Iowa News Briefs: E-Books Growth Troop Aid and Kids Count
Cedar Rapids and surrounding libraries expand e book access with Overdrive and 500 titles. Maria Tyson launches Iowa Troop Pantry to ship care packages to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Iowa ranks No 1 in high school completion and No 6 in ten measures. child poverty and single parent households rose 8 percent 2000 to 2008.
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Challenge grows over Cedar Rapids meatpacking site clean up
Cedar Rapids faces a costly cleanup after a half-dozen truckloads of corn at the former Sinclair meatpacking plant require 175000 to be hauled to a lined landfill. 25000 tons of asbestos debris await disposal at Milan Illinois with FEMA funding.
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Iowa leader pushes watershed plans to curb future floods
State Senator Rob Hogg outlines a plan to pool local state and federal resources for Cedar River basin flood mitigation. He cites MRBI funding and conservation programs in Floyd Mitchell Bremer and other counties, estimating 50 new watershed managers and 700 million over 10 years to reduce peak flood events and damage.
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NHS lessons for America a cautionary tale
United States health policy observer warns that adopting Britain’s NHS model could bring rationing and cuts to services. The piece cites NHS plans to curb hip and knee operations and limit hospital beds, arguing U S reform may lead to similar constraints while officials retain top care.
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Mercy Medical Center marks 10 years of breastfeeding support
The Cedar Rapids Mercy Medical Center celebrates a decade of nursing mother support through its breastfeeding group. Initiation rates rose from 73 percent in 2001 to 84 percent in early 2010, with the national goal at 75 percent. Since 2000 the program has aided over 2,000 babies and mothers, fostering community bonds and peer guidance.
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