Looking in at Iowa

Plaintiff Frances Gaskell is being represented by Cedar Rapids legal firm Brady & O’Shea, P.C.

From United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa - Complaint and Jury Demand:

After Frances Gaskell began to take the Garbhapal Ras she began to feel lethargic and her hands and feet began going numb. She then began having severe back and abdominal pain. The pain was so severe that she was admitted for testing and treatment at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in February 2007. …

On April 16, 2007, blood test results showed that Frances Gaskell was severely lead poisoned and had a blood lead level of 102 mg/dl, over 20 times the level considered safe by the Centers for Disease Control. Because Frances’ level was so high, creating a serious risk to both her life and health, and the life and health of her unborn child, she was forced to undergo chelation therapy while pregnant despite the risks of the therapy to her unborn child, L.G..

After testing the different herbal preparations that Frances was taking, the Iowa Department of Public Health found that the Garbhapal Ras was made up of nearly 3% lead, a level far in excess of applicable safety standards. …

L.G. was born with a blood lead level of 60 mg/dl, 12 times the level considered safe by the Center for Disease. …

From City of Cedar Rapids Police Department:

Tyree Donte Cooper
DOB: 2/14/1979
Height: 5′10″ Weight: 185

Offenses: Harassment 1st, ACBI Domestic Abuse
     Possession With Intent to Deliver Control Substance
     Revocation of Probation

 
[LARGER PHOTOS]

From The State (Columbia, South Carolina) today:

On Masters Sunday, the unassuming player from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, overtook third-round leader Stuart Appleby, outdueled Woods and, with birdies on three of his final six holes, shot a 3-under-par 69 to finish two shots clear of the field and capture the green jacket.

Johnson did it in a way rarely done before: shooting 11-under-par on Augusta National’s par-5 holes while not trying to reach any of them in two shots.

It was a strategy both ingenious and oddly blasphemous on a golf course renowned for favoring long hitters and boldness. It also was the perfect plan for the short-hitting Johnson, whose strength was his precise wedge play.

And it was a plan that came together a week earlier, with Johnson and [mental coach] Morris Pickens mapping it out. …

Also, posted today by the L.A. Times: Johnson, unlikely Masters champion, talks about defending at Augusta.

From Iowa Department of Public Safety Missing Person Information Clearinghouse:

Rochelle Wellner, 16, was reported missing to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, in Cedar Rapids on Mar 04 …