Food banks face summer surge as demand outpaces donations
In Iowa communities demand for meals rises with school vacations and higher prices. The Crisis Center in Iowa City reports a 30 percent service increase while donations fall, straining shelves at HACAP and other charities. Agencies note more frequent visits and larger needs across Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, and surrounding counties.
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Schaepperkoetter
Iowa City
Dana Ballantyne
Food Bank
Ballantyne
Barb Elsasser
HACAP
Hiawatha
Salvation Army
Cedar Rapids
Donnell Hoppes
Salvation Army Corps
Hoppes
Henry Davidson
H.D
Soul Food
Third St. SE
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Seventh St. SE
Paul Brawner
Brawner
Catholic Worker House
Fifth Ave
David VanMarm
VanMarm
America
Second Harvest
Brenda Arnold
St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House
Arnold
Ozzy the bear joins Osborne Center wildlife exhibit
Ozzy replaces Ben the male black bear who died at 23 in December and now weighs about 300 to 350 pounds when full grown. Mulford and Brazell visit daily, feeding Ozzy honey and apples as she responds to the food-signal vehicle.
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Ben
Osborne Center
Ozzy
Mulford
Brazell
Ozzy the Alpine Owl at Osborne Center Opens Daily
Mulford and Brazell care for Ozzy at the Osborne Conservation and Welcome Center on Highway 13 south of Elkader. The center, run by Clayton County Conservation Department, shows native Iowa animals including a mountain lion, bobcat, wolves, deer, elk, bison, coyote, and birds of prey.
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Osborne Conservation and Welcome Center
Highway 13
Elkader
Clayton County Conservation Department
Mulford
Brazell
Ozzy
Tomahawk
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Lawmakers back partial Medicare equity aid for rural Iowa
Rep Bill Boswell and Rep Steve King helped push a bill to set aside 27.5 billion to improve rural Medicare payments. Iowa faces long-reported underfunding, with hospitals warning of cuts if procedures become unaffordable. Support from Nussle and the Iowa delegation aided passage despite gaps and financing concerns.
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Iowa
Boswell
King
Senate
Nussle
Boswell and
Nussle and Leach Push Medicare Drug Coverage Plan
Nussle argues for a bipartisan Medicare reform with partial drug coverage and strong protections for low income seniors. Leach notes conservatives find the plan costly and liberals worry it is not costly enough. The House bill would raise provider payments in Iowa by nearly 450 million dollars over ten years, starting now, with Senate funding delayed two years.
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Nussle
Jim Leach
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Leach
House
Senate
Iowa
Lottery Riches Turned Tragedy for Jody Taylor
The cautionary tale details Jody Taylor who won a 20 year lottery payout starting 1992 after Christmas. Family friends and sheriff's deputies describe him as a former hell-raiser who struggled with alcohol and drugs and then lashed out at cars and his wife Jennifer. His arrest in June drew whispers and questions about his future.
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Jody Taylor
Ford Vehicles
Jennifer
Taylor
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