Obesity preventive drive eyed for Iowa future health gains
A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation projection warns 54 percent of Iowans could be obese in 18 years without four significant lifestyle changes. The study cites current obesity and overweight rates, outlines a 7.1 percent cut in health costs if BMI drops by 5 percent, and emphasizes environmental support for healthier choices led by public health leaders in Linn County and Cedar Rapids Blue Zone efforts.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Mississippi
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Iowa
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Linn County
Neff
Cedar Rapids
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Jerman Aims to Lead Cedar Rapids Police Chief Bid
Cedar Rapids selects James Jerman, a 32 year veteran, as police chief candidate after praising license plate reader tech and its crimefighting potential. He supports a privacy safeguarded program and plans workload analysis to confirm staffing. First day set for Oct 29.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Justin Shields
Jeff Pomeranz
Terri
Bridgette
University of Iowa
Chicago teachers end strike with contract deal
Chicago teachers vote to end a weeklong walkout and return to classrooms after union delegates approve a settlement. Mayor Emanuel calls it an honest compromise moving toward longer school days and a tied evaluation system while teachers gain protections against job loss and closer ties to student performance.
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Rahm Emanuel
South Side
America Olmedo
Emanuel
Karen Lewis
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Romney’s 47 percent video stirs GOP criticism
Reuters reports Mitt Romney faced renewed backlash as a secretly recorded Florida fundraiser clip showed him saying 47 percent of Americans would back Obama no matter what. He labeled them dependent on government and felt no obligation to reach them, prompting questions about his campaign's trajectory and understanding of American voters.
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Barack Obama
Florida
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Mother Jones Magazine
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Boca Raton
Fla
Marc Leder
Israel
William Kristol
Standard
David Brooks
New York Times
Brooks
Voter ID case sent back to Pennsylvania court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered Commonwealth Court to rethink its decision allowing the new voter ID law to stand. Judge Robert Simpson must rule by Oct. 2 on whether ID cards could block voters on Election Day, with supporters citing eligibility and critics warning of barriers for minority voters.
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Reuters
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
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Commonwealth Court
Robert Simpson
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Sweden performs world first mother to daughter uterus transplants
In Goteborg two Swedish women, one with prior cervical cancer and one born without a womb, underwent uterus transplants in a historic procedure. Doctors plan a year of observation before attempting pregnancy via in vitro fertilization, aiming to prove the operation’s viability with successful births.
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University of Goteborg
Michael Olausson
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