“Dirtiest”
Restaurants in Des Moines and
West Des Moines
20 Violations
China King, 100 E. Euclid Ave.
(8)
19 Violations
Simo’s, 220 5th St., West Des
Moines (10)
17 Violations
Tsing Tsao Chinese Fast Food,
22315 E. University Ave. (7)
15 Violations
Mr. Egg Roll Chinese Fast Food,
3330 Indianola Rd. (9)
Dahl’s, 3425 Ingersoll Ave. (11)
14 Violations
Dahl’s, 4343 Merle Hay Rd. (8)
13 Violations
Porky’s Diner, 4000 Douglas Ave.
(10)
China One Buffet, 2311 Ingersoll
Ave. (9)
Shangri-La Buffet, 4349 Merle
Hay Rd. (5)
Crystal Tree, 6111 Fleur Dr. (9)
County Line Café, 10894
East County Line Rd. (8)
12 Violations
Spaghetti Works, 308 Court Ave.
(8)
Sbarro’s, Valley West Mall (6)
11 Violations
El Maya, E 14th St. (6 )
Home Team Pizza, 1260 E. 14th
St. ( 7 )
10 Violations
KFC, 4815 SW 9th St. (5)
Source and Methodology: Restaurants
cited for the most total “critical”
Health Code violations since 2005
according to the Iowa Department
of Inspections and Appeals Web
site.
Note: Some restaurants were inspected
only once, and others as many
as eight times. As a result, restaurants
that were cited for as many as
seven “critical” violations in
a single inspection did not make
this list. Yet some that did make
the list were never cited for
more than five code violations
at a time. Frequent inspections
added to their total and tilted
the playing field. Restaurants
are listed by the most total citations
for “critical” Health Code violations.
The numbers in parentheses are
the highest number of violations
in a single inspection at the
restaurant.
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Where
Iowans put their Financial Support
During the 2004 Presidential Election
Cycle:
George W. Bush, $671,035
John Kerry, $444,980
Howard Dean, $79,370
John Edwards, $76,050
Richard Gephardt, $33,550
Dennis Kucinich, $32,192
Lyndon LaRouche Jr., $25,400
Joe Lieberman, $18,250
Wesley Clark, $10,950
Ralph Nader, $8,002
Michael Badnarik, $3,250
Bob Graham, $2,000
Carol Moseley Braun, $1,750
Patricia Lamarche, $1,020
Gary P. Nolan, $250
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Central
Iowa High School Graduation Rates,
as Reported by School Districts:
Earlham, 100 percent
Martensdale-St. Marys, 100 percent
North Polk, 100 percent
Orient-Macksburg, 100 percent
Southeast Warren, 100 percent
Van Meter, 100 percent
Waukee, 99.51 percent
Johnston, 98.73 percent
Winterset, 98.44 percent
Dallas Center-Grimes, 97.80 percent
Urbandale, 97.72 percent
Adel-DeSoto-Minburn, 97.52 percent
Saydel, 97.30 percent
Bondurant-Farrar, 96.77 percent
West Central Valley, 96.72 percent
Woodward-Granger, 96.61 percent
Ankeny, 95.06 percent
Southeast Polk, 93.67 percent
West Des Moines, 91.74 percent
Interstate 35, 90.74 percent
Indianola, 89.62 percent
Des Moines Independent, 79.54
percent
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Most Common First
Languages of the 14,834 English-as-a-Second-Language
Students in Iowa Schools during
2004-2005:
Spanish, 10,964 students
Bosnian, 679 students
Vietnamese, 603 students
Serbo-Croatian, 526 students
Laothian, 384 students
Arabic, 189 students
Chinese and Russian (tie),
137 students each
Korean, 106 students
German, 88 students
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Iowa’s
Top Individual Contributors in
the 2003-2004 Election Cycle:
Hawkeye PAC, $168,000
Principal Financial Group, $146,800
University of Iowa, $131,146
Berkshire Hathaway, $123,885
State of Iowa, $110,703
National Pork Producers Council,
$106,355
Musco Lighting, $94,000
Rain & Hail Insurance Society,
$92,837
McAninch Corp., $67,700
Maytag Co., $50,944
Knapp Properties, $50,900
To Organize a Majority PAC, $50,000
Mid-America Group, $47,000
Meredith Corp., $46,171
Iowa State University, $45,780
BH Equities, $44,250
Wells Fargo, $43,136
Kirke-Van Orsdel, $38,775
