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• Taking Charge of Digitally Distracted Drivers

  Steve Lombardi | October 26, 2009 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  In Washington a government meeting was held September 30, 2009 to discuss the growing issue from this past year of distracted driving specifically related to the use of electronic devices,...

• Rhode Island Hospital Again Does a Wrong-site Surgery

  Steve Lombardi | October 26, 2009 8:41 AM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  This is the 5th time since 2007. This time the surgical site was the patient’s hand. Apparently, and the reports differ, it was the correct hand, the right finger but the wrong joint. I have...

• How do I know what my case is worth?

  Steve Lombardi | October 24, 2009 10:06 AM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  To know how much your case is worth you first need to understand the elements of the type of legal case. Let’s say you were in a car accident and wrecked your car. The elements would include...

• Farm Safety and Corn-Full Grain Bins

  Steve Lombardi | October 23, 2009 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On September 23rd, 2009 Paul Nurre of Strawberry Point was found in a grain bin full of corn in Aurora. Mr. Nurre was reported missing Wednesday afternoon after which firefighters and employees...

• Recession Yells "FORE!"

  Steve Lombardi | October 23, 2009 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  How do we know when the recession has officially hit home? How about when it hits the ultra exclusive country club in town Glenn Oaks? It’s being reported that West Bank will be taking over...

• Deer Population Not The Deere Iowan's Wanting

  Steve Lombardi | October 22, 2009 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On Thursday September 17th 2009 a motorcycle accident led to the death of a Fairfield resident Colleen Smith, and injury to her husband Harold Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were on a 2006 Harley...

• Texas Tandem Bicyclists Killed

  Steve Lombardi | October 22, 2009 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  This collision took place a little while ago, but I saved the news article for today's safety post. He was 42 and she 36. Their 7-year-old daughter was home while they were out riding their tandem...

• H1N1 Most Dangerous to Young People

  Barbara Tubridy Lombardi | October 21, 2009 2:57 PM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  H1N1 Most Dangerous to Young People The chief health officer for the CDC, Rear Admiral Anne Schuchat, told 60 Minutes this past Sunday that, “Children and young adults, pregnant women,...

• Should drivers with macular degeneration stop driving?

  Steve Lombardi | October 21, 2009 1:13 PM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Should Paul McKinney, the driver of the fatal hit and run accident last month, be allowed to keep his license? According to the Department of Transportation Mr. McKinney is innocent until proven...

• Liposuction puts Woman in a Coma at Florida Day Spa

  Steve Lombardi | October 21, 2009 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  In Weston, Florida, on Friday September 25th, Rohie Kah-Orukotan, age 37, went into a coma after a “routine liposuction” procedure at Weston Medspa, according to the Miami Hearald news...