Wall of Shame highlights Local 831 layoffs in Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids Iowa a large wall in Machinists Local 831 hall lists members who have lost their jobs since President Bush was elected. The banner names Goss Schneider Electric Square D Cedar Rapids Universal Engineering and Metro Corp. job losses amid NAFTA concerns and a slowing economy. Union leaders including Mark Smith note one of the worst affected areas in Iowa. The piece also covers Gephardt and Bush responses to manufacturing decline and Nafta debates. Local 831 members face ongoing job insecurity as talks of trade liberalization loom. Contact the Gazette writer for details.
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Machinists Local 83
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Universal Engineering
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Iowa Federation of Labor
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NAFTA
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Nowadzkys
Mossman lauded by readers and peers at Iowa event
About 250 attendees heard Mossman discuss his 1972 book The Stone Reader as filmmaker Moskowitz praised the work. Barnes & Noble CEO Steve Riggio bought a copy on eBay for 1775 dollars. Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack and Cedar Rapids author Ed Gorman joined Mossman in praising his longtime friend.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa
Christie Vilsack
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Washington Post
Don Mossman book events tour Cedar Rapids Iowa City
Don Mossman will appear at Coe College in Cedar Rapids Saturday. The Stone Reader will be shown at Stewart Memorial Library at 1 30 p.m. A reception and book signing in Perrine Gallery runs 4 to 6 p.m. He reads at Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City at 8 p.m. on November 12 discussing books and writing.
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Cedar Rapids
Stone
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Expert says bioterror threat overblown yet dangers loom
Osterholm cites U S preparedness now at five to six out of ten for a biological attack, with $2 billion spent on public health readiness over two years. He warns smallpox fear could flood ERs, while vaccination remains not advised. risk of panic remains high.
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VA study questions shift to outpatient care and myths
A VA study questions the belief that more care must be hospital based and shows outpatient care can be effective without adverse effects. Findings echo a 1990 Rand Corp study on Medicare's 1983 shift to fixed procedure payments. VA's vast system, with 163 hospitals, 859 clinics, and 134 nursing homes, serves about one fifth of the nation’s 25 million veterans.
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Rand Corp
Elliott Fisher
Dartmouth Medical School
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Veterans Health Administration
One Lowan's Perspective on the World Not Working
Mike Deupree writes a weekly column on page 1B of The Gazette titled one lowan's perspective on the world and how it does p doesn't work, offering a personal view on local life and broader issues.
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