Health care, child abuse, water law on their minds
Democratic candidates in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas voice proposals on health care as a right with mandatory long term care provisions, stronger water protections to curb industry pressures, and tougher enforcement plus remedial rights for abused children.
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Iowa
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Cedar Rapids
Shawn Gallagher
Gary Shea
Shea
Hiawatha
Hoover Dam Story Through Heat and Sacrifice at Boulder Canyon
Stevens chronicles the Hoover Dam project from its brutal first summer in Ragtown under 115 to 120 degree heat, where families lived in shanties and two dozen workers died of heat and hardship. He counters myths, details Six Companies battles, unions, racism, carbon monoxide dangers, and the dam’s birth as a monumental public work.
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Herbert Hoover
Ragtown
Stevens
Black Canyon
Claude ‘Williams
Williams
Hoover
Erma Godbey
Las Vegas
Tom Godbey
Modern ‘University
Roosevelt
Boulder City
Colorado River
Imperial Valley
Hoover Dam
Southwest
Kidney grant supports Iowa City researchers
Two University of Iowa College of Medicine nephrology fellows Cheryl Emmons and Dr. Tatsuya Nonaka have each been awarded $21,000 by the National Kidney Foundation to study kidney regulation. Nonaka will examine the kidney’s salt excretion control area, possibly influenced by a heart hormone affecting blood pressure. Emmons will investigate mechanisms that control ion exchanges in the kidney.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa College of Medicine
National Kidney Foundation
Cheryl Emmons
U of I Department of Internal Medicine
Tatsuya Nonaka
Nonaka
Emmons
Mercy honors Kruse and Takes at Mount Mercy College
Mount Mercy College awarded Karen Marie Kruse of Dyersville the Mary Katherine McAuley award at commencement in the Paramount Theatre. Kruse earned a BA in nursing and graduated cum laude. Gail E. Takes of Monticello received the President's Award at honors convocation, carrying a double major in English and history with a minor in secondary education, and graduated summa cum laude with a BS.
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Mount Mercy College
Karen Marie Kruse
Dyersville
Mary Katherine McAuley
Paramount Theatre
Thomas Feld
Kruse
Gail E. Takes
Monticello
Takes
Peeters' door stays open amid bureau changes and drafting friction
Complaints detail shifts from a small bureau to a formal Service Bureau, with staff alleging amendments were altered without notice. Peeters defends procedures, cites nonpartisanship guidelines, and says most of 4000 annual amendments are completed on time while noting occasional delays. The piece covers leadership changes, confidentiality worries, and claims of favoritism and political pressure.
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Service Bureau
Kay Chapman
Cedar Rapids
Legislative Council
Peeters
House
Iowa welcomes Hollywood crew fans and volunteers
Volunteers gather in Zadar for a film set in Iowa, boxing envelopes and guiding extras through cold winds. Rick Senteno, 28, from Southern California, works as best boy for the gaffer, bringing a hands on edge to a heartland shoot.
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Hollywood
Woods
Rick Senteno
Iowa
California
Hill
Gaffer
Enteno
Senteno
House votes to curb contractors over drug free workplaces
Congressional action last week shows the House approving a 273 to 127 measure attached to the energy and water appropriations bill to deny federal funds to contractors allowing illegal drug activity in workplaces. The 17.8 billion package funds nuclear labs and dam and harbor projects while marking a rare energy and water bill without new public works.
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House
Jim Leach
Tom Tauke
Jim Lightfoot
Dave Nagle
Fred Grandy
Neal Smith
Continental Congress
Senate
Chamber
Dave Nagié
House OK
Justice Department
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