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KCRG : Healthiest, Least Healthy Counties in Iowa Named | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and W

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:05:45 +0000

It appears according to the study that a married couple of the age of 18 or 19 are unhealthy if they decide to have a child..... that is outrageous!

KCRG : Healthiest, Least Healthy Counties in Iowa Named | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and W

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:56:57 +0000

"24 percent of adults reported being in poor or fair health" That is an opinion not a fact, its not based on medical records but on personal opinions of well being.

KCRG : Healthiest, Least Healthy Counties in Iowa Named | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and W

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:50:33 +0000

Interesting argument about the numbers of women dieing in child birth I thought it was due to lack of proper medical care. I think the advancements in medical facilities and better trained doctors have much to do with it. Woman have been giving birth for thousands of years but not until recently have we been able to save such a large percentage though c sections and neonatal intensive care. I doubt 18 and 19 year olds (still teens included statistically) have adolescent bodies. If it were not for such a negative stigma teens would not have to be afraid to tell their parents. STD's were in another statistic, and not part of the teens giving birth statistic, also not related. My point was that the way the data was collected and compiled does not make for good statistics, due to the discrepancies I have posted.

KCRG : Healthiest, Least Healthy Counties in Iowa Named | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and W

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:04:20 +0000

Opinion is not fact! Using a survey does not make one county more healthy than another, People in one county might "REPORT" that they are doing great, and the next county more report that they feel bad. Using medical records such as with the STD's is fact. However I don't understand how teen births could be misconstrued as "unhealthy"? What's wrong with being 19 and having a baby? Compared to what? The older you get the more likely your offspring will have a debilitating genetic disease.

KCRG : Healthiest, Least Healthy Counties in Iowa Named | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and W

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:56:59 +0000

At this time the link does not work, you must remove the "http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/" from the URL, The page is: www.countyhealthrankings.org

KCRG : Law Enforcement Split on Bill to Ban Shackling Inmates During Labor | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:46:27 +0000

Really come on Iowa... is this important compared to the economy!!!!!!!

KCRG : Iowa Public Health Will Soon “Rate” Vending Machine Food | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:44:02 +0000

Wow.... is this really what my taxes pay for... of course candy bars are bad for me... even this is good in moderation... but really do I need color coding to tell me this... What a waste of my money.

KCRG : Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman at Knife-point | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:20:37 +0000

By fire squad to save money in these tough economic times.

KCRG : Firing of Cedar Rapids Firefighter Upheld | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weather

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:55:39 +0000

Oh, well thank you! I figured such, but didn't have "firefighters' kitty" in my vernacular.

KCRG : Firing of Cedar Rapids Firefighter Upheld | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weather

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:19:22 +0000

What is a "firefighters' kitty"?

KCRG : Mom Delivers Her Own Baby In Pickup | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weather | Loca

Thu, 6 Jan 2011 10:04:03 +0000

Yet another tax write off.......

KCRG : Mom Delivers Her Own Baby In Pickup | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weather | Loca

Thu, 6 Jan 2011 09:42:43 +0000

+1... wish +50... they have... the truth = -.... WTF?

KCRG : Police: Pre-Pay Policy Reduces Gas Theft in Cedar Rapids | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sport

Thu, 6 Jan 2011 09:28:22 +0000

I continue to boycott CR gas stations, it is my privilege to use other stations that allow me to fill up ALL THE WAY, and pay in cash... which is legal tinder, with just one trip into the store.

KCRG : Convicted Felon Arrested After Forcing Way Into Elderly Woman\'s Home | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iow

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:48:42 +0000

Grandma with a gun! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNjUpR7qwNE

KCRG : Convicted Felon Arrested After Forcing Way Into Elderly Woman\'s Home | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iow

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:35:23 +0000

This is why we should arm our grandmas!

KCRG : Chicago Man to Serve 10 Years For Sexual Abuse Last January | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sp

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:06:24 +0000

The Rapist was from what city?

KCRG : Mark Becker Sentenced to Life in Prison, Thomas Family Speaks | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News,

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:44:10 +0000

Lets see your statistics!

KCRG : Des Moines, Cedar Rapids get No. 1 Rankings from Forbes | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:53:42 +0000

Here comes a bum rush of jobless to take jobs from the locals......

KCRG : New Johnson County Program Offers Education and Treatment Over Jail | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:52:20 +0000

If their is no victim, it is a victimless crime. When their is no victim their should be no crime. What a waste of tax payers dollars to prosecute the consumption of a plant. If there is a victim however, (gang violence, ect) Then it is a crime. I can't help but think that the laws currently in place shed more blood than if it were never created. Oh and I don't smoke or consume tobacco, or pot, but I will fight for the rights of those who want to, its none of my business what you do on your own time on your own property.

KCRG : Mark Becker Sentenced to Life in Prison, Thomas Family Speaks | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News,

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:47:19 +0000

If only we had a death penalty here in Iowa. Now Thomas's family will be supporting the man who killed him, though tax dollars. He is convicted by a jury of his peers and he should be extinguished. Its not an easy way out, its a deterrent to anyone who would do this again. A firing squad is pretty cheap, live by the gun die by the gun.