Agriprocessors Inc., $38,500
Essex Meadows, $38,400
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Iowa Counties
with the Most Bankruptcies (Business
and Consumer) in 2005:
1) Polk — 3,087
2) Linn — 1,386
3) Scott — 1,239
4) Woodbury — 999
5) Pottawattamie — 817
6) Black Hawk — 694
7) Des Moines — 490
8) Dubuque — 461
9) Johnson — 438
10) Clinton — 342
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Top 10 Customers
of Iowa Prison Industries 2004-2005
1) Iowa State University (contract):
$1,665,583
2) Des Moines Independent Community
Schools: $856,904
3) University of Iowa: $639,407
4) Wartburg College: $305,116
5) Johnston Community Schools:
$213,112
6) Lutheran Services in Iowa:
$169,554
7) Iowa State University (non-contract):
$162,710
8) University of Iowa (non-contract):
$158,486
9) City of Mount Pleasant: $94,157
10) Davenport Administrative Service
Center: $82,878
Inmate Jobs in the Iowa Prison
Industry
Inmate jobs:
Traditional industries: 424
Private sector: 232
Farms: 154
Total: 810
Sales revenue from inmates employed
by Iowa Prison Industry
(Inmate wages: 50 cents to $1,
depending upon skill level)
Traditional Industries: $19,582,139
Private Sector: $2,571,735
Farms: $806,300
Total: $22,960,174
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Extremes
for the Iowa State Historical
Museum
Biggest item: Conestoga Wagon
Smallest item: Fossil of 300-million-year-old
single cell animal, Fusulinid
shell
Oldest item: 1.6 billion-year-old
Sioux Quartzite from Gitchie Manitou
State Preserve in Lyon County
Newest item: 40th anniversary
Barbie Doll
Most sobering item: Noose from
Iowa’s last public execution
Most humorous item: “Things People
Gagged On” exhibit
Most beautiful item: Clemmons
Sand Paintings
Most requested item: Tours of
the storage vaults
Most valuable item: Battleship
USS Iowa silver service
Most delicate item: Iowa Battle
Flags
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Top 10
Complaints Made to Des Moines
Better Business Bureau
(through May 16)
1) Magazine Fulfillment Services
(193)
Des Moines is home to the greatest
number of subscription services
in the nation.
2) Financial service (154)
Large finance companies that offer
credit cards, financing, etc.
3) Computer Direct Sales (150)
Midwest manufacturers who build
and sell computers over the Internet
or phone.
4) Mortgage fees (135)
Financing fees, escrow issues.
5) Bank fees (112)
ATM charges, monthly service fees
and other charges that surprise
consumers.
6) Telephone service (94)
Issues consumers have when switching
long distance carriers.
7) Computer software (79)
Online or other purchases of software
or downloads by Iowans.
8) Product complaints against
manufacturers (76)
Complaints regarding product reliability.
9) Vision programs for improvement
(56)
Natural health promises for better
vision.
10) New-car auto dealers (47)
Warranty issues, sales issues,
promotional schemes.
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Iowa
State Patrol’s Number of Traffic
Stops (by Race) in 2003
African-American: 6,624 (2.5
percent)
Asian: 2,578 (1 percent)
Caucasian: 230,282 (88.2 percent)
Hispanic/ Latino: 7,716 (3 percent)
Native American: 460 (0.2 percent)
Other: 1,587 (0.6 percent)
Unknown: 11,854 (4.5 percent)
Total Traffic Stops: 261,101
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Percentage
(by Race) of Searches Conducted
after Initial Traffic Stop in
2003
African-American: 473 (7.1 percent)
Asian: 78 (3 percent)
Caucasian: 6,170 (87 percent)
Hispanic/ Latino: 793 (10.3 percent)
Native American: 28 (6 percent)
Other: 58 (3.7 percent)
Unknown: 191 (1.6 percent)
Total Searches: 7,791 (3 percent)
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Des
Moines Register & Tribune
Pulitzer Prize Winners
1 9 2 4
Editorial Cartooning
Jay Norwood Darling
“In Good Old USA.”
