Remembering Pearl Harbor hero Ike Schab at 103
Earl Schab, 103, recalls suiting up after a shower when the USS Utah was attacked and planes filled the sky. The Hawaii native helped feed ammunition to a gun crew, lifting heavy boxes despite weighing 140 pounds as a 21-year-old. He returned to Pearl Harbor 82 years later to reflect on courage and survival.
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Earl Harbor
Hawaii
Ira
Ike” Schab
Dobbin
Utah
Schab
Pearl Harbor
Students sign on for hands on education at hospital
Natalie Fiester a Kennedy High School senior begins a 2000 hour patient care technician apprenticeship at UnityPoint Health St Luke's Hospital in January. About 28 Eastern Iowa students from eight districts commit to the program funded by a 1.2 million Grant Wood AEA grant.
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Cedar Rapids
Cindy Fiester
Natalie
Unity Point Health
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cindy
Linn County Public Health
Kirkwood Community College
Kennedy High School
Iowa
UnityPoint Health Systems
St. Luke’s
Casey Greene
UnityPoint Health
Grant Wood Aea
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Trial move in Adventureland death case to Scott County
A Polk to Scott County change of venue is ordered for a wrongful death suit arising from an Adventureland Park raft ride accident that killed an 11 year old Marion boy and injured his 15 year old brother. Judge Paul Scott cites pretrial publicity as prejudicial and argues coverage implies liability without a trial.
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Polk
Scott County
Marion
5Th Judicial District
Paul Scott
Adventureland
Scott
Mercy Iowa City seeks extension on liquidation plan stay
Mercy Iowa City asks a bankruptcy judge to extend the exclusive period to file a liquidation plan from March 4 to May 6, countering a bondholder challenge led by Preston Hollow that aims to delay the plan submission. The hospital says progress is being made but the plan is not yet complete.
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Mercy I.C
Iowa City
Mercy Iowa City
Mercy
U.S
Mercy Iowa City Hospital
Preston Hollow
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
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Tequesta, Fla
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Herb Elfring
Ira “Ike” Schab
Navy
Cmdr
Karl Schab
Associated Press
Uss Arizona
Honolulu
Grace King
Trish Mehaffey
Vanessa Miller
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