Iowa tourism rises as more travelers stay close to home
Iowa sites report a 13 percent May visitor increase year over year and a 1.5 percent rise from May to June. Higher gas prices keep trips shorter and closer to home, with road travel up and many families taking multiple three to four day getaways. Local centers note Cedar Rapids visitors and the Mississippi River Museum see gains, aided by the Grand Excursion event drawing regional groups.
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Gazette
Iowa
Shawna Lode
Lode
Mike Dexter
Cedar Rapids
Iraqi airstrike kills 14 in Fallujah
A U S airstrike authorized by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi hit trenches and fighting positions in Fallujah used by al Qaida linked foreign fighters. Iraqi officials said 14 people were killed early Sunday. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said the government was fully informed and cooperative on the operation.
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Iraq
U.S
Iyad Allawi
Fallujah
al- Qaida
Allawi
United States
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Richard Armitage
Iraq leader approves attack and withdrawal plans
Iraq’s leader approves a military action while Philippine officials commit to completing withdrawal plans. The report notes the simultaneous developments as regional tensions and security concerns rise.
Flicking mosquitoes may beat squashing them, study suggests
A New England Journal of Medicine article discusses a 57 year old Pennsylvania woman who died in 2002 from a Brachiola algerae fungal infection. Authors say the fungus may come from smashed mosquito body parts, advocating flicking off mid bite rather than squashing.
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Toledo, Ohio
New England Journal of Medicine
Pennsylvania
Christina Coyle
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York
Roger Nasci
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Fort Collins
Colo
Nasci
Governors Gather in Seattle for NGA Summer Meeting
National Governors Association officials convene in Seattle for the summer meeting. Governors report budget room to boost state economies while Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack notes a conscious decision to omit topics amid partisan disputes. Vilsack chairs the Democratic Governors Association and serves on NGA's executive committee.
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Seattle
National Governors Association
Iowa
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Democratic Governors Association
National Association
Governors Tackle Aging Issues At National Meeting
At the National Governors Association summer gathering in Seattle leaders discussed rising elder needs. They urged states to reshape health care and tax codes to aid Americans 65 and older while protesters demanded quicker Medicaid support for home-based long term care. The three day event offered elected officials a framework to focus resources on the elderly.
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Seattle
National Governors Association
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