Iowa lawmakers face funnel week in bid to save bills
Des Moines reporters note a Friday deadline for bills to clear committees as state legislators push amid 1600 drafted measures. A high profile fight centers on a proposed constitutional marriage definition and other policy items with uncertain futures.
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Wluisnes Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Mural of Theatre Cedar Rapids History Reopens Lobby
In the flood damaged Theatre Cedar Rapids, a 22 foot long color mural recreates early theater days. Created by Richard Barker, the piece features nearly 100 faces including Catherine Blades Gene Whiteman Doug Jackson Elise Vaux Max Hahn and others. Barker emphasizes people over facility as the mural portrays faces expressions and 1930s Killian Tea Room references.
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Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Catherine Blades
Gene Whiteman
Doug Jackson
Elise Vaux
Max Hahn
Max
Richard Barker
Barker
George Henry
Killian Tea Room
Grants fund dozens of HACAP projects in Eastern Iowa
HACAP disperses about 60 thousand dollars so far from a 870 thousand stimulus anti-poverty pot to support neighborhood efforts in six counties. Grants include a Washington County garden and a Cedar Rapids gathering place with local workshops guiding applicants on measurement and accountability.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Hiawatha Garden
Washington County
Cedar Rapids
Mitch Finn
Hawkeye Area
HACAP
Iowa
Finn
Brighton
Nancy Adrian
Colleen Lewis
Jim Slosiarek
Tne Wazette
John Wilkinson
Monica Johnson
Cedar Hills
Haiti Faces Mental Health Crisis After Quake Surge
Doctors warn up to one in five earthquake victims in Haiti suffer trauma beyond physical injuries. With preexisting services scarce, aid groups stress long term support and grief assistance rather than immediate counseling to help communities cope.
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Associated Press
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Lynne Jones
International Medical Corps
Toyota ties in Washington raise questions on objectivity
Lawmakers investigating Toyota recalls have strong ties to the company through factory jobs and political influence. Senate investigator Jay Rockefeller cites efforts to attract a plant to West Virginia while Representative Jane Harman, from Toyota’s U S headquarters district, has financial ties to the firm. Democrats criticize Toyota for non union practices as scrutiny continues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Toyota
Senate
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
House
California
Jane Harman
U.S
Congress
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