Busy Cedar Rapids kids fill summer with camps and classes
Matt Maiers 12 and siblings Ali and Tony, all of Cedar Rapids, juggle baseball, College for Kids, basketball, football, science camps, jump rope, and Girl Scout activities. Their mother A J Maiers, 36, shuttles them between venues as the family’s summer calendar stays booked.
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Matt Maiers
Cedar Rapids
Maierses
Matt
Tony
Ali
A.J. Maiers
Peg Christensen
Dubuque
Coe College
Man Swallows Key Then Lets X-Ray Help Locksmith
Arthur Richardson swallowed a truck key in a prank and later had an X-ray show the key in his stomach. locksmith John Somers crafted a new key from the image, a first in his career. Richardson planned another X-ray as of Monday.
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North Platte
Neb
Arthur Richardson
Richardson
John Somers
Al’s Lock and Safe
Somers
Education turmoil prompts call to heal town split
Monticello school board President Lee Hein urged moving past a graduation controversy at the May 29 ceremony. Some parents and students demand an apology for a classmate letter read or not read. others say the issue was handled correctly as the board considers policy changes.
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the Gazette
Monticello
Lee Hein
Hein
Indigents Face Premiums Under IowaCare Plan
Iowa will require a monthly premium of up to 75 for health care services at University Hospitals. The move affects poor patients who have relied on the Indigent Care Program for almost a century and may leave many without coverage if funds run out.
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Tom Owen
Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
University Hospitals
IowaCare
IowaCare changes impact indigent health program
The old Indigent Care plan funded University Hospitals services plus patient meals lodging and transport for outpatient tests. The new IowaCare limits to 200 percent federal poverty level, offers a $75 monthly plan, and covers transport but not lodging or meals. Patients may seek care outside University Hospitals.
Supreme Court rules file sharing firms liable for infringement
The court unanimously finds that distributing a device meant to promote illegal downloads makes Grokster and StreamCast liable for user pirating of music games and movies. The ruling returns the case to California federal court to proceed.
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Dallas Morning News
Supreme Court
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Studios Inc
Grokster Ltd
StreamCast Networks Inc
David Souter
U.S
Abbott Hails Supreme Court Decision On Ten Commandments
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott applauds the U S Supreme Court ruling upholding the display of the Ten Commandments outside the Texas Capitol in Austin. The decision reinforces religious symbol protections in state government spaces.
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Texas
Greg Abbott
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Capitol
Austin
Mixed Message on Ten Commandments Display rulings
Supreme Court split on display of the Ten Commandments with a ruling allowing exterior display at the Texas state Capitol while banning interior displays in Kentucky courthouses. The court said each religious exhibit on public property must be scrutinized to avoid government promotion of religion.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Kentucky
Cable firms blocked rivals from sharing lines ruling
The Supreme Court held that cable companies are not required to share their lines with rival providers of high speed Internet service, allowing them to block competition in access to their networks.
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