Police investigate death at Marion school grounds
Investigators from the State Medical Examiner's Office in Ankeny plan an autopsy at 9 a.m. The Marion Police Department and DCI probe Ferroggiaro's death at the school, interviewing neighbors while residents recall the terrier Peanut barking in the empty apartment. Call (319) 377-1511 with tips.
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Ankeny
Eisner
Oak Terrace
DCI
Ferroggiaro
Bauder
Larry
Peanut
Marie Bauder
Matt Thornton
Starry Elementary
Thornton
Marion
Hillview Drive
Marge Vavin
Vavin
Joan Schneiter
Schneiter
Banders
City extends flood overtime pay for exempt workers in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids approves extra pay for 157 exempt employees at 45 hours or more weekly while June July flood duties run. Ten department directors receive overtime beyond 50 hours. Officials note FEMA reimbursement unlikely for the extra costs. Cedar Rapids already paid 1.5 million in overtime to eligible staff.
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Prosser
Huber
Iowa City
Dale Helling
Manent
Cedar Rapids
Grand Forks
N.D
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Dave Elgin
Casey Drew
Pat Ball
Christine Butterfield
Julie Sina
Steve Havlik
Greg Graham
Jim Flitz
Ann Ollinger
Conni Huber
ER wait times rise as visits surge nationwide
The CDC report shows 119 million ER visits in 2006 up from 90 million in 1996 while the number of hospital ERs fell to under 4,600 from about 4,900. Lead author Dr. Stephen Pitts cites more patients and fewer ERs as causes, with longer waits for doctors and bed shortages contributing to delays.
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Stephen Pitts
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
U.S
American Hospital Association
Pitts
Visa system gaps frustrate meatpackers and workers
Chesser notes no category lets employers bring needed workers creating a vacuum. Federal warrants show Agriprocessors had 75 percent of nearly 1,000 pre raid workers as illegal immigrants with about 400 arrested and 300 convicted for crimes tied to false IDs. Vega, a Mexican immigrant, describes long wait times and residency pursuit through her husband while raising three U.S. citizen children.
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Chesser
U.S
Vega
Mexico
United States
San Luis Potosi
Iowa
Illinois
Illinois, Most Recently Skinning Cows At Agriprocessors
Rene Vega
Dan Vondra
Iowa City
Vondra
Ira Mehlman
Federation For American Immigration Reform
FAIR
Washington, D.C
Mehlman
Congress
American Meat Institute
Janet Riley
America
Riley
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