1 9 4 3
Editorial Cartooning
Jay Norwood Darling
“What A Place For A Waste Paper
Salvage Campaign.”
1 9 5 2
Photography
John Robinson And Don Ultang
For Their Sequence Of 6 Pictures
Of The Drake-Oklahoma A &
M Football Game Of October 20,
1951, In Which Player Johnny Bright’s
Jaw Was Broken.
1 9 5 4
National Reporting
Richard Wilson
For His Exclusive Publication
Of The FBI Report To The White
House In The Harry Dexter White
Case Before It Was Laid Before
The Senate By J. Edgar Hoover.
1 9 5 8
National Reporting
Clark Mollenhoff
For His Persistent Inquiry Into
Labor Racketeering, Which Included
Investigatory Reporting Of Wide
Significance.
1 9 6 3
Editorial Cartooning
Frank Miller
A Cartoon Which Showed A World
Destroyed With One Ragged Figure
Calling To Another: “I Said We
Sure Settled That Dispute, Didn’t
We!”
1 9 6 8
National Reporting
Nathan K. (Nick) Kotz
For His Reporting Of Unsanitary
Conditions In Many Meat Packing
Plants, Which Helped Ensure The
Passage Of The Federal Wholesome
Meat Act Of 1967.
1 9 7 6
National Reporting
James Risser
For Disclosing Large-Scale Corruption
In The American Grain Exporting
Trade.
1 9 7 9
National Reporting
James Risser
For A Series On Farming Damage
To The Environment.
1 9 8 5
National Reporting
Thomas J. Knudson
For His Series Of Articles That
Examined The Dangers Of Farming
As An Occupation.
1 9 8 7
Feature Photography
David Peterson
For His Photographs Depicting
The Shattered Dreams Of American
Farmers.
1 9 9 1
Public Service
Jane Schorer For Reporting That,
With The Victim’s Consent, Named
A Woman Who Had Been Raped — Which
Prompted Widespread Reconsideration
Of The Traditional Media Practice
Of Concealing The Identity Of
Rape Victims.
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Most
Popular Breeds of Dog Adopted
Through the Animal Rescue League
in 2005
(Mixed-breed dogs listed under
the most dominant breed)
1) Labrador retriever
2) German shepherd
3) Terrier (variety of breeds)
4) Border collie
5) Beagle
6) Golden retriever
7) Rottweiller
8) Rat terrier
9) Chow chow
10) Cocker spaniel
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Percentage
of Iowans Listed as 'White' in
the Census Tallies:
1910 — 99.3 percent
1920 — 99.2 percent
1930 — 99.3 percent
1940 — 99.3 percent
1950 — 99.2 percent
1960 — 99.0 percent
1970 — 98.5 percent
1980 — 97.4 percent
1990 — 96.6 percent
2000 — 93.9 percent
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Iowa’s Leading
Causes of Death:
1) Heart diseases
2) Malignant cancers
3) Cerebrovascular diseases (strokes)
4) Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5) Accidents
6) Influenza and pneumonia
7) Alzheimer’s disease
8) Diabetes
9) Suicide
10) Atherosclerosis (hardening
of the arteries)
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Strictly
Subjective
Iowa is the fifth best state
in America for raising children.
(Annie E. Casey Foundation)
Des Moines has been called the
“hippest city in America.” (Fast
Company
magazine)
Iowa is the sixth “most livable”
state. (Morgan Quinto)
Iowa has eight different cities
ranked in Forbes’ list of best
places to start a business: Des
Moines, Davenport, Cedar Rapids,
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa City,
Council Bluffs, Dubuque and Sioux
City.
Iowa is ranked the fifth-best
state to work in, considering
factors like job opportunities
and workplace fairness. (Political
Economy Research Institute)
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Twenty
Most Expensive Homes in Polk County
(Based on Assessed Value)
1) Albaugh, Dennis R.
