High tech prosthetics offer safety and work upside
Amputees, doctors, and prosthetics makers say microprocessor legs can cut injuries and chronic illness and help users work, though Medicare proposes limits after a 2011 report found $43 million in improper prosthetic payments. Jaymie Noffke credits C Legs with stability and fewer falls.
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Election 2016 fundraiser draws large Des Moines crowd
A Des Moines fundraiser concert in 2016 drew three presidential hopefuls and thousands of supporters. Reporters Erin Murphy James Lynch and Rod Boshart detail the event's high energy atmosphere and political impact.
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Katy Perry backs Hillary Clinton at Des Moines event
Katy Perry performed in Des Moines under autumn sun wearing a white dress and American flag cape telling hundreds of attendees she supports Hillary Clinton. She called Clinton “my firework” before singing America the Beautiful and Firework at a Jefferson Jackson Dinner rally.
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Here come driverless automobiles
Coralville reports on self driving cars that can steer within lanes, maintain traffic pace, follow speed limits, and parallel park. The piece notes youth may not learn traditional driving skills as technology takes over, with references to traffic signals adjustments.
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