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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 2014

Page

9

Iowa adults face rising obesity and smoking trends

The 2013 Iowa report shows 31.3 percent of adults obese and 35.7 percent overweight, with obesity higher among lower incomes. Smoking rose to 19.5 percent, more men than women smoke, and heavy drinking increased with 6.5 percent overall. Exercise declined from 2012, and education and income strongly influence activity levels.

U.S Shepherd Health Department

Obama honors Civil War hero with Medal of Honor

Delafield Wisconsin native Alonzo Cushing receives the Medal of Honor on a White House ceremony led by President Obama. The award honors Cushing’s 1863 Gettysburg act as he urged his soldiers despite fatal wounds, with historian Margaret Zerwekh praised for decades of advocacy.

Obama Washington America Alonzo Cushing Pickett Cushing Gettysburg Delafield Wis Barack Obama White House Margaret Zerwekch Zerwekh Wisconsin Roosevelt U.S William Proxmire Margaret Ron Kind F. James Sensenbrenner Kind Lance Sijan Laura Jowdy Medal of Honor Society Cpl Andrew Jackson Smith Reuters U.S. Army Helen Loring Palm Desert Calif

Boehner Pushes Keystone Pipeline and Obama Health Law Bets

House Speaker John Boehner seeks quick action to approve TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline while pursuing changes to Obamacare a year after Democrats faced elections. He mentions repealing tax penalties and a proposed Medicare board, amid White House review of emissions and border crossing implications.

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CyHire expands campus hiring across majors signaling stronger economy

Experts link rising on campus interviews and internship options to a rebounding economy and university outreach. UI Pomerantz Career Center director Angi McKie notes more employers at fairs and on-site interviews, with 4,700 students interviewing in 2013-14 and a 95 percent post graduation placement rate across programs. Senior Hensley credits Hire-a-Hawk for shaping his path through internships and early networking.

Hensley Angi McKie UI Pomerantz Career Center McKie ISU CyHire Iowa State Neering

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