document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2009/07/former-iowa-therapist-dies-during-prison-transport?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Former Iowa therapist dies during prison transport</a><br />A former child therapist from Iowa serving a 5-year sentence on child pornography charges has died as he was being transported between prisons.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2009/07/minors-at-iowa-casinos-now-face-fines?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Minors at Iowa casinos now face fines</a><br />Under a new state law, any minor caught trying to sneak onto an Iowa casino's gambling floor will face a $500 fine.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2009/07/120-to-be-naturalized-during-iowa-ceremony?fromrss=1' target=_blank>120 to be naturalized during Iowa ceremony</a><br />A federal judge will preside over a ceremony where 120 people will become citizens of the United States.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2009/07/just-butter-just-butter-iowa-fair-to-feature-michael-jackson-in-butter?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Just butter, just butter -- Iowa fair to feature Michael Jackson in butter</a><br />For years, the state fairs in Minnesota and Iowa have played a sort of butter sculpture one-upsmanship: Princess Kay busts in St.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2009/07/dubuque-deals-with-annual-mayfly-invasion?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Dubuque Deals with Annual Mayfly Invasion</a><br />People in downtown Dubuque spent Thursday morning cleaning up the bodies of dead mayflies, using brooms, rakes and leaf blowers.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2009/07/iowa-opens-fiscal-year-questioning-past-budget?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Iowa opens fiscal year questioning past budget</a><br />The state is beginning a new budget year with conflicting views about the fiscal year that just ended.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2009/07/iowa-lt-gov-travel-closer-to-home-this-summer?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Iowa Lt. Gov.: Travel closer to home this summer</a><br />Most of us know someone who's been affected by cancer. That's why theJune E. Nylen Center encourages people to take part in their &quot;Race for Hope.&quot; More&amp;gt;&amp;gt; Associated Press - July 1, 2009 1:04 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - Lt.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2009/07/ankeny-tops-state-growth-list-wdm-waukee-also-expand-quickly?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Ankeny tops state growth list; WDM, Waukee also expand quickly</a><br />Iowa cities in metropolitan areas have grown the most since 2000 with numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau showing Waukee as the fastest growing city in the state.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2009/07/franken-to-talk-sept-13-at-annual-harkin-steak-fry?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Franken to talk Sept. 13 at annual Harkin steak fry</a><br />Aides to Sen. Tom Harkin on Wednesday said Al Franken, expected to become Minnesota's next U.S. senator, will headline the Iowa Democrat's annual fall steak fry on Sept.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/ia/2009/07/black-bear-that-roamed-through-iowa-finds-home?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Black bear that roamed through Iowa finds home</a><br />A black bear's well documented 259-mile journey last month through parts of Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin has ended safely, if not happily, in woods around Baraboo, Wis., according to the Department of Natural Resources.");