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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 2005
Page
1
Kenny Lukes, back in Protivin in May, is greeted by townspeople at The Mint. He shares custody of his 1-year-old daughter Teryn and says the turnout was surprising yet heartwarming as friends praise his humility.
Kenny Lukes of Protivin, 30, lost his left arm on November 1, 2004, when his Iowa National Guard unit was ambushed in Afghanistan. He endured extensive physical therapy to adapt after learning that comrade James Kearney of Emerson died in the same ambush.
Iowa City UI officials announced the Good Better Best Iowa campaign surpassed its $1 billion goal four weeks early. The drive drew gifts from over 126,000 contributors and funds scholarships, faculty pay, and facilities as it nears its December end date.
Iowa lawyers ask legislators to boost the base hourly rate for indigent defense from 50 to 60 dollars, arguing overhead and inflation have eroded pay. The push, supported by the Iowa Bar Association, targets funding for non serious-crime cases while taxpayers largely cover defense costs.
Mercer Health and Benefits finds Iowa employer health costs 2005 up 7.2 percent to 7584 dollars per active employee, still above the U S average of 7089. A separate Lind & Associates study cited a 12.4 percent rise, citing differing methodologies.
University of Northern Iowa anthropology professor Tyler O'Brien proposes turning Iowa pasture land into a body farm to study human decomposition. He argues the site could yield benchmarks for time since death and other forensic data.
A body farm is a secure facility where human corpses are studied to observe decomposition under varying climates and environments. Researchers use this data to improve forensics by understanding how bodies break down in different conditions.
O'Brien seeks a grant of 400000 to 500000 from the National Institute of Justice and others to acquire land and establish a body farm, arguing families would donate bodies as they do for medical research. Local page reference BODY FARM 7A.
Matt Hoover 29 from Marion drops 157 pounds to win 250000 prize on The Biggest Loser season finale. Hoover is a former University of Iowa wrestler and a two time state champion from Belle Plaine.
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