1325 NE Tuscany Blvd., Ankeny
$4,060,900
2) Elwell, Dennis L.
4000 Turnberry Dr., West Des Moines
$2,701,500
3) Napa Valley (Trust)
1000 Tulip Tree Ln., West Des
Moines
$2,418,000
4) Townsend, Ray T.
13031 Oak Brook Dr., Urbandale
$1,996,800
5) Johnson (Trustee) Charles
S.
10 35th St., Des Moines
$1,964,700
6) Conlin, James
2900 Southern Hills Cir., Des
Moines
$ 1,750,200
7) Van Orsdel, William A.
3407 Lincoln Place Dr., Des Moines
$1,712,200
8) McAninch, Douglas D.
3700 Hidden Creek, West Des Moines
$1,690,800
9) Baker, Mary K.
5330 Nw 71st Pl., Johnston
$1,609,000 (SOLD)
10) Smith, Kenneth L.
8363 NW Chevalia Dr., Grimes
$1,588,600
11) Moss (Trustee), A. Terry
1746 Burr Oaks Dr., West Des Moines
$1,577,000
12) JSC Properties (Trust)
141 37th St., Des Moines
$1,384,700
13) Franklin, Cass
3545 Lincoln Place Dr., Des Moines
$1,353,100
15) Smith, Ben C.
1401 Casady Dr., Des Moines
$1,278,800
16) F. A Wittern (Trust)
2989 Army Post Rd., West Des Moines
$1,270,200
17) Jordan, Wesley D.
13402 Wilden Cir., Urbandale
$1,252,000
18) Hansen (Trustee), Debra L.
1469 Glen Oaks Dr., West Des Moines
$1,209,800
19) Dreyer, Darrin D.
3862 Timberline Dr., West Des
Moines
$1,207,600
20) Gretlein, John C.
1001 Burr Oaks Dr., West Des Moines
$1,199,300
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20 Property Owners in Polk County
Tax Payer Assessed Holdings
1) Principal Mutual* $258,420,890
2) William Knapp** $182,097,780
3) R & R Investors*** $113,812,100
4) Mid-America Investment****
$111,336,400
5) Nationwide Mutual Insurance
$88,153,630
6) Valley West Mall $87,468,700
7) Qwest $85,573,316
8) Wells Fargo***** $82.576,740
9) Hubbell Interests****** $77,117,470
10) Mercy Hospital******* $74,601,180
11) Prairie Meadows $73,423,000
12) Pioneer Hi-Bred $65,105,400
13) Target Corp. $63,316,050
14) Ruan******** $63,295,800
15) Ladco Properties $62,199,460
16) Wal-Mart $57,932,300
17) Iowa Methodist********* $53,308,850
18) Hy-Vee $52,296,850
19) Merle Hay Mall $51,376,600
20) Menards $45,036,020
* Includes: Principal Mutual Life,
Bankers Life, Commissioner of
Insurance, East Grand Office Park,
Petula Assoc., Principal Life
Insurance
**Includes: William Knapp, Knapp
& Associates Partnership,
William Knapp Trustee, Knapp Enterprises,
Knapp Family LC, Knapp Investments,
KNA, Knapp Revoc. Trust, Airport
Commerce Park, Civic Center Court,
KC Real Estate, West Lakes, Westown
Associates, Westown Group
***Includes: R&R Investors,
Fountain Three, Aurora Business
Park, Crestwood Bldg., Sunset
Bldg., Edgewater Bldg., Veridian
Bldg., Waterford Bldg., Highland
Bldg., Meredith III, Terrace Place
****Includes: Mid-American Development,
Mid America Investments, Mid America
Property, Mid America Realty
*****Includes: Wells Fargo Bank,
Wells Fargo Financial, Wells Fargo
Home, Norwest Bank, Norwest Iowa,
Norwest Bank Iowa, Norwest Financial
******Includes: Trustees FM Hubbell
Estate, Hubbell Realty, Hubbell
Terminal, LDS Rack Service, Merchants
Transfer Storage, Hubbell Properties,
Walnut Mall, Walnut Street Fashion,
