Reynolds steps taken to aid access for children
Alyssa Loeffler of Cedar Rapids describes her son Ozias’s ongoing battle with non convulsive seizures since he was 9 months old. He has as many as 15 seizures daily and spent time hospitalized as doctors tried to manage his condition with escalating Heppra doses.
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Ozias
Cedar Rapids
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Savannah Blake
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Rural hospital lifeline program stifled by policy push
Capitol Hill lawmakers propose changes to a federal program meant to preserve lifesaving rural services. In Anamosa Iowa UnityPoint Health Jones regional CEO Briesemeister says the two bed hospital earns around 95 thousand dollars annually and would not join the rural emergency hospital plan which offers higher federal payments in exchange for fewer inpatient beds.
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Cardboard Boat Regatta Returns to Cedar Rapids Fun Fest
The Freedom Festival's Cardboard Boat Regatta returned to Ellis Park in Cedar Rapids after a 2010 hiatus drawing hundreds. Teams built boats from cardboard and gum while racing around a buoy in Robbins Lake at Manhattan Park, with heats measuring speed as boats sank.
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Karol Shepherd
Freedom Festival
Kelly Wallner
Taylor Gott
Manhattan
Robbins Lake Park
Jim Slosiarek
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