Parents in baby-sitting co-ops pitch in to provide free care
Cedar Rapids resident Heather Smith 34 with a home office and a 5-year-old daughter Betsy joins a neighborly baby-sitting co operative. After six months of exchanges she and her husband Kevin joined the group which trades child care and gives parents essential breaks.
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Cedar Rapids
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Gracey Bryant
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Colorado
Jennifer Semerroth
Maria Bryant
Bike patrols extend reach beyond cars for safety
The Gazette notes a summer shift to police bike patrols, able to travel trails and through heavy traffic at Iowa football games. Lt. Mike Hanks says nine University of Iowa officers on bicycles can approach groups, observe seat belt violations, and make traffic stops. Cedar Rapids bikes carry sirens and red lens headlights to signal emergencies.
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al Fear
Gell users drive up crash risk in study
Washington insurers report that drivers using cellular phones are four times more likely to crash and be hospitalized for injuries. Hands free devices do not clearly reduce risk compared with hand held phones, according to Anne McCartt and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Anne McCartt
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Lawmakers Move on Cell Phone Use Across Regions
States and cities impose or ban hand held talking while driving. New York New Jersey and DC bar hand held use. Connecticut requires hands free by Oct 1. Chicago Santa Fe and Brookline mandate hands free in cars. Eight states block local restrictions though. A British Medical Journal study shows similar risk increase for all ages and genders.
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The
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Email drives most messages to Congress in 2004 study
A Congressional Management Foundation study shows about 200 million messages to Congress in 2004, mostly emails. The shift from postal letters to electronic mail reflects a rising emphasis on personal messages over mass mailings for constituent influence.
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Kathy Goldschmidt
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Senate
Parkinsons drugs linked to compulsive gambling cases
A Mayo Clinic report ties the Parkinsons drug Mirapex and related medicines to compulsive gambling in 25 patients from 2002 to 2004. One retiree recovered after stopping the drug, noting his urge vanished within days. Medical experts warn of similar risks for others on these dopamine agonists.
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