Birchwood Crossing Business Park
*******Includes: Mercy Hospital
Med Ctr., Mercy Medical Clinic,
Mercy Medical Plaza, Mercy West,
Mercy Westside Hospital, Mercy
Properties, Mercy Park Apartments,
IHC West Des Moines Real Estate
********Includes: Ruan Inc.,
Ruan Center, City Center
*********Includes: Iowa Methodist
Bio Tech, Iowa Methodist Health,
Iowa Methodist Medical Ctr., Iowa
Methodist School of Nursing, Iowa
Methodist Hospital, IMHS Properties,
Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Methodist
Medical Center
Source: Polk County Assessor
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Iowans
Serving Life Without Parole
Larry Armstrong
Harold Duncan
William Heskett
Hani Khouri
Harry Sisco
Harvey Spencer
Clay Thomas
Delbert Wilkins
Ralph Carlson
Wilson Brook
Raymond Freie
Robert Wemark
Robert Robinson
Richard Steltzer
Robert Richey
Atwell Conner
Donald Newman
Rick Bird
Anthony Ross
Thomas Hinsey
Gregory Conner
Albert Lara
Paeng Saengaroun
Terry Schertz
Darrell Bizzett
Felton Riles
Michael Howell
Ricky Forsyth
David Streets
Kevin Barnes
Richard Freitas
Bryan Barrett
Robert Wilcoxen
Albert Ware
Jeffrey Taylor
Michael Rouse
Richard Lamphere
Michael Craney
Raymond Brodene
James Taylor
Kevin Johnson
Robert Winfrey
Eugene Brokaw
Adolfo Aguillar
Michael Dunn
Tommy Cross
Robert Benn
Roberto Rodriguez-Perez
Roger VanHoff
Henry Clemons
John Hrbek
Patrick Curnes
Steven Sager
Roy Finch
Steven Hepperle
Dennis Gress
Jeffrey Zinzer
William Davis
Khamfeuang Thongvanh
Richard Winemiller
Matthew Bourgoyne
Steve Davidson
Larry White
Edward Don
Kevin Griffin
Rickey Wagner
Jerry Newell
Gerald Reiflin
Rodney Heemstra
Leroy Rand
Robert Douglas
Jerry Sumpter
Milton Weir
Brian Sillick
Dennis Stonerook
Guy Rich
Monte Seager
David Obermeier
Michael Havenstein
Lonnie Cook
Donald King
James Jeffries
Kenneth Flanders
Scott Knutson
Pany Sysouvong
Charles Anderson
David Hering
Keith Brown
Duane Wright
Ivan Swigart
Lary Morgan
Ross Neyens
Timothy Bryant
Matthew Hallum
Brian Crowley
Steven Findling
Jay Holloway
Robert Henry
Michael Miller
William Nims
Robert Heiden
John Legrand
George Prentiss
Richard Annis
Kenneth Freel
Dee Radeke
Donald Pickett
Michael Walker
Joseph Koncel
Christopher Martin
Michael Ripperger
Alfred Childers
William Edwards
Blair Greiman
Luis Gomez-Rodriguez
Michael Ewart
Lewis Anderson
William Barbee
Michael Arment
David Lenox
Brian Ketelsen
Otis Jenkins
William Helm
Cord Christenson
Mitchell Ronek
Rick Snow
Jason Christianson
Brian Hulbert
Kenneth Sharp
Gary Brown
Bobby Devers
Mark Smith
Tracy McGrew
Roger Sellers
Daniel Clarkson
Fabian Andrade
Larry Kennedy
Troy Shearon
Matthew McGuire
Jeffrey Ragland
Kenny Hemm
Michael Jeffrey
Michael Davis
Jose Figueroa
William Scott
Antonio Fleshner
Jeffrey Baker
Jerry Osborn
Harris Evans
Michael Weatherspoon
Philip Negrete
Dan Dorris
Douglas Beery
Joel Goosmann
Joseph Hopkins
Jesse Jackson
Thanh Dao
Wayne Brewer
Michael Love
Rodney Borushaski
David Willock
Raymond Thomas
Jamon Allen
Michael Bickell
Jason Neal
David Tomlinson
Jason Scheffert
Jonathan Hillman
