15 Oct 2014

Quad City Women's Soccer League Director Retiring After 70 Seasons

By Rick Martin

League hosting a reception honoring Jan Luton October 26th

 

The Quad City Women's Soccer Association will host a reception honoring Jan Luton, the league's first and only director, who is retiring after 70 seasons (2 seasons per year for 35 years)! Players, past and present, and friends of Jan are welcome to attend.

The reception will take place on October 26th 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Riverdale City Hall, located at 110 Manor Drive, Riverdale, Iowa (across from Alcoa behind the fire station). If you would like to stay for dinner, please bring a dish to share. Otherwise, stop by and have a piece of cake!

Jan and a group of ladies started the recreational soccer league for adult women league in 1980 because they loved the game of soccer. Jan has participated and run the league for each of those 70 seasons, maintaining teams from across the Quad Cities that have included Bettendorf, Davenport, Rock Island, Moline, Palmer Chiropractic, Scott Community College, Van's and the "Baby Momma Flyin' Monkeys", just to name a few. Adult women with various abilities are always welcome to join the league.

"Jan's love of the game and dedication to this league is amazing. I get asked why there isn't a Quad City Men's Soccer league and I tell people that its because they don't have a woman like Jan to run it", said Chris Cournoyer, a member of Jan's Bettendorf team.

Questions and more information, contact Chris Cournoyer at chris@ccx.net or 563-505-6703. For more information about our league, visit: www.qcwsa.com.

15 Oct 2014

While Bruce Braley Campaigns on Strengthening Program and Increasing Benefits, Joni Ernst Wants to Privatize Program and Cut Benefits

By Sam Lau
Clear contrast in this campaign: Bruce Braley stands with Iowa seniors and families, Joni Ernst stands with millionaires and special interest groups
Experts: Seven in Ten Workers Would See Benefit Cuts from Privatization Proposal

Des Moines, IA - As Bruce Braley travels across the state to talk about his plans to strengthen Social Security and increase benefits for seniors, Joni Ernst is desperately trying to hide the fact that she supports privatizing this critical program and reducing benefits for Iowa seniors.

Today, Bruce will be in Cedar Rapids talking to seniors about Social Security while Joni Ernst is campaigning with Outsourcer-in-Chief Mitt Romney.

This latest push comes as Iowa voters are increasingly focusing on the campaign, and the more they learn about Joni Ernst's plans that would hurt Iowa families, the more they support Bruce Braley and his plans to fight for all Iowa families, not just the wealthiest few.

Watch Joni talk about her plans to privatize Social Security: http://youtu.be/dMYYFKAJEI0

Joni Ernst may try to hide her positions, but here are the facts:

FACT: ERNST SUPPORTED PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY

Ernst Said She Has "Talked About Privatizing Social Security As An Option."Ernst said: "First, yes, I have talked about privatizing social security as an option. Again, that is one solution. So what I'd recommend is we look at a number of solutions because we really don't know which way is the best way to go yet." [Des Moines Senior Roundtable, 9/03/14] (video & audio)

Ernst Said That Privatizing Social Security Is "An Option" And "One Solution." Ernst said: "First, yes, I have talked about privatizing social security - as an option. Again, that is one solution. So what I'd recommend is we look at a number of solutions because we really don't know which way is the best way to go yet." [Des Moines Senior Roundtable, 9/03/14] (video & audio)

Ernst Said She Supports "Personal Savings" Accounts For Young People In Place Of Entitlements, Said It Could Be Either "Interest Bearing Or Its Tied To The Market." "Ernst supports a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget and reductions to entitlement as well as discretionary spending. 'We need to look at younger workers, workers that are entering the workforce and we need to find a solution there. Something I am willing to look at is a personal savings account. It would be one that, whether it's interest bearing or it's tied to the market, I would need to look at the details, but that is something we need to consider." [Des Moines Register, 5/9/14]

FACT: PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY COULD ENDANGER CURRENT BENEFICIARIES

Expert: Privatization Poses Risks to Current Beneficiaries As Well. Said Kenneth Apfel, a former Social Security Commissioner, "The Bush Social Security plan poses a major threat to the economic security of future generations of older Americans. And it also poses major risks for current beneficiaries. At its heart, the proposal destabilizes the financing base of Social Security, which could over time threaten benefit commitments to current beneficiaries -- maybe not in 2005, but very possibly within a decade. To "save" Social Security, we don't need to weaken Social Security's financing base -- we need to strengthen it." [Campaign for America's Future, 10/21/04]

