Carter Lake man arrested as fugitive

A Carter Lake man was arrested Friday at 1:28 a.m. as a fugitive from justice.

• The beat goes on at First Night

  Percussionist Michael Fitzsimmons will once again keep the beat going at First Night.

• Art Center could house more than Wood’s mural

  From the outset of the current effort to collect and conserve the Grant Wood mural from the Corn Room of the once-opulent Hotel Chieftain in Council Bluffs, the Bluffs Arts Council and its president, Dick Miller, have been dreaming of the day that the city would open an arts and cultural center that would house the segments.

Bird's the word

CEDAR FALLS – With a 178-mile bus trip ahead, Jake Waters had plenty of time to soul search.

• Shutout sweet for seniors

  CEDAR FALLS – For senior defensive linemen Rick Romano, Matt Butcher and Eric Golwitzer, the world’s sweetest sight was that big fat zero on the scoreboard.

• Harlan extends tradition with title

  CEDAR FALLS – Football can be quite complex. It also can be frighteningly simple.

Poor people have a harder time quitting smoking

Low-income people want to quit smoking more but have less success doing so, a University of Nebraska Medical Center professor said Thursday.

• Water year looking good for region's irrigators

  TORRINGTON, Wyo. - There is a good snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, and there is carryover in the North Platte River reservoirs. These two facts lead water managers along the river to believe there is a good irrigation season on tap for 2010.

• Omaha woman used a forged document to get about $13,000 from OHA

  A 36-year-old Omaha woman is accused of stealing about $14,000 from the Omaha Housing Authority by submitting a forged document.

• Our View

Sunday’s Our View: More fraud, more excuses

With the federal government’s deficit growing and the need to control spending is more important than ever, a new Government Accountability Office report found that companies fraudulently collected at least $100 million in federal contracts from a $4 billion government program designated for disabled military veterans who run small businesses. The report charges that the Small Business Administration failed to check if companies were eligible for the no-bid contracts for veterans with service-related injuries.

• Columns

• On the Schmitt List: 2,000 messages of thanks!

  As with most newspapers, The Daily Nonpareil publishes a considerable number of special sections during the course of the year, with each section focusing on an important aspect of our community.

• Your Views

• Friday's Your Views: Readers take issue with Grassley

  I’ve been suspicious of Senator Grassley’s alliances during this health care reform debate, worrying that he has been representing the insurance companies and not his constituents. Now there’s an amendment in the health care reform bill that is definitively anti-women, in which reproductive rights are jeopardized. Where will Grassley align himself on this one? I will be watching.