Transport planners face funding role at risk
Steve Gravelle reports that metropolitan planning organizations face a funding threat as public awareness is low. DeLania Hardy of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations warns that local officials risk losing influence at the funding table without MPOs in place.
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Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
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Heroin Reemerges in Eastern Iowa Overdose Surge
In Cedar Rapids and Johnson County there have been multiple heroin overdose deaths this year and over the past 18 to 22 months. DEA agent Scott Smith links the heroin influx to Chicago suppliers offering potent alternatives to oxycodone. The 2011 Threat Assessment notes rising heroin overdoses in Linn and Scott counties amid national shifts from cocaine and pharmaceutical sources.
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Gazette Crain
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Scott Smith
Drug Enforcement Administration
Chicago
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Midwest
U.S. Justice Department
Linn
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Medicare Drug Gap Shrinks For Many Beneficiaries
Medicare reports the doughnut hole in prescription coverage will shrink about 40 percent this year for millions of older and disabled users. The average gap entrant would spend 1504 on drugs, but discounts under the Obama health care law cut that to 901. The 50 percent brand name discount saved 581 and generic coverage added 22 in savings.
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Iraqs sectarian divides linger as Sunnis eye return to Hurriyah
In Baghdad Hurriyah shows fragile normalcy after five years of sectarian war. Shiite militias patrol the area and Sunnis remain mostly absent, with forced segregation reshaping neighborhoods and marriages. The article questions Iraqs path to healing before American forces depart.
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