FACT: PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY WOULD CUT BENEFITS

Privatization of Social Security Increases Risks, Would Cut Benefits, Increases the Debt. According to the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, "privatization is not a plan to save Social Security; it is a plan to dismantle Social Security. Privatization means increased retirement risks, severe cuts in Social Security benefits, and a multi-trillion dollar increase in the federal debt. "Privatization diverts money out of Social Security into individual accounts leaving an even larger solvency problem. Privatizers fill this funding gap by dramatically cutting Social Security benefits. They cover the rest by borrowing money, thereby increasing the debt burden on all taxpayers by trillions of dollars over the next half century. With market-based accounts, the risk of an adequate retirement is placed entirely on the individual." [National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare website]

CBPP: Seven in Ten Workers Would See Benefit Cuts from Privatization Proposal. In a 2005 report, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that seven of ten workers would have their benefits cut. They wrote, "All workers with income above $20,000 today would be subject to benefit reductions. Seven of every ten workers would be affected." [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 4/29/05]

FACT: ERNST'S PLAN TO PRIVATIZE SOCIAL SECURITY WOULD BE A WINDFALL FOR WALL STREET

Privatization Would Risk Retirement in the Market, While Creating Billion in Windfalls for Wall Street. According to the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, "Privatization will replace Social Security's guaranteed defined benefits with individual investment accounts. In other words, privatization would take money out of Social Security and have workers invest instead in Wall Street." According to MSNBC, even plans to partially privatize "Social Security could be a windfall for Wall Street, generating billions of dollars in management fees for brokerages and mutual fund companies." [National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare website; MSNBC, 12/28/04]

Privatization a "Windfall for Wall Street," Worth Billions of Dollars. According to MSNBC, even plans to partially privatize "Social Security could be a windfall for Wall Street, generating billions of dollars in management fees for brokerages and mutual fund companies... because of the massive size of Social Security, with its 154 million covered employees, Mills estimated that even a simple program of individual accounts comparable to the TSP might generate $39 billion in fees, in present-value terms, over 75 years... a more complex menu of options, which might be offered to participants whose accounts grow beyond, say, $5,000, might generate $279 billion in fees over 75 years, boosting projected industry revenues by about 8.5 percent." [MSNBC, 12/28/04]

2004 Report Estimated $940 Billion In Fees From Privatization, "The Largest Windfall Gain In American Financial History." According to a report by prominent economist Austan Goolsbee, "Creating individual accounts in the social security system would lead to a massive increase in payments of financial fees to private financial management companies. Under Plan II of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security (CSSS), the net present value of such payments would be $940 billion...The fees would be the largest windfall gain in American financial history. The $940 billion payment to financial companies would be an increase more than 8 times larger than the decrease in revenue from the 2000-2002 collapse of the bubble." Plan II was the initial proposal that would create optional private retirement accounts, which the Bush administration favored. [The Fees of Private Accounts and the Impact of Social Security Privatization on Financial Managers, September 2004; Omaha World Herald, 12/28/04]

Ernst Acknowledged That "It Might" Cost More To Privatize Social Security And "There May Be A Few Years Where It Is Difficult." In a May 2014 interview with the Des Moines Register, The Registerasked, "You'd take social security pay roll taxes out of the mix and let young people invest that, then that money isn't going to pay the seniors that you've promised -- That's gonna cost you more in the long run, isn't it?" Ernst replied, "Well, it might, and that's why I said we need to take a look at this. This is something I'm willing to take a look at. But there may be a few years where it is difficult, but we have to change it." [Des Moines Register, 5/9/14]

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15 Oct 2014

MALLARDS ANNOUNCE REVISED SCHEDULE; SINGLE GAME TICKETS NOW ON SALE

By Brian Lavelle
72-Game ECHL Slate Includes 36 Home Tilts

MOLINE, Ill. (October 13, 2014) - The Quad City Mallards will play a revised 72-game schedule including 36 home dates when they take the ice for their first ECHL season beginning on Friday, October 24 at 7:05 p.m. on home ice against the Rapid City Rush, the Mallards announced today in conjunction with the ECHL.

Single game tickets for the 2014-15 season are on sale beginning today at the iWireless Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets and ticketmaster.com or through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone toll free at 1-800-745-3000.  The ticket office is open weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and on game days from 10:00 a.m. until the start of the second period.  Tickets are available for $10, $16, $20 and $28.

Individual seats are currently available for all home games except for the Mallards' final three Wednesday home dates. Tickets for the March 11, March 18 and April 1 contests will go on sale this Wednesday.

The Mallards will announce their 2014-15 schedule of game night promotions later this week.

