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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2005
Page
1
In Baghdad crowds line up for parliamentary voting as up to 11 million of 15 million registered Iraqis cast ballots. Sunnis aid turnout while Shiite parties expect the largest share of 275 seats, with coalition talks likely to follow and final results possibly in two weeks.
Arlene Riggins 83, living on Social Security about 1050 a month, worries as heating costs climb. Her $87 November bill and two medications over 200 each tighten finances with forecast Iowa natural gas bills rising 38 percent year over year. Weather remains the wild card for heating expenses.
The Hawkeye Area Community Action Program reports LIHEAP applications by county. Benton 401, Iowa 154, Johnson 989, Jones 391.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected David A. Johnson's claim that the University of Iowa denied him paid parental leave in 2002 because he is male. The university allowed mothers six weeks of sick leave and adoptive parents five days, but Johnson argued the policy disadvantaged men seeking time with family.
Cedar Rapids principals warn snowball play threatens safety. Wilson School’s Kathy Conley cites a sixth grader struck in the eye with an ice ball, while Taylor Elementary’s Lori Foley repeats the policy No snowballs.
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