UPDATE: Includes Anamosa’s RAGBRAI history CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s been more than two decades since bicyclists have made an overnight stop in Cedar Rapids as part of RAGBRAI, but that drought ended with an announcement Saturday of this summer’s route. Cedar Rapids was one of eight host communities identified for the weeklong bicycle ride...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa should put partisan politics aside and move to establish a state-run health insurance exchange, according to the Iowa Exchange Alliance, a group formed last spring that backs such a proposal. “If we pass on this opportunity to design our own plan, it’s gone forever,” said Loren Coppock, managing director of...
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The following is from the University of Iowa Foundation: IOWA CITY – As registration opens today for the second annual Iowa Ladies Football Academy, set for June 9, the event’s organizers have announced a five-year, $1 million pledge toward the construction of the new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. In partnership with the UI...
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IOWA CITY  – If you are someone who has delayed going to the dentist, you may qualify for free dental treatment! Senior dental students at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry are seeking potential patients for their dental board exam in March.  If a patient qualifies as a board patient, he or she...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 – For the first time, Team RMHC (Ronald McDonald House Charities) will ride in Ragbrai, the weeklong bicycle ride across Iowa taking place July 22-28.  The goal of Team RMHC is to raise thousands of dollars for the three Ronald McDonald Houses in Iowa that serve families of critically ill...
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(Editor’s note: find kale recipes below the article) IOWA CITY — It’s not often that Iowa can claim trendsetter status. One exception appears to be in kale consumption. The leafy, green — or purple — vegetable is a hot health item, with chefs like the Food Network’s Bobby Flay showcasing kale recipes. “I think we’re...
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Shawn Johnson marked her 20th birthday Thursday, but had no plans, or time, to celebrate. “I’ll just be in the gym,” says the Olympic gold medal winner, who continues to train at Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, where she got her start in gymnastics at age 3....
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IOWA CITY – Retail pork products in the United States. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. MRSA can occur in the environment and in raw meat...
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Iowa’s backward step in tobacco control funding could derail its “healthiest state” goals, according to a new report that gave Iowa an F in two categories. The American Lung Association’s annual report card, issued Thursday, Jan. 19, called out Iowa for slashing its tobacco prevention and control budget by 55 percent – from $7.39...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – More than one-third of homes tested in Linn County, and many others in Eastern Iowa, have radon levels that warrant mitigation, according to a new study. The naturally occurring radioactive gas, which comes from the breakdown of uranium in soil,  enters homes through cracks in the foundation, floors, sump pits and...
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