Moyer Quick, 65, of Townsville, dead after colliding with a truck east of Townsville on Hwy. 20.

Yesterday morning, Quick was pronounced dead after colliding with a truck driven by Randy Radin, 17, of Townsville at 11 a.m. The three survivors of the crash were transported to Marian Health Center by ambulance.

An Iowa Highway Patrolman, Patric Stweart, said both vehicles were proceeding in a westerly direction on the two-lane highway. Quick passed the Radin vehicle but his rear-end struck Tadin as he completed the pass. The impact sent both vehicles into the ditch on the north side of the road.

Two of the three survivors were traveling with Quick, Dorothy Quick, 61, and Maxine Steuerwald, 43. Dorothy is said to be in “good” condition and Steuerwald is in “fair” condition. It was also reported that Radin is in “critical” condition with a fractured skull and internal injuries.

Adam Smith, a spokesman for the Iowa Highway Patrol, announced yesterday in Des Moines, IA that there has been an order to ban hand-held radar guns.

There is a major concern that troopers may develop cancer from the long-term exposure to radiation from the radars. Three municipal officers from Cedar Rapids have filed workers compensation claims, stating they developed cancer from using hand-held radar guns. Studies are currently being conducted to determine the links between cancer and such guns.

The ban affects 70 radar guns that will be withdrawn from service. Iowa State troopers will continue to use the radars mounted on the outside of their cruisers.

Decaying and fresh elephant carcasses were found in Botswana with their faces cut off. The elephants are assumed to be victims of poaching.

An anti-poaching group, Elephants Without Borders, says that many of these carcasses have been showing up since the group had started surveying the wildlife conservations back in July of this year. The group is led to believe that the elephants were killed for their tusks. The Botswana government is stating that the elephants were killed in self-defense and poaching was not involved in any way.

In April of this year, the former Botswana president, Ian Khama, had finished his second term in office. Elections for a new president were never held and the new Botswana government started taking charge of the country.

The new government has since then taken military armory from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. The Botswana government is also arguing that the findings from the anti-poaching group are “false and misleading”.

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Many media organizations cover stories like the Unite the Right Rally. Sometimes these organizations cover the wrong parts, causing viewers to receive the wrong point of view.

In the article, “How the Media Covers White Supremacists”, Karen Grisby Bates talks about how non-journalists suggest not covering stories of groups or events that want the attention. Journalists should cover major stories, in this case, the Unite the Right Rally may not be significant to everyone, but some people take great offense to the rally and want to know whats happening within it.

Now, just because someone might take offense to a story doesn’t necessarily mean the news shouldn’t cover it. Many news stories have hurt readers by being “unintentionally” biased. Many organizations already have a set of beliefs and if they can manipulate a story, they will.

An organization can inform on a news story, but at the time while informing, it could potentially offend someone or certain groups in the community. News organizations should cover stories that they feel will excite readers or listeners. Also, stories that will inform people about certain events happening around the area.

On the first day of Intro to Journalism, I was given the chance to interview Iandra Estupinian. Iandra traveled to Morningside College alongside her twin sister, Leandra Estupinian, from Santa Ana, California. When asked about her twin, Iandra said: “she is the total opposite, she’s antisocial and much smarter.” Iandra is a sophomore here at Morningside, she decided to come to the school because she wanted a change, scenery, and something random in her life. In fact, she didn’t even go on a visit, she just decided that this was the school she was going to attend. Iandra has many jobs here on campus, she works for the college radio, KMSC, an RA at the plex, and works at spoon-holder. She’s also apart of MAC, working with the PR team. The degree that Iandra’s working for is Mass Communication with an emphasis in corporate communication, she also has a minor in photography. Iandra sounds like a pretty busy gal, but she makes time to talk with friends and strangers, wander around campus and watch movies with friends.