Muscatine man gets 40 years for lascivious acts - Muscatine Journal

Muscatine man gets 40 years for lascivious acts
Muscatine Journal
He will be transported to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale, Iowa to begin his sentence. Mathis was arrested in November 2011 for engaging in sexual activity with a 5-year old girl.

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States cracking down on strangulation attempts - Fox News

States cracking down on strangulation attempts
Fox News
Iowa, South Dakota, California and Tennessee are among recent states to act, and Virginia's governor signed a law last week. A New York law that took effect in 2010 added three classifications, from a misdemeanor requiring no proof of injury to a Class ...

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15 Spine Surgeon Leaders for Professional Journals - Becker's Orthopedic & Spine

15 Spine Surgeon Leaders for Professional Journals
Becker's Orthopedic & Spine
He serves as division of spine surgery and spine fellowship program director at Rush University Medical Center and a partner with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. His previous appointments include director of spine surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin.

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Taking Stock: Appointments, Promotions, Achievements - Wausau Daily Herald

Taking Stock: Appointments, Promotions, Achievements
Wausau Daily Herald
» Anne Swenson, of Stevens Point, a university library employee at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, has received the Carolyn Rolfson Sargis Award, the highest honor for a classified staff member at the university. Named for the late Carolyn ...

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States cracking down on strangulation attempts - Seattle Post Intelligencer

States cracking down on strangulation attempts
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Iowa, South Dakota, California and Tennessee are among recent states to act, and Virginia's governor signed a law just last week. A New York law that took effect in 2010 added three classifications, from a misdemeanor requiring no proof of physical ...

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Why Poverty in the US is Worse Than it Seems - New America Foundation (blog)

Why Poverty in the US is Worse Than it Seems
New America Foundation (blog)
When the Obama Administration released an alternate measure in 2011 using an updated formula, 3 million more people were classified as “poor.” But even the best line still classifies people in the binary “poor” or “not poor.” As the recession showed, ...

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Local doctors and firefighters travel to Zambia to treat burn victims - UI The Daily Iowan

Local doctors and firefighters travel to Zambia to treat burn victims
UI The Daily Iowan
"I watched a presentation about Dr. [Barbara] Latenser's trip to Zambia about children who were burned," said Heard, a University of Iowa graduate who will attend medical school in the fall. "I was burned as a child, so I really wanted to help.

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