Safe havens debated after young mothers kill babies
Experts clash over why some pregnant teens hide pregnancies and dump newborns despite U.S. and Florida safe haven laws. Ashley Truitt, 18, Solon, faces murder charges after police say she delivered a child in a hotel bathroom and disposed of the infant in a garbage chute in Pompano Beach. Florida law could have allowed safe handoff to a hospital within 14 days. prosecutors await grand jury decision.
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Jennifer Hemmingsen
Alison Gowan
the Gazette
Roger Munns
Iowa
Cheryl Meyer
Wright State University School of Professional Psychology
Dayton
Ohio
Ashley Truitt
Solon
Broward County
Fla
Sheriffs Office
Wyndham Resort
Pompano Beach
Broward
Solon woman held in baby's death case
Online report notes a Solon woman remains held in connection with her baby's death as Gazette Online covers the developing case and related local reactions.
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Gazette Online.com
Workplace helicopter parents linger after kids enter jobs
Mark Mathis, a Cedar Rapids advertising director, recalls a shock when an employee’s dad phoned to scold him for using insubordinate in a work discussion. He defends moderating the call and notes helicopter parents hover as children enter the workplace.
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Carly Weber
Gazette 5
Me&w Consulting and
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Mark Mathis
Mathis
Me&w
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Me&w Consulting and Advertising
Libby given 30 months in prison for CIA leak lies
U S District Judge Reggie Walton sentenced I Lewis Scooter Libby to 30 months in prison for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation in the Valerie Plame case. Walton rejected leniency despite public service remarks and testimony.
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Washington (Ap
I. Lewis
Scooter
Libby
U.S
Reggie Walton
Valerie Plame
Walton
Dick Cheney
CIA
White House
Criti
Cism
Theodore Wells
Cheney
Plame
City Hall Overhaul Shrinks Cedar Rapids Layoffs
Cedar Rapids City Manager Jim Prosser leads four meetings to outline a reorganized city government. He says earlier 70 job cuts have been reduced to about 50 as the plan is explained to the City Council. media access is limited and public details will come next week.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue
City Hall
Jim Prosser
Prosser
Panel to study moving bus depot to transit center
Cedar Rapids plans a six story Intermodal Transit Facility with bus hub, offices, adult day care, and parking. A new 90 day task force will review whether to alter the design to include INTERMODAL. If changes are made bids may be delayed.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Second Street
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
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