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Friends baffled by downward spiral that gripped Ed Thomas murder suspect Mark Becker

Posted by John McGlothlen on June 26, 2009 | 0 Comments

Friends baffled by downward spiral that gripped Becker
There were failed attempts at college, minor dust-ups with the law, and trouble with drugs and alcohol. At 24, he was a cook at a Cedar Falls pizza restaurant and no longer the friendly “cute guy” from his days at Aplington-Parkersburg High School. …

Local Florida news video about boat explosion; 2 Iowans injured

Posted by John McGlothlen on May 10, 2009 | 0 Comments

WFTS-TV Report on Explosion (via KCRG)

Plainfield man gets 25 years for transmitting HIV

Posted by John McGlothlen on May 1, 2009 | 0 Comments

Plainfield man gets 25 years for transmitting HIV
WATERLOO — It’s fairly common for people infected with HIV to hide their status, medical experts testified Friday at the sentencing of a Plainfield man charged with the knowingly transmitting the disease. But that doesn’t make it right. …