Vacation trip to St. Louis for Discovery Village residents
Discovery Village residents eight adults with mental and developmental disabilities will travel to St. Louis for a five day trip, spending three days visiting Six Flags the Gateway Arch the Zoo and the National Museum of Transportation. The journey costs about 105 per resident with five in financial need seeking sponsors donations can cover all or part of their expenses.
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Vanessa Shelton
Discovery Village
St. Louis
John Morris
Morris
Six Flags
Gateway Arch
St. Louis Zoo
National Museum of Transportation
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital first in Iowa to acquire laser laparoscope
Mercy Hospital became the state's first to obtain a laser laparoscope, a $10,000 device used in gynecologic surgery by Dr. Gerald J. Shirk. The scope enables outpatient procedures for infertility and conditions like endometriosis, with FDA approval secured and prior training at Vanderbilt.
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Iowa
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Gerald J. Shirk
Shirk
U.S
Vanderbilt University
James Daniell
Vanderbilt School of Medicine
Food and Drug Administration
Eder Instrument Co. of
Chicago
Kirkwood Buys Iowa City Campus Site After State OK
Kirkwood Community College bought just over 39 acres on the west edge of Iowa City near Highway 1 and Freeway 518 for 300000 after the state Board of Public Instruction allowed exceeding the 320 acre limit. Construction may start next year with planning underway to establish a permanent Iowa City campus benefiting health occupations programs.
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State OK
Kirkwood
Iowa City
Kirkwood Community College
Boyd and Rummelhart Properties
State Board of Public Instruction
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Charges dropped for Cedar Rapids man in Offutt protest
Sarpy County Judge Jeffrey Campbell dismissed two charges against Brent Vanderlinden, 24, of Cedar Rapids, stemming from a protest at Offutt Air Force Base. The Iowa man faced mass picketing and failure to obey a lawful order, with defense arguing the picketing statute covers labor disputes, not anti-war demonstrations.
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Papillion
Neb
Sarpy
Jeffrey Campbell
Nebraska
Iowa
Offutt Air Force Base
Brent Vanderlinden
Cedar Rapids
Donald Fielder
Fiedler
Vanderlinden
Planned Parenthood elects Libby Slappey president in Linn County
Planned Parenthood of Linn County names Libby Slappey as president at the annual meeting on Tuesday. Isobel Mack becomes vice president, Jean Kruse treasurer, and Linda Fogarty secretary. New board members are Chris Chittick Robert Durach Larry Rickey Ann Roper and Herald Smith.
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Libby Slappey
Planned Parenthood
Linn County
Isobel Mack
Jean Kruse
Linda Fogarty
Chris Chittick
Robert Durach
Larry Rickey
Ann Roper
Herald Smith
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