Iowa DOT Eyes Flyover Option for I-80 Interchange
DOT and engineers study a major redesign of the I-80 interchange at Iowa City Coralville to ease rollover crashes. A possible flyover like Cedar Rapids I-380 30 could flatten the junction. Public input expected after alternatives are developed in 12 to 18 months.
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Catherine Cutler
Iowa Dot
Iowa Transportation Commission
Tom Aller
DOT
Iowa City
Coralville
I-380
Highway 30
Cedar Rapids
Cutler
Federal Highway Administration
North Liberty
Tiffin
Video couples bridge distance with free chat and video links
Rob Pilaszewski and Kim Blankenship describe how free messaging and personal video devices let partners stay connected across miles. They invested in equipment worth about 500 dollars and 250 dollar systems to see and read each other’s emotions during daily talk and long-distance calls.
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Kim Blankenship
Cedar Rapids
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Brandon
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Baghdad
Rob Pilaszewski
Iowa City
Lisa Madsen
Montreal
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Schiavo fight shifts as parents urge end of battle
In a Tampa hearing, the Schindlers pressed to reattach Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube while claims of religious and due process rights are pursued. Judge Whittemore promised a ruling overnight as the case, one of the nation’s longest right to die battles, continues to unfold across courts.
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Schiavo
George Feles
Schindlers
Tampa
U.S
James Whittemore
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Congress
Pinellas County
George Greer
Greer
2Nd District Court of Appeals
Florida Supreme Court
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Department of Children & Families
Bush
Living wills and patient wishes cited in Kentucky hospital case
Kenneth Deahl remained comatose after an accident and his son reported that a living will guided the decision to remove life support about six days later. Teresa Deahl, Kenneth’s wife, also had a living will and a do not resuscitate order. she died July 2, 2004 at St Luke's Hospital after hospice care.
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Terri
Schiavo
Florida
John Deahl
Kentucky
Kenneth Deahl
Mechanicsville
Teresa
Teresa Deahl
St. Luke’s Hospital
Threats and Lawsuit Against Cedar Rapids Hospital Dismissed
The Linn County case involving Floyd and Pippert ended with dismissal after an earlier medical malpractice claim against Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Investigations connected threats to prior litigation and an arrest followed searches of Floyds home revealing references to a Mercy attorney and a religious sister. A May 2 trial date was set with pretrial conferences planned. arrests involved local police, sheriffs, and federal inspectors.
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James Gerk
Linn County
Nancy Baumgartner
Thomas Horan
Linn County Sheriffs Office
Cedar Rapids Police
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Floyd
Pippett
Mercy Medical Center
U.S
Richard Murphy
Murphy
James
Cedar Rapids
Baumgartner
James Floyd
Floyds
Reade
Marlys
Jim Floyd
Keystone
Pippert
Marlys Floyd
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