Memorial honors local veteran with granite panels
Nancy Clark led a community effort after her son Steven, a Prairie High School graduate and Army mechanic, died in the Middle East. The All Veterans Memorial opened near Veterans Memorial Stadium in May 1982, funded by donations and labor from hundreds of volunteers, and now bears seven granite panels honoring veterans of all eras.
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Prairie High School
Brad
Nancy Clark
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Steven
Hospitals to stop releasing birth information nationwide
Hospitals plan to halt publishing birth data citing security concerns. The Joint Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations backs the move to protect families, accelerate education, and strengthen security. The Gazette will continue to publish verified data with parental consent options.
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Joint Committee On Accreditation of
Washington, D.C
the Gazette
Mark Bowden
Fami
Waterloo Courier
Saul Shapiro
St. Luke’s and
Mercy Medical Center
Mike Kuerschner
Patti Kuerschner
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kuerschner
Dove hunting bill faces uncertain passage in Iowa House
Lawmakers hear mixed signals as supporters urge approval of HF 43 granting the Natural Resources Commission authority to regulate migratory birds including doves. Debate hinges on votes with estimates around 58 for passage or 42 against. Gov Vilsack’s stance undecided as lawmakers question chamber sentiment.
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Bill Dotzler
D-Waterloo
House
Dick Myers
Iown City
Tve
Connecticut
Florida
Massachusetts
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Natural Resources Commission
Rants
Myers
Doyle Adams
Izaak Walton League
Dove of Peace
Europe
Adams
Senate
Chamber
Tom Vilsack
Atlantis launch delayed for booster inspections
NASA halted the Atlantis liftoff to allow extra inspections of electrical cables in its two solid fuel boosters. Destiny lab mission delayed to no earlier than February 6. Astronauts traveling from Houston to Cape Canaveral, Atlantis to be returned to hangar Friday.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Atlantis
NASA
Houston
Space Station Laboratory
Destiny
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Kay Jackson
St. Luke’s
Humbert
Bowden
Appleton
Wis
David Horst
Post-Crescent
Kathy Richardson
Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Iowa
Richardson
David DeWitte
Davidd
Weidman
Hultman
Dotzler
James Lynch
CMT
Elas Liteom
Columbia
Som
Cedar Rapids Recreation Department
Teresa White City
St. Luke’s Advantage
Witwer Center
George Foreman Grill
Mercy Hospital
Younkers
Nian
Cea
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