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Iowa, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 IowaIowaīˈəwə [key], midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bounded by the Mississippi River, across which lie Wisconsin and Illinois (E); Missouri (S); Nebraska…

Charles Otto LOBECK, Congress, NE (1852-1920)

LOBECK Charles Otto , a Representative from Nebraska; born in Andover, Henry County, Ill., April 6, 1852; attended the public schools in Geneseo, Ill., the German Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, and…

Defensive Player of the Year Award

Voted on by a 120-member panel of local and national pro basketball writers and broadcasters. PosVotesBen Wallace, DetroitC116Kevin Garnett, MinnesotaF2Kobe Bryant, LA LakersG1Dikembe…

2005 PEN Literary Award Winners

PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Awards for Drama Wallace Shawn Dael Orlandersmith PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship Amanda Jenkins PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction…

Duncan Lamont CLINCH, Congress, GA (1787-1849)

CLINCH Duncan Lamont , a Representative from Georgia; born at ``Ard-Lamont,'' Edgecombe County, N.C., April 6, 1787; entered the United States Army as first lieutenant of the Third Infantry July…