Katie Becketts Daily Fight at St Luke's Hospital
Katie Becketts life centers on a St Luke's pediatric ward where she battles illness on a full-time respirator. Her parents Julie and Mark visit daily and coordinate care with doctors, therapists, and teachers while Katie learns sign language and remains hopeful for speech recovery as they plan for another year in hospital care.
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St. Luke’s
Ziska
Katie
Cathy Hadaway
St. Pius
Julie
Mark
Becketts
Ann Briggie
St. Luke's
Ann
Mary Arenas
Iowa Rail Proposal Reassessed After BN Withdrawal
Iowa officials plan to reexamine the Kansas City Northern concept after Burlington Northern pulls out of the project. The state DOT and Transportation Commission will discuss financing with Kansas City Southern and assess how the plan stands, while shippers push for a financially strong carrier to haul grain routes formerly served by Rock Island Lines.
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KCN
Kassel
KCS
Kansas City Northern
The
Transportation Commission
Chicago & North Western
Rock Island Lines
Iowans urged to report heat pump problems
Des Moines report: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller calls for voluntary reports from owners of Fedders Climatrol Chrysler Air Temp heat pumps after more than 70 complaints of rotary compressor failures. Some owners report multiple failures. one person replaced 16 compressors. An 11 state and FTC joint probe is underway. questionnaires will be issued to owners.
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Des Moines
UPI
Tom Miller
Iowa
Federal Trade Commission
Miller
Consumer Protection Division
Hoover State Office Building
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Cedar Rapids
Burlington Northern
Iowa Rail Project
CNW
Rock Island
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Iowa Falls
St. Paul
Fedders
Fedders — Climatrol
Chrysler
Inner
2Nd Ave. S.E
Westdale Mall
Hall Foundation
Residentia
Citizens For the Library Activities Committee
Joe Day
P.O. Box
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