Schiavo Parents Urge Supreme Court to Resume Nourishment
Terri Schiavo's parents filed a late appeal with the U S Supreme Court urging reinsertion of a feeding tube for their brain-damaged daughter. They claim due process and religious freedom violations while Gov. Jeb Bush seeks custody. District and federal actions race as Kennedy timeframe and hospice death prognosis loom.
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Terri Schiavo
U.S. Supreme Court
Schiavo
Florida
Jeb Bush
Bush
Congress
White House
Michael Schiavo
Supreme Court
Bob
Mary Schindler
Schindlers
David Gibbs III
Pinellas Park
Fla
Could a Schiavo case happen in Iowa
The Gazette notes that if the Terri Schiavo case occurred in Iowa, outcomes would be similar. Iowa law allows a spouse to decide about life support when no living will exists, with a priority list for health care decisions for adults 18 and older who cannot decide for themselves.
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the Gazette
Terri Schiavo
Iowa
Guardian appointment guidance features on Iowa Bar site
A living will form on the Iowa Bar Association website explains when a court appoints a guardian for mentally incompetent or elderly individuals. The article notes guardianship implications for spouses and national context and appears on page 7A in Iowa.
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Iowa Bar Association
Iowabar
Court ruling halts Schiavo nourishment dispute progress
Terri Schiavo's parents were rebuffed by a federal appeals court panel and then by the full court. A lawyer for Schiavo's husband praised the outcome as President Bush and Congress pressed ahead with action. House Speaker Hastert announced a Supreme Court brief to restore nourishment, while Florida Senate failed a bill to keep Schiavo alive by three votes. Protesters at the hospice were arrested.
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Terri Schiavo
Schiavo
Bush
Congress
U.S. House
Dennis Hastert
Supreme Court
Florida Senate
Meskwaki Tighten Security After Minnesota School Shooting
Meskwaki Settlement School will boost security following the Red Lake Reservation shootings in Minnesota. The executive director Larry Lasley noted the incident involved 16 year old Jeffrey Weise who killed nine people before taking his own life, including five students a teacher and a security guard at Red Lake High School.
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Ine Uazette Tama
Red Lake Reservation
Minnesota
Larry Lasley
Jeffrey Weise
Red Lake High School
Lasley
Settlement School Tightens Security After Shootings
Chippewa leaders vow tighter security at the Settlement School serving about 170 students in K through 10th grade after recent shootings. Tribal Council, school officials, and parents plan to discuss privacy safeguards and protective measures as part of a broader concern for student safety. Nearby, over 300 Meskwaki attend South Tama public schools in Tama.
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Lasley
South Tama
Tama
Iowa
Coffeehouses as makeshift offices and hangouts
Kathryn Hagy uses Java Creek Cafe in Cedar Rapids for grading and lesson planning at Mount Mercy College. She finds the cafe a productive spot where breaks still allow work, contrasted with home chores or the campus office. Coffeehouses increasingly serve as extended work and study spaces.
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Jimmie Presley
the Gazette
Kathryn Hagy
Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy College
Hagy
Java Creek Cafe
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Ihuga
Drake
Tom Davis
Neather-Ar Editorial
Uietan
Ren
Meskwaki
Tama School
Orlan Love
National Center For Education Statistics
Nces.ed.gov
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