Cedar Rapids Shelter Extends Hours and Adds Saturday Open
Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter will open later on weekdays from 10 30 a m to 5 p m and add Saturday hours from 9 a m to 3 p m at 1401 Cedar Bend Lane. The change allows more time to view animals locate missing pets and buy passes to the K nine Off Leash area at Cheyenne Park while police issue holiday home theft prevention tips.
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Cheyenne Park
UI to Offer New Master and Doctoral Degree in Human Toxicology
The University of Iowa Graduate College backed by Public Health and Medicine will launch a new human toxicology program approved by the Board of Regents. It draws on chemistry physiology pathology genetics statistics and risk assessment to prepare graduates for academia government NGOs and industry. The program begins courses this spring and will grant MS and PhD degrees.
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University of Iowa Graduate College
Colleges of Public Health and Medicine
Board of
Regents
Michael Hogan
Eastern Iowa Gazette Publishes Christmas Directory
The Gazette will print a free Christmas directory on December 9 listing church services and programs. Churches in the circulation area may submit denomination, church name, address, contact person and phone, plus service times and dates. Submissions go to Linda Cruise at The Gazette or via email. deadline is Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
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Expanding testosterone replacement therapy for men
US researcher at the University of Iowa discusses testosterone replacement for men. Therapy may improve bone density libido erectile function mood and muscle mass in older men with low levels. It has evolved from injections to gels patches and cheek formulations. Symptoms include erectile dysfunction energy loss depression and memory lapses. An estimated 13 million US men have testosterone deficiency but benefits vary by individual.
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Moshe Wald
UI Carver College of Medicine
Wald
United States
Ward
Diamond-encrusted jacket draws shoppers in Iowa City
Holiday shoppers flocked to Hands Jewelers in downtown Iowa City to view a diamond encrusted taffeta jacket boasting 358 carats and a $1 million price tag. Millie Brenneman and her daughter Ann Dickinson, visiting from Kansas City, called the piece beautiful and elegant as they toured the 109 E. Washington St. store Friday.
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Iowa City
Millie Brenneman
Brenneman
Johnson County
Joetown
Ann Dickinson
Kansas City
Washington St
Diamonds on Display Jacket Tour Prompts Shoppers’ Praise
Brenne man and Dickinson praise the jacket seen on a Lazare Kaplan promotional tour. The diamond laden piece stops at jewelry stores worldwide, with Hands Jewelers owner Bill Nusser noting the store secured it for several days.
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Lazare Kaplan
Bill
Nusser
Hands Jewelers
Faith and Coincidence in Peale’s Life and Death
The piece reflects on Norman Vincent Peale’s life of faith, his work with Guideposts, and his 1993 Christmas Eve death. It frames coincidences as potential signs of a grand plan and includes reflections from Rev. Nick Longworth on timing and symbolism.
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Molly Rossiter
Gazette
Norman Vincent Peale
Manhattan
Ruth Stafford Peale
Guideposts Magazine
Peale
Christ
Squire Bushnell
God
Nick Longworth
St. As Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Public nurse-in highlights breastfeeding rights debate
A nationwide nurse-in followed a Freedom Airlines incident in Vermont where a mother was asked to cover up while nursing, prompting discussion on public breastfeeding rights. The piece notes legal protections in 37 states, Iowa’s broad allowance, Tennessee’s age limit, and Florida’s clarifications, urging acceptance of breastfeeding as natural and legal. Linda Detroy Alexander signs off.
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New Mexico
Freedom Airlines
Burlington
New York City
Mesa Air Group Inc
Iowa
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