Christopher Oltman
Joseph Borckert
Juan Ledesma
John Buenaventura
Jeramy Essary
Timothy Palmer
Hatsady Leutfaimany
Akbar Choudry
Michael Runyan
Sean O’Geary
George Eason
Terry Dudley
Cesar Herrarte
Ryan Johnson
Michael Inman
Sy Roeuth
Isidro Ramirez
Phuoc Nguyen
Brad Erdahl
Joel Kramersmeier
Jayson Speaks
James Curtis
Joshua George
Bryan Mitchell
Jonn Molloy
Lincoln Belken
Ryan Wedebrand
Juan Astello
Justin Meyer
Pablo Benavidez
Thomas Bennett
James Tate
Esteban Velazquez-Ramirez
Christopher Wheeler
Daunte Bullock
David Keegan
Kalen Lively
Brent Saner
Fernando Sandoval
Trenton Howard
Julio Bonilla
Jerry Williams
Robert Hammond
Russell Fitz
Allen Miles
David Freeman
Thomas Seehan
Edward Rone
Larry Siemer
Charles Lasage
Mark Wood
Swan Magnuson
Todd Hoffer
Terry Andersen
David Epps
Jeffrey Hass
Roy Bales
John Roth
Jimmy Allen
Finus Atwood
Stanley Hart
Charles Alspach
Joseph Rodriguez
Mary Tyler
Linda Hook
Helena Burrell
Judy White
Rita Brayboy
Sandra Frank
Sheila Schertz
Donna Simmons
Avis Blair
Darla Countryman
Patricia Kruse
Lori Malloy
Sheryl Snodgrass
Bennie Harrington
Kimmi Hardy
Denise Rhode
Christine Lockheart
Linda Talbbet
Dawn Johnson
Christine Shepherd
Tracy Hardin
Lisa Healvillin
Yvette Louisell
Angel Stewart
Jamie Borushaski
Shalonda Green
Ruthann Veal
Josette Williams
Kristina Fetters
Brandy Byrd
Tatiana Dixon
Gary Venzke
Robert Taylor
Michael Millspaugh
Rick Brandes
Tonie Barrett
Darryl Washington
Trent Lorence
Joseph Phams
Robert Padgett
Hugh Horsman
Allen Hall
Arthur Killinger
Henry Whitfield
Michael Horlas
Michael Lang
Richard Wheeler
Victor McDaniel
Daryl Hollins
Michael Prince
Robert Edwards
Girma Casa
Murl McMullin
William Brandow
Donald Burton
Jerry Proctor
Romeo Hardin
Kawaskil Blanche
Anthony Flowers
George Hall
Garland Shaffer
Robert Overstreet
Edward Clark
Leonard Berg
Larry Westlund
Ronald Brewer
Hubert Hardesty
John Barrett
John Wilson
Phillip Cuevas
Tony Walker
Dennis Slevert
Jerry Mark
Jesse Masterson
Robert Knupp
Allen Fryer
Lawrence Gladson
Murry Doss
Joel Smitherman
Charles Cullor
Robert Carter
Edgar Bayles
Lloyd Bennett
Robert Kern
Gentric Hicks
Joachim Fuhrmann
Charles Robinson
Dennis Lamar
Irvin Johnson
Everett Lyon
Michael Burrows
Charles Stevens
Jess Whitsel
Steven Frasier
William Groscost
Donald Lawrence
Roger Schiegel
Gary Bear
Ronald Gilber
Christopher LeGear
Dennis McKee
Gary Frazier
Michael Titus
Pete Alspach
Albert Chidester
Arthur Poyner
Lacy Kelley
James Howell
John Hamann
Donald Folck
Steven Wycoff
Charles Chadwick
Charles Simpson
Jerry Broughton
Albert Whiteside
Sammy Barbour
Mark Peterson
Raymond Countryman
James Henderson
Frederick Lewis
Benjamin Schreiber
Dennis Steele
Anthony Manning
Steven Wilburn
Michael Madison
Ular Winfun
Reed Hamilton
Larry Fielding
Fred Pletka
Michael Gavin
Edward Love
Jerome Watts
Harold Page
David Heaton
Richard Dodd
William Carr
Bryon Morales
John Knox
Estell Dunsmore
Donald Wyldes
Bertrum Burkett
William Beeman
John Pardee
Roger Pegram
Orville Luke
Jerry Ashburn
Daniel Hampton
Gary Carberry
John Walker
Michael Glover
David Penwell
