2008 Woodie Awards
Sherry Christoffer didn't always function with another creature at her heels.
But these days the 43-year-old cannot leave her home without Amber, a pure-bred golden retriever trained for seizure response.
"It's like a wheelchair for anyone else," said Christoffer, who was diagnosed with epilepsy more than 20 years ago. "She is my appendage. Taking her away is like cutting off my leg."
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After gains made with Latino voters in the previous two presidential election years, a recent report shows Republicans are losing Latinos to their Democratic rivals.
In 2006, Democrats enjoyed a 21 percentage point margin over Republicans with Latinos, down from 33 points in 1999. The new study, released earlier this month, shows the margin has recently widened to 1999-like numbers: 57 percent support for Democrats and 23 percent for the GOP.
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George Washington's face on the $1 bill may be smiling (sort of) here in the States, but he's frowning over in Europe.
Because of the declining value of the dollar against foreign currency, the cost of study-abroad programs in the 2008 school year could see up to a 10 percent increase across the board, said Janis Perkins, the director of the Office for Study Abroad.
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Meagan Ekberg has a lot to smile about. In the next five months, she will graduate from the UI, get married, and begin training for the Teach for America program that will take her to Las Vegas.
The 22-year-old was surprised to find out she was eligible to graduate in December when she met with her academic adviser - a credit had been miscounted.
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The 31 elderly residents from Pioneer Park, a nursing home in Lone Tree, do not have a pharmacy. Instead, they depend on a pharmaceutical provider from the Quad Cities to send their prescriptions.
In 2006, the state of Iowa gained 42 pharmacists, but a number of local towns and communities are still lacking these health-care providers.
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In a recently released study, UI graduate students from minority groups tended to report they had a lower quality of experience in their learning and working environments.
And university officials say these results highlight the need for continued improvement in the area of diversity at the UI.
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After receiving recommendations from a report on the downtown economic market, the Iowa City economic-development committee discussed ways to implement the suggestions on Tuesday morning.
The main thing, the members all agreed, was to coax the private sector to participate in implementation efforts.
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Iowa City Mayor Ross Wilburn will now officially retire as the executive director of the Crisis Center and become the Iowa City School District's new equity director.
The Iowa City School Board approved Wilburn for the position at Tuesday's meeting; he will officially begin on Jan. 21.
"Many of us feel Mr. Wilburn will bring a fresh perspective to our district," Iowa City Education Association President J.P. Claussen said.
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Iowa residents may be more mentally fit than other states, according to a recent study.
The study, conducted by Mental Health America and Thomson Healthcare, compared depression and suicide levels throughout the country to determine which states were most- and least- depressed, and Iowa was ranked fourth least-depressed.
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Both local and national experts can only speculate on the implications of a new report showing an increase in the suicide rate of middle-age Americans.
The study, released Dec. 14 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found suicides by individuals between the ages of 45 and 54 rose 19.5 percent between 1999 and 2004 - 18.4 percent higher than the suicide rate increase for Americans between 20 and 29. The overall suicide rate rose 4.3 percent in America, from 29,199 suicides to 32,439.
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City High reports alleged sex attack
Iowa City police responded to a report from City High on Tuesday morning that a male student put his hand under a female student's clothes and grabbed her buttocks, authorities said.
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