Author: Cecil Larson

Limited access to reproductive care is likely to hit people of color and the poor the hardest. While abortion is still legal in Illinois, experts expect it to be overturned Roe v. Wade to have a lasting impact on existing health care disparities in the region. Reset discusses the relationship between abortion access and health outcomes in pregnancy. GUESTS: Dr. Sadia Haider, director of family planning at Rush University Medical Center Sara Bovat, health analyst at Mathematica

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay Glory started as a women's soccer team in 2019 and are launching a men's soccer team to compete in the Midwest Premier League in the Heartland Conference.It was announced on Wednesday, the Green Bay Glory will play their home games at the Banta Bowl, located on the campus of Lawrence University in Appleton. Team officials have confirmed that the men's and women's teams will practice at Banta Bowl and Capital Credit Union Park. Green Bay Packers announce search committee tasked with hiring next CEO Founded by Kerry Geocaris and Melissa Cruz-Cuene, the…

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DES MOINES — At the first event of her first full day in Iowa as a presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris was greeted by a Democratic voter who offered a pointed recommendation about the best route to the White House.The voter, Rahul Parsa, who teaches at Iowa State University's business school, said he told Ms. Harris at a gathering of Asian and Latino activists that she should think of the Democratic Party in the Midwest like a struggling retail business — and that she would he must look not only to regular customers, but also to those who are not…

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Rutgers University–New Brunswick is the lone New Jersey school on Campus Pride's list of the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges in the country. Flickr/jass Sign up for the Gay City News email newsletter to get news, updates and local information straight to your inbox! With school back in session, queer students are returning to educational environments rocked by nationwide attacks on LGBTQ rights — though some areas have been hit harder than others. Campus Pride ranks the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities in the United States each year based on LGBTQ-inclusive policies, programs and practices on campus. While this year's list includes…

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MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) -Midwest Technical Institute (MTI) is a nationally accredited professional college that offers an alternative to the traditional four-year college experience. Students who pursue trade school education in engineering trades, allied health, cosmetology or truck driving are making an investment in their future. and MTI can help.Watch the attached guest interviews to learn about programming and more.Midwest Technical Institute is located at 3620 Avenue of the Cities, Moline. The phone number is (309) 277-7900.For more information, visit the website at www.MidwestTech.edu.Copyright 2023 KWQC. All rights reserved.

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Tribune Staff Report | South Bend TribuneELKHART — The Midwest Museum of American Art will be accepting entries for the 44th Elkhart Regional Juried Exhibition Sept. 6-17 at 429 S. Main St.This all-media contest is open to artists 18 and older who are residents of Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, Huntington, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Noble, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph , Starke, Steuben, Wabash or Whitley counties in Indiana and Berrien, Branch, Cass or St. Joseph in Michigan.Each participant may submit one or two works, which must be original in conception and execution, created within the last two…

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SSM Health acquisition expands medical care in Midwest CitySSM Health has acquired a Midwest City hospital to expand medical care in eastern Oklahoma County. The hospital is now undergoing a “facelift”.Addison Kliewer, OklahomanJust after midnight on April 1, SSM Health took over operations of the Midwest City hospital formerly known as AllianceHealth Midwest.The hospital at 2825 Parklawn Drive — now St. Anthony – Midwest — is an opportunity for SSM Health to offer expanded services for eastern Oklahoma County and surrounding communities, hospital president Dr. Kevin L. Lewis.While SSM Health St. Anthony is committed to providing care in the growing…

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THE MIDWEST COAST IS THE STAR OF HGTV'S NEW REAL ESTATE SERIES 'LAKEFRONT EMPIRE' PREMIEREING MONDAY, MARCH 11TH AT 10PM ET/PT New York [Feb. 7, 2024] Experienced real estate agents in Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks will be quick to find potential buyers for a piece of waterfront paradise in the new HGTV series Lakefront Empire, premiering Monday, March 11, at 10 p.m. ET/PT and will be available to stream the same day and time on Max(R). Located between St. Louis and Kansas City and boasting more miles of shoreline than the California coast,…

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Severe storms brought damaging winds, baseball-sized hail and a few tornadoes to the Midwest and mid-South on Sunday, with more severe weather expected Monday across the eastern United States.A level 3 out of 5 severe weather risk has been projected by the Storm Prediction Center and includes much of the 95 corridor, including Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC, Richmond, Virginia Beach and Raleigh.There the storms could bring the risk of hail and gusty winds in the afternoon and evening, including golf ball sized hail further south in the Carolina Piedmont. Charlotte and Greensboro, NC, and Columbia, SC, could be affected. there is…

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Calling Kokomo “Home Sweet Home” may be a challenge for Stellantis workers who may move to the area to work on two planned EV battery facilities. We'll see how the city, like so many in Indiana, is working to meet housing demand. Additionally, Northwest Indiana is poised to receive a large share of growing investment in hydrogen energy development. We will have details on the economic impact of a potential hydrogen hub in northwest Indiana.

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