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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 2013

Page

11

Shirley Kay Long obituary and funeral details

Shirley Kay Long 73 of Marengo formerly Williamsburg died December 13 2013 at home. Funeral 1 p.m. December 18 Kloster Funeral Home Marengo officiated by Rev Matt German. Burial East York Cemetery rural Williamsburg. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. December 17. Memorial fund established. Survived by sons Tom Jr and Ed Long with spouses, six grandchildren, one great grandchild, brother Jerry Fenton and sister Mary Gay. Preceded by husband Tom Long Sr and brother Don Fenton. Born May 1 1940 Oskaloosa. Worked as nurse aide at Oskaloosa Hospital CNA CMA and Hillside Estate. Online condolences at klosterfuneralhome.com.

Shirley Kay Long Marengo Williamsburg Kloster Funeral Home Matt German East York Cemetery Tom Jr Sheila Ed Long Jill Malcom Cory Long Amanda Rich Texas Heath Long Ashley A.J. Long Zach Long Katie Olivia Long Colfax Avia Long Jerry Fenton Joy Oskaloosa Mary Gay Howard Tom Long Sr Don Fenton Shirley Kay Fenton Iowa Edmund Chester Fenton Doretha Huffman Fenton Oskaloosa High School Thomas Robert Long Beacon Methodist Church Oskaloosa Hospital CNA CMA Hillside Estate Klosterfuneralhome

Vitamin K questions rise over routine birth practice

CDC findings show 3.4 percent of hospital newborns and 28 percent of birth-center births refused vitamin K injections. Medical staff note ongoing parental internet influence and a trend toward questioning standard maternity procedures while emphasizing the injection's role in preventing vitamin K deficiency bleeding.

Talist St. Louis-area Ross CDC Nashville Jessica Henman O'Fallon Carolyn Smith Barnes-Jewish Hospital American Academy of Pediatrics Tennessee

Iowa Youth Report shows mixed preschool, poverty trends statewide

The Youth Report notes 2.1 percent rise in Infants and Children Program enrollment for low income families from 2003 to 2012, yet a 5.9 percent statewide decrease. Linn County unemployment jumped from 1.8 to 5.3 percent, while food assistance use rose 12.8 percent in 2012.

Christi Regan Head Start Hawkeye Area Iowa Linn County Crawford State of

Mandela’s final burial journey marked by 21-gun salute

Mandela’s funeral featured a 21-gun salute and air force jets as the coffin was lowered. President Zuma, once booed, delivered a personal, hopeful speech invoking Mandela’s fight against poverty and discrimination. Nandi Mandela praised her grandfather’s education efforts and family generosity.

Zuma Mandela Nandi Mandela

Atheist in U S politics seen as least popular option

A Pew Research summary shows unaffiliated adults rising to 19.6 percent, with atheists and agnostics at 5.7 percent in 2012. Only Rep Kyrsten Sinema openly identified as none in 2013, reflecting the persistent political challenges for nonreligious candidates.

U.S Pew Congress Kyrsten Sinema D-Ariz Pew Research Sinema Coe Brent Walker Walker The Baptist Joint Committee For Religious Liberty United States Fortney Pete” Stark D-Calif Secular Coalition For America Youngblood Gallup

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