Murky on the Muddy Pollutes Creek With Contaminants
Iowa officials warn Muddy Creek remains polluted by improper discharges from a growing city’s wastewater plant. High bacteria and chloride levels raise concerns downstream toward Coralville and strain the treatment system amid new housing growth.
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Gazette Oath Liberty
Coralville
Brian Ray
the Gazette
Muddy Creek
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
North Liberty
Local teachers back Taylor Hicks as Idol winner
Area high school vocal instructors root for Taylor Hicks over Katharine McPhee citing his genuine persona and stage presence. They note Hicks’s comfort in his skin, though one instructor predicts Katharine may win.
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Eric Clark
Gazette
Taylor Hicks
Hicks
Katharine McPhee
Taylor
Amanda Freese
Marion High School
Storm Ziegler
Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School
Ziegler
Idol finales clash with Lost in TV showdown
TV listings note American Idol airs at 7 p.m. on Fox while Lost faces competition from the finales. AP Video features finalists visiting hometowns as GazetteOnline links provide further coverage and spotlight.
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Fox
GazetteOnline
West Iowa Marine dies in Iraq bombing
Lance Cpl William Leusink, 21, a Marine from Maurice near Le Mars, died after a bomb exploded in Anbar province northwest of Baghdad. He had served in Afghanistan before heading to Iraq and belonged to the 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment.
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Sioux City
Maurice
Iraq
Pentagon
Lance
William Leusink
Anbar
Baghdad
le Mars
Leusink
Afghanistan
3Rd Marine Regi
Iowa Marine dies in Iraq preserved in family memories
The 37th Iowa servicemember killed in Iraq since March 2003 is identified as a Marine from Sioux Center, who grew up on a family farm and graduated in 2003. His faith leader recalls his sense of duty and purpose amid ongoing U S and Iraqi security arrangements.
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Ment
III Marine Expeditionary Force
Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Kaneohe
Sioux Center High School
Iraq
Wayne Sneller
First Reformed Church
Maurice
Poor Teens Most Obese Among Youth Study Finds
A Journal of the American Medical Association report shows 23 percent of poor teens aged 12 to 17 are severely overweight, compared with 14 percent of their peers. Data from 10,800 youths across four surveys from 1971 to 2004 underpins the findings. local observers note similar trends in Cedar Rapids area health work.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Journal of the American Medical Association
Judy Fitzgibbons
Johnson Avenue
Overweight Teens Linked to Poverty in Older Teens
A report finds that a higher share of teenagers in poverty are overweight, with the trend most pronounced among ages fifteen to seventeen. The data highlight socioeconomic factors affecting youth weight and health outcomes.
Health study links cleaners to pollutants near low income students
A study finds household cleaners and pine orange and lemon scented air fresheners emit toxic pollutants. The effect is greater near schools with higher free or reduced lunch rates, indicating lower income. The result ties to higher obesity risk among overweight teens.
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