Paying it Safe: Iowa City Pedestrian Mall gets extra police patrols
The Gazette reports six downtown barowners fund overtime police patrols on weekend nights at the Pedestrian Mall. Two officers patrol from 10 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays, totaling about $894.11 one weekend. The effort aims to curb late night fights and improve safety, with city plans to finance six new officers via a utility fee.
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Liz Martin
the Gazette
Iowa City
Rob Cash
Gregg Hennigan
Marty Maynes
Union
Maynes
Fieldhouse
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Martini’s
TCB
De’s
Matt Johnson
Troy Kelsay
Vitamin D deficiency looms for U S children study says
A Pediatrics report based on 2001 06 data finds about 20 percent of U S children aged 1 to 11 have blood vitamin D too low with 90 percent of black and 80 percent of Hispanic kids deficient under looser cutoffs. Lead author Dr Jonathan Mansbach of Harvard Medical School warns of broader health risks and calls for action.
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Lindsey Tanner
Ess
Chicago
U.S
Jonathan Mansbach
Harvard Medical
Journal
Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics
G R at large field wide open in Cedar Rapids race
Cedar Rapids city council at large race opens with at least two new faces. Incumbents on the two at large seats are seeking other posts. Brian Fagan aims for mayor and Pat Shey for District 3. Contestants include a 23-year-old teacher, a 28-year-old Realtor, two retirees, and Robert Bates, a 43-year-old carnival business owner with a prison past.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Brian Fagan
Pat Shey
Robert Bates
9000 Days of Sobriety for Marion Man
RAMBLIN Dave arion Four weeks sober Steve Sellers faced a drinking problem. He joined Sedlacek Treatment Center at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. As snow fell in late January 1996 he celebrated a clean start, feeling God guiding him to sobriety. He treasured his wife Mary and daughters Katie and Laura.
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Arion
Steve Sellers
Steve
Sedlacek
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Mary
Katie
Laura
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