Vandals target sculptures. Big Pig Gig scenes noted in Cincinnati
The piece reports rising tourism and traffic affecting sculpture sites with volunteers patrolling Cincinnati’s 200 Big Pig Gig statues. Damaged pigs are repaired at the Pig Spa while vandalism elsewhere includes an unknown perpetrator decapitating a statue near KCRG and Gazette offices in Cedar Rapids. Police investigate with no suspects named.
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Cincinnati
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Enquirer
Kcrg and Gazette
Fifth Street
Administration to reconsider snowmobile ban in national parks
The Bush administration will reassess a Clinton era ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone Grand Teton and adjacent areas after settling a lawsuit with snowmobile manufacturers outdoor groups and Wyoming. The plan could lift the ban with phase in for 2002 2003 2004 and likely affect the John D Rockefeller Jr Memorial Parkway.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Wyoming
Yellowstone
Grand Teton National Parks
Montana
Idaho
Senate health protections win amid fierce pharmacuit conflict
Senate passage of new patient protections drew praise from Majority Leader Daschle after a five year fight tied to trial lawyers and HMOs. Republicans warned of rising insurance costs and restricted coverage, trading changes to limit lawsuits and cap damages for broader independent appeals before court review.
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Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Senate
Clinton
John McCain
Arizona
Daschle
Historic patients rights bill passes Senate broad protections
The Democratic Senate approved a comprehensive patients rights bill guaranteeing emergency care and specialist access for all, with federal court remedies for benefit disputes and limits on punitive damages. It allows state court suits over coverage denials tied to medical judgment and restricts class actions across companies.
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