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 Cindy HadishCedar Rapids native Cindy Hadish is a multi-media journalist and health reporter, covering Eastern Iowa hospitals, public health and environmental issues. She also reports on flood recovery in the Czech Village and New Bohemia districts in Cedar Rapids, as well as the city’s Historic Preservation Commission. Her investigative and feature reports have been honored with awards by press associations in Iowa and Nebraska, where she worked before coming to The Gazette in 1995. Cindy’s health coverage is on EasternIowaHealth and her eco-blog is Homegrown. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter. |
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Repair Corps program gives back to Iowa veterans
Cliff Easley experienced the hell of war in Vietnam, but has found a slice of heaven at his home in Iowa. Easley, 66, who served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1988, including two stints in Vietnam, was one of the first veterans in the area to benefit from a new program through Cedar [...]
Iowa goes with nation, votes Obama for second term
Republicans will need to examine their strategy moving forward, political analysts said, as Iowa concurred with the rest of the nation in voting for a second term for President Obama. Iowa State University political science professor Steffen Schmidt pointed to the gridlock in Congress as an example of a game plan that didn’t work and [...]
Oral history project captures Czech’s memories of World War II
“So they stood us up against the wall, and my little cousin, who was about 6, she saw her father. … She jumped off and went to him, and this guy said ‘We are ready to shoot, what is this, the kid?’ So the German commander said ‘Oh for heavens’ sakes guys, they’re just [...]
Teaching about sex varies in Eastern Iowa schools
Sex was a taboo subject when Deb Anderson attended Clear Creek Community Schools. “You just didn’t talk about it back then,” said Anderson, 46, of North Liberty. “Growing up, I learned about it on my own.” Fast-forward 30 years and few questions are off-limits in the health course required for Clear Creek Amana sophomores, which [...]
Increased participation sought for Walk to School Day in Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS – Health advocates are hoping to increase participation in National Walk to School Day next week. The event, set for Wednesday, Oct. 3, had 72 participating schools statewide last year. “We would like to increase participation this year to over 100 Iowa schools,” said John Phipps, program director for the Iowa Bicycle [...]
How does a garden grow?
Earlier this summer, we set up a camera at the beautiful Lowe Park in Marion in hopes of recording the vegetable garden to give viewers a better understanding of how food grows. We originally hoped to offer a livestream view, but it worked out better to record footage that was developed into a time-lapse of [...]
Free clinics fill insurance gaps for East Iowans
Iowans who rely on government health care programs often turn to free clinics for basic care when they fall through the system’s cracks. Elizabeth Busler, 35, works odd jobs when she can and needs five insulin shots daily to control her diabetes. She found help as a recent enrollee in IowaCare — the state’s health [...]
Cresco parents opt for new surgery for unborn child
CRESCO — Most parents say they would do anything for their children, but how far would they actually go? Amie Phillips decided the benefits outweighed the risks when she and her unborn child became the first patients at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., to undergo surgery to repair spina bifida in the womb. The [...]
Historic Turner Mortuary building up for sale
CEDAR RAPIDS – Commercial real estate broker Scott Byers is hard-pressed to think of a similar building that’s gone on the market in recent years in the Cedar Rapids area. A former house-turned funeral home known as Turner Mortuary or the George B. Douglas mansion, 800 Second Ave. SE, has been listed for sale [...]
Mark Kelly to lead talk in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS — No road map exists to guide families after traumatic events, said retired NASA astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly, whose wife, former U.S. representative Gabby Giffords, survived an assassination attempt. That extends to troops injured in combat and tragedies such as last month’s movie theater shooting rampage in Colorado. “I certainly feel for [...]
