Transplant Surgeons Leave Iowa City Hospital Post
University Hospitals in Iowa City faced upheaval as surgeons Wu and Rayhill departed for Arkansas and Oregon Health & Science University. The firing of transplant nurses and policy debates over donated anti rejection drugs fueled concerns about the program’s future and patient care continuity.
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University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences
University Hospitals
Rayhill
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland
Ore
Gazette
Fitzgerald
Barb Schaubacher
Ann Satterly
Moore
Barb Schnoor
National Kidney Foundation of Iowa
Schnoor
Schanbacher
Schaubacher
Sat
Daniel Katz
The
Katz
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Kirt Sickels
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
United Network For Organ Sharing
U.S
Iowa
Mercy Medical Center
Descon
Des Moines
Penford Strike Ends as Two-Tier Pay Set for New Hires
Union members vote 77 percent to approve a contract ending a 36 year strike at the Penford plant. New hires will earn 82 percent of the normal wage with gradual rise to 100 percent after 48 months. Benefits shift includes higher premiums and retiree cuts. The strike cost $3 million in August. Work resumes at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Keeley
David Holmes
Bakery Confectionary Tobacco and
Grain Millers International Local 100-G
Holmes
Penford
Atoms Memb
Ray Taber
Delmar Jellison
Iowa Officials Debate Counting Provisional Ballots
Iowa election officials face a clash over whether provisional ballots cast outside assigned precincts must be counted in federal races. Auditors fear resource strains while advocates argue federal law requires counting. Officials seek legal guidance from the attorney general amid uncertainty and potential litigation risks.
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Iowa
League of Women Voters
National Voting Rights Institute
The
American Civil Liberties Union
HAVA
Chet Culver
Tom Miller
Miller
Culver
Linn County
Linda Langenberg
Johnson County
Tom Slockett
Slockett
Brenda Wright
Wright
Stockett
Eric Tabor
Tabor
Ohio
Secretary of State
Langenberg
Florida
Wealth gaps reflect a history of discrimination
The analysis of Census data shows wealth gaps by race with one third of black families and 26 percent of Hispanic families in debt or with no net assets versus 11 percent of white families. White net worth rose 17 percent from 1996 to 2002, Hispanics up 14 percent to about 7,900, blacks down 16 percent to about 6,000. The overall median net worth rose to 59,700 in 2002 from 1996.
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Census Bureau
Roderick Harrison
Joint
Center For Political and Economic Studies
Washington
U.S
Soldiers balked at truck safety in Iraq convoy
U S Army Reserve soldiers from the 343rd Quartermaster Company refused orders to drive a hazardous fuel convoy north of Baghdad. Brig Gen James Chambers said 18 soldiers had returned to duty as investigations examine disobedience and claims trucks were unarmored. About 80 percent of 13th Coscom’s 4,000 trucks have been armored. the rest lack protection due to late deployment.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S. Army
James E. Chambers
13Th Corps Support Command
Chambers
13Th Coscom
343Rd Quartermaster Company
13Th
Coscom
Tallil
Nasiriyah
Taji
Few Cubans can afford gas
The piece contrasts Cuban and American gas affordability noting Cubans earn about $144 a year before subsidies and about $736 to $2,935 after social aids. Gas costs around $3.41 per gallon while average Cuban income remains far below U.S. levels. Local workers struggle to buy fuel despite subsidies and lower prices per barrel around $55.
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Havana
Cuba
Ailet Pelaez
AAA
American Automobile Association
Double registration checked in 2000 vote fraud concerns
Four professionals including a doctor and a prosecutor were counted twice in the 2000 presidential election. They list both New York City and Florida registrations among about 46 000 dual voters. Some say they only voted once, prompting fears of tally sloppiness or fraud and a Florida inquiry request.
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New York Daily News
NEW York
New York City
Florida
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