College basketball’s tallest player in Iowa hospital after partial foot amputation October 20, 2008
Posted by John in Medicine, Sports.Tags: amputations, basketball, College Basketball, iowa, Kenny George, MRSA
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From Chicago Tribune:
Former Chicago Latin star Kenny George, a senior center at UNC Asheville, had part of his right foot amputated, a source confirmed to ESPN.com. The source said the amputation, which occurred three weeks ago, was the result of George’s battle with MRSA …
He has been hospitalized in Iowa since then, the source said, enduring several surgeries and at one time battling for his life. …
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TransUnion: Iowans have lowest credit card debt, half that of Alaskans September 15, 2008
Posted by John in Consumer.Tags: Alaska, credit cards, debt, iowa, Iowans, personal finance
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From Associated Press via CNN/Money:
The highest state average card debt was in Alaska, at $2,494, followed by Tennessee at $2,109 and Alabama at $2,015. Residents of Iowa had the lowest average debt of $1,281, with North Dakota second at $1,318 and South Dakota third, at $1,388. …
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Iowa sex offender gets maximum 18- to 20-year sentence in Wyoming; Man not listed in online Iowa registry August 18, 2008
Posted by John in Children, Crime/Courts.Tags: iowa, Melvin Gregg, Mills (Wyoming), Natrona County (Wyoming), pedophiles, sentencing, sex offenders, sexual abuse, Sioux City (Iowa)
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Image via Wikipedia From Casper Star-Tribune:
Calling him a “poster child for why sex offender registration exists,” a judge Friday sentenced a Mills man to 18 to 20 years in prison for molesting a boy.
Melvin Gregg was already a convicted sex offender in Iowa before he pleaded no contest earlier this year in Natrona County to charges he sexually abused an elementary school-aged boy last fall, prosecutors say.
Judge Scott Skavdahl said he could not accept that Gregg was now “begging for treatment” when nothing prevented him from getting treatment before his latest crime.
“You had the opportunity and now I have three victims,” Skavdahl said, referring to the boy in Mills and victims in Iowa. …
Melvin Gregg’s name was not found in a search today at http://www.iowasexoffender.com.
On November 9, 2007 the Star-Tribune listed a 2nd-degree sex assault felony charge for Melvin Shane Gregg, 48.
President Bush authorizes disaster public assistance increase from 75 to 90 percent, retroactive July 1, 2008
Posted by John in Government, Nature, Weather.Tags: Cedar Rapids (Iowa), disaster declarations, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, flooded areas, Flooding, floods, Floods of 2008, george w. bush, iowa, Iowa City (Iowa), natural disasters, tornadoes
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From White House release:
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Iowa
The President today made additional disaster assistance available to the State of Iowa impacted by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding beginning on May 25, 2008, and continuing, by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program.
The President’s major disaster declaration issued for the State on May 27, 2008, initially authorized Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation, and any other forms of assistance under the Stafford Act, subject to the completion of joint Federal, State, and local Preliminary Damage Assessments. Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and Other Needs Assistance under Section 408 were authorized at 75 percent Federal funding of total eligible costs.
Under the President’s order today, the Federal share has been increased to 90 percent of the total eligible costs for emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program. This adjustment is effective until the respective date at which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service River Forecast Center reports that the rivers in the State of Iowa, which have experienced historical flooding, fall below flood stage.
The increase to 90 percent Federal share is retroactive to the date of the President’s major disaster declaration for the State of Iowa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600.
