have a SPECIAL OFFER for you! All shirts are just $35.00, $7.50 postage and handling. Just kidding! You receive …
