Senate OKs 6.6 percent pay raise for Iowa workers
Senate and House price a 6.6 percent pay raise for state employees amid political risk warnings. Cedar Rapids readers see related notes on a memo pressuring Job Service staff and a cable rate increase to 9.00 dollars per month with no dissent at the City Council meeting.
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Statehouse
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Cedar Rapids
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Virginia Sykora Naturalizes After Volunteering Abroad
U.S. citizen and Philippines native Virginia Sykora, a volunteer teacher's aide, graduates with her 6 year old son to learn about American life. She will become a U.S. citizen during naturalization ceremonies at the Five Seasons Center, with coverage by Marlon on page 8A.
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Virginia Sykora
Living in an RV as year round housing trend grows
RVs, though built for seasonal use, are increasingly bought for year round, low cost housing. Many accept inconveniences if the price is right, even if legality is unclear across jurisdictions and zoning rules.
Iowa Congressman seeks GAO study on cheese giveaway impact
Rep Cooper Evans of Iowa asks the General Accounting Office to assess how the government cheese giveaway affects retail cheese sales in Iowa. The move follows a reported drop in local cheese purchases and precedes cuts to Iowa’s cheese allotment. In a separate note, the Area Substance Abuse Council plans to close its youth treatment center on June 3 to repurpose the building at 1516 Fifth Ave SE for expanded adult outpatient and residential services.
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Iowa
General Accounting Office
Area Substance Abuse Council
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Cedar Rapids
Glandon pleads guilty in May case trial details linger
Rosemarie Glandon, 36, pleaded guilty to three counts of being an accessory after the fact in the murders of Jacalyn May and two young sons. She received up to two years to run concurrently with Louise Franks, 31, who previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced. Farris remains in psychiatric evaluation with a July trial date set, while Michael Rohn, 19, was acquitted after admitting presence at the scene.
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Rosemarie Glandon
Bruce Farris
Jacalyn May
Linn District Court
Michael Rohn
May
Glandon
Louise
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Farris
Cedar Rapids
Rohn
Linn County
Loren Hullinger Jr
Lynne Brady
Hormone imbalance linked to anorexia in women study
A National Institute of Mental Health study discovered abnormal vasopressin secretion in 16 women with anorexia nervosa. Researchers say erratic hormone response may drive weight loss obsessions and question whether biology underpins the disorder alongside behavioral factors. The work notes some women regain balance after weight restoration, with rare lasting disruptions. Karen Carpenter previously suffered from the condition.
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Philip W. Gold
National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda
New England Journal of Medicine
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