Cedar Rapids opens new Wellington Heights basketball courts
Quinby envisions community policing through sports as three new Wellington Heights courts rise on Ecumenical Center Foundation property. The city funds asphalt and leases space for one dollar yearly while plans for a block‑away park progress slowly after $100,000 was appropriated by the council.
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Hill says senators unfair to her in 1991 Thomas hearings
Anita Hill says the 1991 Senate Judiciary Committee hearings were unfair and politically hostile. She calls on the then members to apologize to her and notes the process favored Thomas and allowed political attacks.
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Iowa Senators Split Over IRS Abuse Hearings
Iowa senators clash on Senate Finance Committee hearings into IRS abuses. Sen. Grassley cites coercion stories as proof of normal agent behavior and prepends conspiracy framing while Sen. Harkin warns hearings could erode taxpayer respect and cites motives behind the probe. Former agents slated to testify today.
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Obesity runs in families study warns on child risk
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that children under 10 with obese parents face more than double the risk of becoming obese adults, even if the child is normal weight. Lead author Dr. Robert Whitaker of Cincinnati's Children’s Hospital Medical Center urges intervention for obese parents with overweight kids.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Robert Whitak
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati
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