Laugh with the Saints

By and | Published April 14, 2010

  Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Billy Joel fan, but there’s always been one set of lyrics that bothers me: “It’s better to laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints; the sinners are much more fun.…” While I very much disagree with the lyrics, I definitely see where Billy Joel drew that [...]

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Latino Heritage Festival

By | Published September 16, 2009

This weekend’s event offers traditional food, authentic arts and crafts, and cultural exhibitors.

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Who’s the next Alfred Hitchcock?

By | Published April 30, 2009

Put on your game face and your thinking caps for one of the best film festivals and competitions in Iowa. Get Reel, a Dubuque-area student film competition open to high school and college students, is back for its third season. The competition gives students an outlet to express their film-arts interests and hopefully expand their [...]

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Who owns “Slumdog?”

By | Published April 23, 2009

The euphoria of the Oscar Awards has died down somewhat, but “Slumdog Millionaire” keeps making waves in India for different reasons. Recently, the DVD of “Slumdog Millionaire” was released in India with great fun and frolic, with all the bigwigs of the Indian film industry celebrating its success. However, the controversy of the movie’s parenthood [...]

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New Coordinator Helps Bring Diversity to Loras

By | Published February 11, 2009

DUBUQUE – Her name is Mishereen Ellis. “Misherine has been a delight and a real asset to have here at the college,” says Alejandro Pino. She is the project coordinator between the admissions and intercultural office. “I think Misherine brings new blood to the college; in terms of new ideas,” says Alejandro Pino. One of [...]

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Dubuque Auto Dealers Optomistic Despite Economy

By | Published December 04, 2008

DUBUQUE – The Dubuque Auto industry has seen a dip in the market after major automobile companies, like General Motors and Ford, asked for a federal bailout. Mike Ogelsby, Sales Associate at Richardson Motors says, “It effects us because people are scared to do anything with the money that they have saved or the money [...]

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Loras Students Celebrate Dashain

By | Published October 15, 2008

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Loras Students Celebrate Dashain

By | Published October 15, 2008

DUBUQUE- For some Loras students, October is not just for trick-or-treaters. It is a 15 day celebration of Dashain, a Nepalese festival that is an emotional journey back to their traditional roots. Bishal Thakuri, a senior at Loras from Nepal, wanted to bring a slice of Nepalese tradition to Dubuque. “We organized this event so [...]

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Fire Damages Apartment Building in Dubuque

By | Published September 25, 2008

Abhishek Agarwal Published: September 25, 2008 DUBUQUE — An apartment building at 1390 Bluff Street caught fire in downtown Dubuque around 12:50 pm this afternoon. The fire started in an apartment where a construction crew was scraping paint off the windows using a heat gun. “They were scraping the paint off the wall and the [...]

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