The Mallards, who moved to the ECHL from the Central Hockey League last week, will play 68 of their 72 games against the six clubs with whom they made that move from the CHL to the ECHL.  The Mallards have added a total of eight games (including four home tilts) while deleting two games (one of them a home contest) from the 66-game schedule the team originally announced in August:

Games Added to Schedule (Home Games in Bold):

Tuesday, October 28, 8:05 p.m....Quad City @ Rapid City

Monday, December 29, 6:30 p.m....Quad City @ Fort Wayne

Wednesday, January 7, 7:05 p.m....Wichita @ Quad City

Sunday, February 8, 4:05 p.m....Quad City @. Missouri

Wednesday, February 11, 7:05 p.m....Missouri @ Quad City

Friday, February 27, 7:05 p.m....Quad City @ Missouri

Wednesday, March 4, 7:05 p.m....Tulsa @ Quad City

Saturday, April 11, 7:05 p.m....Tulsa @ Quad City

 

Games Deleted from Schedule (Home Games in Bold)

Tuesday, December 30...Quad City @ Brampton

Wednesday, January 21...Tulsa @ Quad City

The Mallards' opposition has changed for seven additional already-scheduled games.  The Mallards will meet the Cincinnati Cyclones for the first time ever when the Cyclones visit the iWireless Center for games Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1.  The Mallards were originally schedule to meet the Brampton Beast on both of those dates.  The Mallards are now slated to visit Brampton on Friday, November 14 (a date on which they were originally due to play the Oilers in Tulsa) and Sunday November 16 (rather than the Allen Americans).   The Mallards will spend New Year's Eve in Evansville clashing with the IceMen instead of in Brampton taming the Beast.  The Mallards will host the Wichita Thunder on Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7- dates on which the Flock was previously set to collide with the Americans.

As was announced by the ECHL last week, the Mallards will play in the Central Division of the Western Conference along with the other CHL transplants: Allen, Brampton, Missouri, Tulsa, Rapid City and Wichita.  The Mallards' match-ups with Cincinnati (October 31 and November 1), Fort Wayne (December 29) and Evansville (December 31) are the only inter-division games they will play this season.

The Mallards will meet the Missouri Mavericks 16 times- more often than they will see any other foe.  The Mallards will also play more than ten games against three other opponents: Brampton (14), Rapid City (13) and Wichita (12).  The Mallards will butt heads with Tulsa eight times and tussle with Allen on five occasions.

The Mallards will play 26 of their home games on fan friendly weekend dates.  The Flock will take the ice at the iWireless Center for ten Friday night games, 11 Saturday evening tilts, five Sunday contests.  Each of the Mallards' Sunday home games will face off at 4:05 p.m. while all other home games will start at 7:05 p.m.

The Mallards will enjoy their longest homestand of the season when they play eight consecutive games at the iWireless Center between March 1 and March 18.  The Mallards will kick off December on their longest road trip of the campaign.  They will play six straight away games between December 2 and December 13.

February will be the Mallards' busiest month.  Terry Ruskwoski's troops will play 14 times in just 28 days.

The Mallards will wrap up the regular season a week later originally scheduled when they welcome Tulsa to the Quad Cities on Saturday, April 11.

2014-15 Mallards season tickets are still on sale.  Ticket packages are available to meet almost any budget.  A limited edition season ticket holder Mallard jersey, 12 additional ticket vouchers per seat and free parking are among a host of exclusive benefits available to season ticket holders.  For more season ticket information fans can call the Mallards' business office at 309-277-1364.

About the Quad City Mallards
A proud affiliate of the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild and the American Hockey League's Iowa Wild, the Quad City Mallards are approaching their eighteenth season and their first in the ECHL.  One of the winningest teams in all of minor league hockey, the Mallards competed in the United Hockey League from 1995 through 2007; in the International Hockey League in 2009-10; and in the Central Hockey League from 2010 through 2014.  The Mallards' proud history has seen them capture the UHL's Colonial Cup Championship three times (1997, 1998, 2001) and secure that league's Tarry Cup four times (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002) for the best overall regular season record.  In 2001, the Mallards made professional hockey history, recording their sixth consecutive season with 50 or more wins, a feat that has yet to be matched.  The iWireless Center provides a unique environment for hockey and features one-of-a-kind seating areas such as the Nest for groups and functions and the exclusive Drake Club.  For more information on the Quad City Mallards or for Mallards tickets go to www.myqcmallards.com.  Fans can also follow the Mallards via Twitter at twitter.com/myqcmallards and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/qcmallards.
15 Oct 2014

Project Bundle Up at KWQC on Thursday, Oct 16

By Linda Cook

As families find it harder and harder to make ends meet, The Salvation Army asks the community to step in and help children stay warm this coming winter. The Project Bundle Up Event hosted by KWQC makes donating easy (sponsored by Floor Trader).

