Cedar Rapids High Waiver Policy Lets Students dodge P E
Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Jefferson High Schools grant waivers from physical education for academic athletic or medical reasons. Washington High figures unavailable. The district plans a yearlong review led by the Obesity Prevention Task Force to craft a consistent policy for all.
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Michael Stenerson
the Gazette
Brady Cooley
Kennedy High School
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa
Diane Held
Gazette
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Brady
Hannah
Dylan
Iowa City
Kennedy
Cedar Rapids High
Jefferson High
Washington High
Joe McGillicuddy
Summer camps clean up menus to fight childhood obesity
Camps across the nation shift from fatty snacks to healthier options amid rising parental and public health concern. Windsor Mountain International in New Hampshire showcases vegetarian meals, fresh fruit, and homemade bread as examples of the food turnaround driving camp popularity.
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Gabe Wolff
Windsor Mountain International Camp
Windsor, N.H
Ambushes Kill Three U.S. Soldiers North of Baghdad
Insurgents ambushed two U.S. patrols north of Baghdad in separate incidents killing three soldiers and an Iraqi civilian. A roadside bomb in Samarra wounded three, while an earlier attack on a U.S. patrol is also noted. The Philippines government rejected an insurgent ultimatum to pull its peacekeeping force from Iraq.
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Philippines
Samarra
Iraq vows nonprovocation and NPT commitment
Iraq's national security adviser says the country will never threaten neighbors and will honor the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. In Baghdad militants fire on a downtown alcohol shop, destroy merchandise and kidnap an employee. Demonstrators rally for and against Saddam in mixed protest. A Sunday convoy near Beiji is triggered by a roadside bomb.
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Iowa State Patrol moves five K-9 teams west across state
The Iowa State Patrol has relocated its five narcotics dogs from Eastern Iowa to central locations in State Center and Iowa Falls. Troopers in North Liberty Tipton and Manchester have been reassigned or retired their dogs due to injuries and budget cuts. Patrol Sgt. Ken Paradise notes the shift reflects troop reductions from 455 to 381 and a smaller K-9 footprint as eastern posts close.
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Iowa
Jesse Hernandez
Hernandez
Cedar Rapids
Christoph Trappe
Gazette
Iowa State Patrol
State Center
Iowa Falls
North Liberty
Tipton
Manchester
Ken Paradise
Paradise
Glenwood
Council Bluffs
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