Cancer War Moves to Washington Memorial Rally in D C
Eastern Iowans joined 3 000 ACS volunteers in Washington for the Relay for Life Celebration on the Hill. The event highlighted funding for the NCI, screening, nutrition, and exercise, with Barbara Bush receiving the Leadership Award and remarks from Dr Andrew von Eschenbach.
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Washington
Iraq
Gary Streit
Lois Noring
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Jim Washburn
Beth Ballinger
Rita Sterling
American Cancer Society
ACS
Gazette
Congressional Families Action For
CFACA
Congress
Supreme Court
Cabinet
The
Cancer Research Foundation of America
Streit
White House
George W. Bush
Bush
NCI
National Cancer Institute
Barbara Bush
Houston
Cancer Center
M.D. Anderson
National Dialogue On Cancer
Maine
Inlaw
Margaret Bush
Andrew von Eschenbach
Civil War Reenactment Brings Living History to Cedar Rapids
Mason City reenactor Larry Roach portrays Senator Bougus at Ushers Ferry Civil War event at 5925 Seminole Valley Trail NE. The weekend gathering features re-enactors with ancestral ties, authentic gear, and a living history display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $5 adults, $2 ages 5-12, free under 5.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Isaac M. Bougus
Larry Roach
Mason City
Seminole Valley Trail
Sen
Bougus
Roach
2Nd New York Cavalry
Sons of Union
Holcim Cement
Karen
Wilamena
Ushers Ferry
U.S
Alowa
Family Video wins council approval for new Cedar Rapids store
Cedar Rapids approves a Family Video outlet at Oakland Road and 32nd Street NE after debate over adult video access. The plan includes moving adult titles behind a door at both the new site and the Boyson Road store, with less than 1 percent of sales from adult videos.
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Cedar Rapids
Family Video
Oakland Road
32Nd Street
Scott Olson
Skogman Commercial Group
Boyson Road
C Avenue
Olson
Don Thomas
Barron joins national human services and education committee
Linn County Supervisor Lu Barron has been named to the National Association of Counties Human Services and Education steering committee. The panel develops immediate and long range policy goals for human services and education, with votes forwarded to NACo at the annual conference to form part of the county platform before Congress and the White House.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Lu Barron
National Association of Counties
NACO
Congress
White House
Iowa workers lose billions in stock market retirement hits
DES MOINES AP reports Iowa workers and retirees lost about 2.18 billion from retirement accounts as the Dow fell from over 11 000 to around 10 000 last year. The study cites reliance on 401 k plans and accounts exposed to market swings, with reactions from advocates urging pension reform. Deb and Wayne Harrah of Cedar Rapids say their Telecom USA WorldCom funded retirement suffered as the collapse wiped out much of their savings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lisa Davis Cook
Iowa Citizen Action Network
Statehouse
Institute For America’s Future
Federal Reserve Board
Wayne
Deb Harrah
Cedar Rapids
Telecom USA
WorldCom
Health fair at Mt. Zion grows reach in Cedar Rapids
Debra Giles coordinated a large health fair and blood drive at Mt. Zion Baptist Church drawing over 100 attendees. The event offered screenings for blood pressure cholesterol diabetes and prostate cancer with 27 donors and 14 units collected.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Debra Giles
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
University of Iowa
Eighth St. SE
Giles
Coralville
Paula Dayton
UI DeGowin Blood Center
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
ASAC
Fair
Mercy
Wendy Wilken
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Ann Curry
NBC “News Today
Susan Love
Shirley Ruedy
By Kristophere’ Owens
Andrew Loehman
Addi Reynolds
Burlington
Ailsa Harl-Odom
St. Cloud
Minn
Council
Visual Arts Commission
Richard Luther
Luther
Marion
Boyson
Horsfield Construction
Epworth
Alburnett Road
10Th Street
Dan Whitlow
Linn County Regional Planning Committee
Tschiggfrie Excavating Co. of
Dubuque
Barron
Metro and
Linn County
Rick Smith
Dick Hogan
Cindy Hadish
Tom Owen
Lu Barron Linn
Lowa
Oreck Vacuum Stores
Oreck
Eis 4
Rhee
First Street
Oreck Holdings, LLC
Creek Holdings, LLC
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