Linn County Leaders Defend NACo Travel and Outbound Costs
Linn County officials defend attending NACo meetings as essential for professional development and access to information and grants. In fiscal 2005 the county spent 46,402 on out of state travel and related costs, funded within an 86.6 million budget. Langston led with 5,415, Barron 5,274 and Houser 3,730. one Washington trip to lobby with the Cedar Rapids Chamber was the only non NACo trip.
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Linn
NACO
Linda Langston
Langston
Lu Barron
Linn County
Auditor’s Office
Board of Supervisors
Barron
Jim Houser
Washington
Mike Goldberg
Cedar Rapids Area
Chamber of
Linn County Recorder’s Office
Joan McCalmant
San Antonio
New York
Deb Ironside
Hawaii supervisors defend travel to mainland conferences
Hawaii county supervisors urge critics to view travel to national conferences from their perspective. They note this is the first National Association of Counties conference in Hawaii in 20 years and that mainland attendance is routine for officials. Business visitors to Hawaii average eight days with half for business and half for leisure.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
National Association of Counties
Coralville studies quiet zone liability near Highway 6 crossing
City Council weighs creating a whistle free zone around a quarter mile on both sides of the Highway 6 and 25th Avenue crossing. Officials note liability for any harm to pedestrians or motorists without train warning sounds. Iowa Interstate Railroad operates about four daily trains past the hotel near the tracks.
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Mcllravy
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Dennis Miller
Coralville
John Yapp
Johnson County
Highway 6
25Th Avenue
Dan Holderness
Jamie Nicpon
Menopause Tapering Off May Help Symptoms In Some Women
Researchers note evidence on duration is weak and long term symptoms may return after stopping therapy. The WHS study involved 16,600 women aged 50 to 79 given Prempro or placebo for up to eight years with follow up eight to 10 months after halt. About 21 percent of Prempro users reported moderate to severe symptoms afterward.
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Ockene
Smith
Fitchburg
Mass
WHS
FDA urges minimal hormone use for shortest time
FDA recommends using hormone treatment at the lowest dose for the shortest period for women who took placebo or fake pills. The study hints natural menopause may occur sooner for some on placebo, while Prempro could only delay it. Tapering strategies to ease symptoms are suggested but not proven, and questions remain about lasting effects after stopping therapy.
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Ockene
JAMA
Laura Corio
New York
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Governor seeks DHS file in Evelyn case reaction
Iowa governor’s spokesman Matt Paul says the Christie family faulted DHS for its response while relatives and school officials had raised concerns about Evelyn’s home life. DHS director Kevin Concannon had ordered an internal review as Vilsack seeks access to DHS files under a post 2000 law.
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Christie
Windsor Heights
DHS
Matt Paul
Christies
Evelyn
Munns
Kevin Concannon
Vilsack
Funeral Thursday for Evelyn Miller in Charles City
The funeral begins at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Congregational Church in Charles City. Paul reports the case proceeds under protocols. Vil sack's review of DHS files will decide next steps with a governor statement anticipated after review.
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Evelyn Miller
First Congregational Church
Charles City
Father of man who last saw girl criticizes police focus
In Charles City, the father of one of the men who last saw Evelyn Miller alive condemns police for concentrating on his son Randy Patrie. Patrie and Dan Slick told authorities they saw Evelyn at 2 a.m. July 1. her body was found July 6 and murder probes continue.
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the Gazette
Evelyn Miller
Floyd
Charles City
Randy Patrie
Dan Slick
Evelyn
Patrie
Slick
Lyle Patrie
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