Iowa City considers porch couch ban amid fire and safety worries
Neighborhood concerns about porch couches grow as fires and melted siding prompt discussion. Residents recall a last fall blaze and a Dead Couch Day when many sofas disappeared before replacement. Neighbors compare costs and safety with others towns while officials note fines for porch furniture.
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Karen Leigh
Bloomington St
Ron Stutzman
Iowa City Fire Department
Leigh
Marcia Klingaman
Ames
Boulder
Colo
Oxford
Ohio
Normal
Ill
Blacksburg
Klingaman
Mike Fry
Cedar Rapids
George Engel
Iowa City
Josh Olson
S. Lucas St
Discovery Channel explores spinal injury survivor in Elkader story
Foels, who suffered an 11th thoracic vertebra injury, plans to marry Brent Duffy after earning an associate degree at Kirkwood. She aims to study physical therapy and speaks of ongoing recovery aided by stem cell therapy and intensive rehab led by Dr. Carlos Lima. A Discovery Channel crew will visit Elkader this month for a medical miracles segment.
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Ben Roberts
the Gazette
Amy Foels
Jacki Sloan
McGregor
Elkader Wellness Center
Foels
Elkader
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Brent Duffy
Kirkwood
Discovery Channel
Carlos Lima
Veterans face job gaps as many return from duty
The piece notes 490000 National Guard and reserve troops mobilized since 2001 with about 320000 back to civilian life. It covers unemployment rates for veterans, proposed tax credits to hire veterans and their dependents, and personal cases of veterans such as Vicki Angell, Benjamin Lewis, and Cummings facing job loss or difficulty reintegrating after deployment.
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Destiny Group
Guard and Reserve
Guard
Iraq
Labor Department
Allyson Schwartz
Dpa
Joe Schwarz
R-Mich
Afghanistan
Schwarz
Unem
Army Cpl
Vicki Angell
324Th Military Police
Chambersburg
Angell
Sheridan Press
Hanover
Army
Benjamin Lewis
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan National Guard
Lewis
Consid
Cummings
156Th Signal Battalion
Baghdad
Mosul
Gentile Packaging Machinery Co
Bridgewater
Midh
Anthony Gentile
Xela Pack Inc
Gentile Packaging Machinery
Saline
Gentile
Superior Controls Inc
Plymouth
Stem cell therapy costs rise as insurers lag
The Gazette reports the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan clinic in Detroit treats stem cell patients from Elkader and Lisbon with implants. Therapy runs about $30,000 yearly for three weekly sessions and is rarely covered by insurance. only one Michigan company has begun paying. Studies aim to prove benefits and attract more insurer support.
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the Gazette
Center For Spinal Cord Injury
Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
Detroit
Elkader
Amy Foels
Lisbon
Portugal
Paula den
Michigan
Denison
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