Jack Losee
Michael Robinson
Issac Neal
B.C. Pendleton
Michael Hood
Bobby Smith
Terrance Oliver
Dale Royer
Dwight Murray
Husein Cejvanovic
Rick Nebinger
Leonard Gregory
Michael Jesperson
John Mulder
Donald Piper
James Mayberry
Perry Baker
Michael Bartnick
Stanley Liggins
Ruben Garza
Dale Viers
Rickey Wilson
Bobby Bailey
Jessie Gusman
Keenan Stewart
David Tillman
Charles Watkins
Paul Anderson
Charles Gully
Chester Greenup
Willie Jeffries
Patrick Mcarnis
Donald Boss
Randy Jones
William Stringer
Michael O’Donnell
Mantha Henderson
Euric Fountain
Lynn Lamasters
Shawn Shelton
Daniel Harris
Garth Anderson
Bobby Morris
Joe Cannon
Anthony Smith
Craig Smith
Roger Bentley
Douglas Jones
Carl Lemke
James Green
James Langdeaux
Sean Castine
Gary Kirchner
Timothy Friedrich
David Foell
Donald Goodrich
Edward Grayson
Joseph Sobolik
Kevin Boley
George Pittman
Chai Vang
Stephen Keyes
Will Howard
Ed Nassif
Carl Ramsey
Montez Shortridge
Gary Buck
Todd Heard
Brian Koncel
Eric Thompson
Martin Moon
Martin Dreher
Michael Denin
Calvin Evertt
Daniel Claybon
Carlos Robinson
Casey Kosmo
Michael Holmes
Steven Stout
Keith Walker
Ruben Deases
Frederick Babino
Kristopher Johnson
Owens Thompson
Chad Enderle
Manual Ramirez
Reginald Nelson
Paul McGruder
John Graves
John Holmes
Michael Williams
Laivell Harper
Jose Ruesga
Bradley Hylton
Bobby Woodberry
Jeff Sawvel
Christopher Bennett
John Washburne
Guillermon Excobedo
Justin Volekers
Chance Barnes
Jonathan Memmer
Cedric Theus
Shon Graves
Toby Michael
Lawrence McCoy
Luis Nieves
Anthony Hoeck
Juan Ortega
Vincent Ramos
Gerado Gonzalez
Enrique Garcia
Jason Means
Sean Rhomberg
Fred Moore
Christopher Spates
David Flores
Vanice Heath
Alejandro Garcia
Ambus Davis III
Kingkohy Vongphakdy
Jamey Mills
Adam Moss
Jarmaine Allen
Joseph Houston
Michael Coffman
Darrell Smith
John Harris
Burt Smith
Derek Smith
Damon Calaway
David Gonzalez Becerra
Darnell Williams
Jorge Castillo-Perez
Thomas Holmes
Lance Dixon
James Haynes
Jason Hiveley
Charles James
Tony Sihavong
Matthew Payne
Travis Wolfkill
Angel Garcia-Miranda
Racardious Spates
Creig Shelton
Omar Wilkins
Devais Nelson
Rene Zarate
William Lucas
Michael Cargill
Christopher Langley
Andrew Williams
Warren Nutter
Elbert Hinkle
Rasberry Williams
Ernest Walters
Billy Armento
David Fryer
Robert Cornell
Clyde Cox
James Fryer
Michael Moses
Michael Marit
Kline Goeders
Timothy Smith
Timothy Florea
Stephen Tryon
Bruce Hatter
William Johnson
Michael Gilroy
Daniel Elam
John Epps
Regina Akright
Glendale Moore
Thomas Kane
Edward Williams
Harold Hall
Gene Dryer
Michael Rinehart
Leroy Basham
Gary LeCompte
Clayton Manning
Wayne Knutson
Rick Foster
Randy Ekstrom
Jeffrey Pritchard
Jeffrey Hoover
Gary Winnett
James Dorsey
Phet Baccam
Michael Blackwell
Gary Titus
James Corder
Eric Querrey
Walter Smith
Elvin Gilroy
Dennis Lass
Leon Tice
Robert Williams
Bernard Hickman
Arthur Williams
Richard Spence
Jeremiah Connolly
Dale Davis
Thomas O’Connell
Robert Odem
Steven Clark
Keith Bruns
Kenneth Todden
Leroy Seiler
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Iowa
