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SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 2009 -750 a easy 3 tf ETTE GAZ Mi on We're Online At taimiiM High near 30 is expected today after a record-shattering low of 31 below in Mason City overnight Thursday Jim Burgess was all bundled up as he walked in Friday morning's below-zero temperatures in Mason City. In addition to enduring the cold, a broken toe makes walking in the snow difficult for Burgess. HEINZThe Globe Gazette By LAURA ANDREWS laura.andrewsglobegazette.com MASON CITY Temperatures across North Iowa broke the zero mark Friday, signaling an end to two days of cold that shattered records statewide. Those who thought Wednesday night was cold experienced even colder temperatures overnight Thursday.

Mason City broke the I JEFF MP onto saw Cold Day, Hot Jazz School cancellations cut attendance at jazz clinic, but not the quality of instruction found there by those who made it to Seas tteirsf is BisniMis IS Proposed lease of state lottery doesn't make good business sense, according to Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley Don't Lliss Sunday's Globe Gazette We'll take a look at AIDS in North Iowa. We'll talk with North lowans who spent a Sunday morning at church with President-elect Barack Obama in the early days of the campaign. Halfway through his four-year term, Gov. Chet Culver declines to grade his performance. In Lifestyles: Why every woman still needs a little black dress.

In Business: North Iowa restaurant options expand at Clear Lake and Mason City. In Boomerang: Best movie lines from the '50s and '60s. In Sports: Results of Osage wrestling duals and NIACC men's and women's games against Kirkwood. In Recreation: Read about the Collins Memorial Hockey Tournament. In PARADE: President-elect Obama shares a letter to his daughters.

Also, great inaugural moments, the push for equal pay and ideas for an easy lunch to make and take. Page through our Celebrations section. Enjoy comics, Bonanza Bill, Sudoku, and Where is it? You'll find coupons, sale bills and much more. Available at a news rack or store near you. TODAY'S WEATHER Tl 2 2c TODAY gh Low 25 10 Mostly cloudy today and overnight with flurries possible.

Complete forecast, A10 Get the latest weather including live radar at www.gl0be9azette.com INDEX BusinessMarkets Comics Entertainment Iowa News National News North Iowa Obituaries Sports Sudoku Puzzle World News A6 B5 B4 A7 A3 A3 A9 B1-3 B4 A7 CD CLOSE CONTACTS Business Office: 641-421-0500 News Sports: 641-421-0524 800-421-0524 AVI i 4, record set in 1977 with a low of 31 degrees below zero, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Northwood recorded a low of minus 32. The 1977 Mason City record was minus 25. Waterloo also broke its record overnight Thursday with a low of minus 34. Lows elsewhere across North Iowa included the lege Jazz Festival Clinic Thursday and Friday were able to make the trip.

But those who did got the chance to hone their skills by working with jazz instructors John Rapson and Steve Grismore from the University of Iowa. "It's nice to get to work one-on-one with professionals," said Lake Mills High i i By ROD BOSHART Globe Gazette Des Moines Bureau JOHNSTON State elected officials should not compound budget woes rooted in runaway spending by leasing or selling state assets to generate more money to spend, the Senate's top Republican said Friday. Senate GOP Leader Paul McKinley of Chariton called a proposal floated by Gov. Chet Culver and backed by top legislative Democrats to lease the state lottery to private interests a "sign of desperation" that does not appear to make good business "I think selling the lottery would be a mistake," McKinley said during a taping of Iowa Public Television's "Iowa Press" show." "Why would the state sell one of the few revenue-producing assets that we own? I think in principle it's a bad idea, I think financially it's a bad idea," he added. "It looks to me like on a business basis it would be a poor decision." State fiscal analysts say the state lottery generated $59.3 million in fiscal 2007 but that total is expected to slip to $53 million this year.

Even so, McKinley said he prefers maintaining that yearly funding stream over a private lease arrangement that could generate a $200 million lump sum upfront in addition to annual payments. On another gambling-related topic, McKinley said he opposed Culver's proposal to borrow $700 million to fund job-creating infrastructure projects by using $56 million annually over 20 years to finance the revenue bonds. "(The governor) talked a lot about borrowing and bonding more money to spend more money. My reaction is that spending is what got us into budgetary crisis that we have now. It isn't the national economy.

It's because we simply spent too much over the past 24 months," McKinley said. "Just because we have a credit card doesn't mean we should use it" The Chariton Republican also said he personally is opposed to raising the state's gas tax to fund infrastructure needs. He said legislative Republicans soon would unveil their plan for addressing the state's critical infrastructure needs that would not require bonding or a gas tax increase. "There are other ways to deal with these issues," McKinley said "I think people are paying enough for their gas," he said. "Road infrastructure is a critical need in Iowa.

I think it is a priority. In a $7.5 billion budget, we should be able to make that a priority." When the ultimate test came on a descent over the Hudson River, he spoke into the intercom only once and gave per- Vinna thp mnst Sullenberger terrifying instruction a pilot can give "Brace for impact" with remarkable calm. See PILOT, A2 iff 'r ife prepared piloi for miracle flight Sam Erdahl and Jessica Woelfel of Lake Mills play sax and trombone during the 13th annual Jazz Festival clinic for high school students. TERESA PRINCEThe Globe Qaiette School junior Emma Chris-tianson. Christianson, who plays the trumpet, said she likes being in jazz band "because I like the music we play, even though it's hard to get up early in the morning." Jazz band practice at LMHS is at 7:30 a.m.

twice a week. Sec JAZZ, A2 NEW YORK (AP)-Ches- ley Sullenberger spent practically his whole life preparing for the five-minute crucible that was US Airways Flight 1549. He got his pilot's license at 14, was named best aviator in his class at the Air Force Academy, flew fighter jets, investigated air disasters, mastered glider flying and even studied the psychology of how cockpit crews behave in a crisis. By MARY PIEPER mary.pieperglobegazette.com MASON CITY Due to school cancellations because VIDEO of the cold, only three of the 11 high school jazz bands scheduled to participate in the 13th Annual North ONtINf cimtcwfiKcmi Iowa Area Community Col- 2612 jKI g-SSVU 641 357 4x4 SUV's, Vans Cars.