Q: Where is the rest of the “Iowa GOP leaders condemn Trump, but still support him” story in Sunday’s paper that says it is continued as GOP page 3?
A: The rest of the story is there on page A3 but it was a little hard to find because it was mislabed as a jump to a Trump story. Our apologies.
Q: One of the biggest games of the year for the Chicago Cubs was on the Major League Baseball network that most people can’t get. Why didn’t they have it on a broadcast station?
A: That was the decision of Major League Baseball. It irked many people, but many also found a way to watch it. Saturday night’s Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the Giants and Cubs was the highest rated and most watched program in MLB Network history. According to the MLB Network, the game peaked with a 2.9 rating and 5.2 million viewers from 9 and 9:15 p.m. central time.
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Q: Who manufactured the steel pipe for the pipeline project through North Dakota and Iowa into Illinois?
A: Energy Transfer Partners didn’t return a message asking for information. The company says on its website, “The majority of the Dakota Access pipeline will be manufactured in the United States (57 percent), all the pump stations will be assembled and packaged in the United States, and the majority of the remaining project materials will be purchased, manufactured or assembled in the United States.”
Q: Back in the 1940s or ‘50s, there was a place called Myers-Cox, a tobacco company. Do you have an address where they were located?
A: The city directory has the company at 300 E. Third St. from 1943 to 1956. In 1957 and for several years after that, it’s listed at 1114 Bluff St.
Q: Is Mark Cuban one of the richest men in the world?
A: Forbes magazine estimates his wealth at about $3.2 billion. Astoundingly, he is only No. 527 in the list of the world’s billionaires.
Q: Are roadside memorials still legal here?
A: Last year the Waterloo City Council approved an ordinance stating memorials can be removed from rights-of-way owned or maintained by the city. People who put memorials back after they are removed could possibly face a citation or fine.
Q: Will there be an increase in Social Security in 2017?
A: It hasn’t been announced yet.
Q: Is baiting for mourning doves legal in Iowa?
A: No, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources: “No persons shall take migratory game birds ... by the aid of baiting, or on or over any baited area, where a person knows or reasonably should know that the area is or has been baited.”
Q: What has happened to Bobby Jindal of Louisiana now?
A: After he ended his campaign, he said he would be returning to work at the America Next think tank.
Q: Regarding the email debate: The term “server” is used a lot. Can you explain what a server is?
A: A server is a computer or computer program that provides data to other computers.