State University International
Enrollment (Fall 2005)
Argentina: 15
Australia: 9
Bangladesh: 7
Belgium: 4
Belize: 2
Botswana: 2
Brazil: 12
Bulgaria: 2
Cameroon: 2
Canada: 28
Chile: 6
China: 645
Colombia: 11
Costa Rica: 5
Cyprus: 2
Ecuador: 8
Egypt: 8
El Salvador: 2
France: 4
Germany: 17
Ghana: 7
Greece: 2
Guatemala: 4
Honduras: 2
Hong Kong: 31
Hungary: 2
India: 288
Indonesia: 73
Iran: 5
Iraq: 2
Israel: 4
Japan: 36
Jordan: 19
Kazakhstan: 7
Kenya: 18
South Korea: 250
Kuwait: 7
Lebanon: 4
Malaysia: 95
Mexico: 42
Mongolia: 4
Myanmar: 2
Nepal: 10
Nigeria: 9
Norway: 3
Pakistan: 32
Panama: 4
Peru: 6
Philippines: 8
Poland: 4
Portugal: 8
Romania: 12
Russia: 20
Rwanda: 2
Saudi Arabia: 2
Singapore: 3
South Africa: 2
Spain: 4
Sri Lanka: 9
Sweden: 5
Switzerland: 2
Syria: 4
Taiwan: 80
Thailand: 24
Trinidad & Tobago: 4
Turkey: 47
Uganda: 5
Ukraine: 20
United Arab Emirates: 2
U.K. and Northern Ireland: 14
Uruguay: 9
Venezuela: 4
Vietnam: 7
Yugoslavia: 11
Zambia: 2
Zimbabwe: 3
(One student each from Albania,
Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados,
Belarus, Burkina Faso, The Congo,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Dominica, Finland, Fiji, Grenada,
Italy, North Korea, Krygyzstan,
Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar,
Malawi, Marshall Islands, Moldavia,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay,
Slovak Federal Republic, Sudan,
Tanzania, Togo, Uzbekistan)
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Breakdown
of Iowans’ Religious Affiliations
(of the 87 percent of the Population
who Categorize Themselves as Religious):
73 percent Protestant (including
16 percent Lutheran, 13 percent
Methodist, 5 percent Baptist,
3 percent Presbyterian, 2 percent
Pentecostal, 2 percent United
Church of Christ, and 11 percent
other Protestant)
23 percent Catholic
1 percent other Christian
6 percent other religions
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If You
Live in Des Moines, the Odds Are:
• Better than even that you are
over 33 years of age
• 4-1 that you are 18 years old
or younger
• 4-1 that you are over 50
• 8-1 that you are over 65
• 9-5 that you rent the place
you live in
• 13-12 that you are male
• 1-4 that you are white
• 10-1 that you are African-American
• 15-1 that you are Hispanic and
if you are Hispanic, the odds
are 2-5 that you are Mexican
• 26-1 that you are Asian or
Asian-American
• 45-1 that you are of mixed
race
• If you are living with a “partner,”
the odds are 13-2 that you are
not married to each other
• If you are head of your household,
the odds are 8-1 that you are
female
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Balancing
the Budget:
General Fund of the State of Iowa
Summary of State Revenue Transfers
and Expenditure Shifts in Fiscal
Year 2005
(in millions of dollars)
Tobacco-related funds (for Medicaid,
substance abuse) $527.6
Senior Living Trust Fund (for
Medicaid) $490.2
Cash Reserve Fund and Economic
Emergency Fund $98.4
Hospital Trust Fund (for Medicaid)
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