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Your voice- Katie Beckett, CR woman who changed Medicaid, diesKatie Beckett, 34, whose battle with a childhood disease and federal bureaucracy made her a national symbol in the 1980s, died today. Beckett’s death was confirmed by Teahen Funeral Home of Cedar Rapids. Her parents Julie Beckett and Mark Beckett … Continue reading → […]Steve Gravelle/SourceMedia Group News
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Katie Beckett, CR woman who changed Medicaid, dies
Katie Beckett, 34, whose battle with a childhood disease and federal bureaucracy made her a national symbol in the 1980s, died today. Beckett’s death was confirmed by Teahen Funeral Home of Cedar Rapids. Her parents Julie Beckett and Mark Beckett … Continue reading
Posted in Community, health, human interest, politics
Tagged julie beckett, katie beckett, Tom Harkin, tom tauke
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Wellman couple remembered as “amazing” parents, leaders
WELLMAN – Julie and Mickey Murray “lived every day with passion,” family said. That passion, they say, touched countless other lives. And on Saturday, that fact manifested itself in an outpouring of community support as more than 1,000 people filled … Continue reading
Blairstown Marine evacuated from Syrian embassy
CEDAR RAPIDS – As a group of U.S. Marines gathered around the flag pole above the U.S. Syrian Embassy earlier this week to lower the American flag for the last time, Sgt. Stephen Rivera stood a few feet away snapping … Continue reading
Posted in human interest
Tagged Aaron Rivera, Blairstown, damascus, embassy, homs, president bashar assad, sgt. stephen rivera, syria
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A Hot Project On A Cold Day
CEDAR RAPIDS – With about a dozen people inside a flood-damaged property in the Time Check neighborhood, Camille Koeneke admits she drives by the house and dreams of the day she turns the key and the home is hers. “Hopefully, … Continue reading
JoCo Salvation Army exceeds holiday goal
IOWA CITY – The Johnson County Salvation Army exceeded its 2011 Christmas fundraising goal by more than $10,000 as of Thursday. Although some Eastern Iowa Salvation Army Corps were still thousands short of their goals as recently as late December, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, eastern Iowa, Iowa City, Johnson County, red kettles, Salvation Army
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Cedar Rapids Man Honored With Recognition, Unsure Why
CEDAR RAPIDS – Pressley Henningsen likes to spend his time outside of his job to work with younger people. Yet, on Wednesday, a colleague called him up and offered congratulations for Henningsen getting his name in the paper. “I … Continue reading
Construction crews tear down IC animal shelter
IOWA CITY – A tear-down crew worked to level the flood-damaged Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center, at 111 Kirkwood Ave., Tuesday while shelter staff and their guests operated out of a temporary location nearby. According to Center Director … Continue reading
City leaders offer “Occupy I.C.” protesters a four-month permit:unclear whether the group will accept
Updated 10/20 by Erica Pennington After calling Iowa City’s College Green Park home for nearly two weeks, “Occupy Iowa City” protesters now have a slightly clearer picture of just how long the City of Iowa City is willing to allow … Continue reading