Black Agenda Report compares New Orleans to Iowa after Rush Limbaugh’s remarks June 27, 2008
Posted by John in Media, Nature, Weather.Tags: flooded areas, Flooding, floods, Floods of 2008, Hurricane Katrina, iowa, natural disasters, New Orleans (Louisiana), Rush Limbaugh, Tim Wise
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From Rush Limbaugh:
I see devastation in Iowa and Illinois that dwarfs what happened in New Orleans. I see people working together. I see people trying to save their property. I don’t see a bunch of people running around waving guns at helicopters. I don’t see a bunch of people shooting cops. I don’t see a bunch of people raping people on the street. …
From Black Agenda Report:
New Orleans residents were about four times as likely as their Iowa counterparts not to have access to a vehicle that could facilitate their escape. …
[P]utting aside the cash welfare received by Iowans, which as noted above was actually more, per household, than that received by New Orleanians, crop subsidies indicate that Iowans were and are more government dependent than the residents of New Orleans, no matter what the racist and classist perceptions of the general public may be. …
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NYT: ‘As Iowa Job Surplus Grows, Workers Call the Shots’ June 1, 2008
Posted by John in Jobs.Tags: Economics, employment, iowa, Unemployment
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From New York Times:
Companies want to be in Iowa because wages are lower than elsewhere in the nation or region, except South Dakota. But low wages also drive young college graduates out of the state, especially as student debt loads have risen, and they discourage workers from other states from moving to Iowa. …
[P]rograms for the jobs in highest demand, including nurses and welders, have long waiting lists. “Employers come to us, asking, ‘Do you have any graduates coming up in this field?’ ” said Scott Ocken, dean of industry and technology. “A lot of times we have to say, ‘We do, but they’re already hired.’ ” …
What do you think of egg Iowa sent to White House? March 27, 2008
Posted by John in Government, Art, Holidays.Tags: American Egg Board, eggs, iowa, White House
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From White House site:
2008 State Easter Eggs
Local artists created the decorated eggs, which represent each state and the District of Columbia. The 2008 Easter Egg Collection continues the tradition that began in 1994 where each state sends a decorated egg to the White House for display. The collection is coordinated by the American Egg Board. White House photos by Chris Greenberg. …
Maybe it’s more interesting when opened up. What do you think is inside?
Sports Illustrated opens 54-year Vault; 2,853 articles, 117 photos, 23 galleries, 5 covers with ‘Iowa’ March 24, 2008
Posted by John in History, Publications, Sports.Tags: 1959, Calvin Jones, cnn, Content, iowa, Magazine Archives, Rose Bowl, SI Vault, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated Vault, Time Warner, University of Iowa Hawkeyes
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The free Sports Illustrated Vault was made available online Thursday evening. Here is a direct link to the ‘iowa’ search that resulted in those hits.
You can narrow a search by decade. Here are results for the 1950s only, including the September 27, 1954 cover [IMAGE] featuring football guard Calvin Jones of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Also, there’s a high flying bird’s-eye view of the 1959 Rose Bowl [PHOTO], where Iowa won against California, 38-12.
Holy cow: Super Bowl footballs may come from Iowa feedlots January 30, 2008
Posted by John in Agriculture, Manufacturing, Sports.Tags: Cattle, football, iowa, Leather, Superbowl
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From New York Times story, Super Bowl Game Balls: The Pride of Ada, Ohio:
The footballs get their start on the backs of cows taken from feedlots in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Riegle said he preferred young, lean steers over fat dairy cows because their leather does not stretch as much. By the time they arrive in Ada, the cowhides have been dyed brown and stamped with the familiar football stubble. …
CBS to feature Iowa Guard soldiers and families in updated report January 30, 2008
Posted by John in Military, War.Tags: 133rd Infantry, CBS, CBS Reports, iowa, Iowa Army National Guard
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From Iowa National Guard release:
CBS Reports, a national news program produced by CBS News, will feature the deployment of the Iowa Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry on Sunday, February 3, in “Fathers, Sons, and Brothers.” The one-hour special will air at 6 p.m. Iowa time on CBS (check your local television listing for the local CBS affiliate).
Originally created by CBS 60 Minutes and reported by correspondent Scott Pelley, “Fathers, Sons, and Brothers” follows the deployment of the Soldiers to Iraq and the lives of their families back home in Iowa from the initial alert until the unit’s return to Iowa, nearly 24 months total. The original story aired on CBS 60 Minutes during the May 27, 2007 broadcast. The new version which will air on Feb. 3 will include the unit’s homecoming in Iowa on July 25, 2007, which occurred nearly two months after the initial program’s broadcast. …
Original CBS video is online here.
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