VA plan calls for E Iowa clinics and center overhaul
A VA national re alignment would add primary care outpatient clinics in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City and expand the 93-bed Iowa City VA Medical Center. It proposes new community clinics in Carroll Marshalltown Ottumwa Shenandoah Spirit Lake and a 120-bed Des Moines nursing home care center. Public hearings planned in Omaha and Minneapolis with a final recommendation to Secretary Principi in November.
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VA plans new Iowa clinics to expand veteran care network
The Department of Veterans Affairs proposes new primary care clinics in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and five other Iowa communities to restructure state and western Illinois health services. A satellite Iowa City clinic would free space at the VA Medical Center for specialty care while Cedar Rapids leased space would keep services within a 30 minute drive for northeast Iowa veterans.
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Genencor Center in Palo Alto Melds Art and Science
The Genencor International Technology Center at Stanford's Research Park in Palo Alto blends artful design with a high tech lab. A $60 million 77,500 square foot facility hosts a test kitchen simulating enzyme refiners, supporting 197 scientists in Palo Alto and 22 in Holland. They work in analytical, molecular, and protein chemistry to push industrial enzyme production toward genetic engineering for new pharmaceuticals and personal care ingredients.
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Gay bishop elected at Episcopal convention
The Episcopal Church confirmed Rev. V. Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire in a 62 to 45 vote. The election, first openly gay bishop, risks rifts with conservative dioceses and overseas partners. Robinson was cleared of prior allegations and expressed awareness of upset within the church.
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New Iowans from Illinois rise in late 1990s migration
U S Census data show 32 317 people moved Illinois to Iowa from 1995 to 2000 while 28 695 Iowa residents moved to Illinois. Nebraska exchanges and improving state qualities are noted as attracting residents away from Chicago and urban areas. Net losses to Nebraska narrowed from 4000 in 1990 to 370 in 2000.
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Bluestein approves landfill expansion near Marion
Bluestein Solid Waste Agency votes 8-0 to expand Site 2 by 150 acres north of Marion at County Home Road and Highway 13. The move, approved after years of debate, aims to meet Linn County garbage needs through 2035 amid mixed reactions from Marion officials.
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