WHERE: KWQC TV-6 at 805 Brady Street, Davenport
WHEN: Thursday, October 16, 2014
HOURS: 6 am-6:30 pm

The Salvation Army will deliver thousands of cold weather clothing items to Quad Cities' elementary and middle schools to fill the needs of students who arrive at school without these essential items. Teachers are on the front lines watching for children who come to school without mittens & gloves, hats, socks, underwear and scarves, and Project Bundle Up fills this need.

14 Oct 2014

Loebsack Representative to Hold Office Hours

By Joe Hand

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dave Loebsack will have a member of his staff in Clinton County for open office hours. Henry Marquard, Loebsack's District Representative, will be at the following locations. Marquard will be on hand to work with individuals who are having difficulty with a government agency, have suggestions for Dave, or would just like to share their concerns. Members of the public are invited to attend. Marquard holds regular office hours throughout Eastern Iowa.

 

If residents are unable to attend but have a concern to share with the Congressman, please call our district office toll-free at 1-866-914-IOWA (4692).

 

Marquard's schedule is as follows.

 

Tuesday, Oct. 14

 

Camanche City Hall

917 Third Street

9:00 - 10:00 AM

 

Clinton City Hall

611 South Third Street, 1st Floor

11:00 AM - NOON

 

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14 Oct 2014

Anderson for Iowa television ad begins airing today across Iowa

By Lara Henderson

DES MOINES, Iowa - Brad Anderson's first television ad begins airing across the state today, featuring his promise to make it easier for eligible voters to participate, while increasing the integrity of the election process.

"As Secretary of State I will work to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat," said Brad Anderson. "We have to increase turnout for all voters, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, and get back to the nonpartisan tradition in Iowa of strong civic participation."

The ad, which is available online here, begins airing across the state today. This is Anderson's first ad, and the first television ad in the Iowa Secretary of State's race.

Brad Anderson is a small business owner from Des Moines. He has proposed increasing voter turnout by allowing online voter registration, consolidating elections, and giving Iowans the option to permanently vote by mail. He has also proposed modernizing the office's business filing process to support small businesses in Iowa. 
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14 Oct 2014

Genesis, DaVita Kidney Care Announce Joint Venture

By Craig Cooper

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- October 13, 2014 -- Genesis Health System and DaVita Kidney Care today announced they have entered into a joint venture agreement for the continued operation of the Quad Cities' only hospital campus-based hemodialysis center.

The center provides treatment to patients with kidney failure on an out-patient basis. The agreement calls for patient care services to continue uninterrupted at the recently remodeled and expanded Genesis dialysis center located on the East Rusholme Street campus of Genesis Medical Center, Davenport.

According to Genesis Vice President of Corporate Communications Ken Croken, the decision to enter the joint venture agreement with DaVita Kidney Care was driven largely by the increasing operational complexity and high costs of maintaining a single dialysis center. Specifically, Croken noted that the regulatory demands and technical requirements of hemodialysis have grown more challenging over the years. And, the operation of an independent center in Davenport has become cost-prohibitive because Genesis cannot benefit from the volume discounts on equipment and supplies available to larger, multi-site providers. Moreover, smaller providers cannot provide the highly specialized technical support available within a larger organization focused exclusively on hemodialysis.

"DaVita Kidney Care is a national leader in the innovative care of patients with chronic kidney failure and end-stage renal disease," Croken said. "Today, DaVita Kidney Care operates or manages more than 2,100 dialysis centers across the U.S. The company's commitment to quality care and customer service is evidenced by its nearly 170,000 patients nationwide."

The GHS Board of Directors has determined that DaVita is the right partner to help ensure the stability of this critical patient service in the community. In this way, patients who currently rely on the life-saving care they receive at our state-of-art Genesis out-patient center -- as well as in the hospital - can continue to do so." Genesis provides nearly 20,000 dialysis treatments annually.

"We are pleased to expand our services in the Quad Cities region and honored to partner with Genesis Health System to provide world-class kidney care," said Mark Bratland, Divisional Vice President for DaVita Kidney Care. "I want our new patients as well as the Genesis medical staff to know that we are dedicated to provide a smooth transition and to live by our Mission as the Provider, Partner and Employer of Choice."

About DaVita Kidney Care

DaVita Kidney Care is a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., a Fortune 500® company that, through its operating divisions, provides a variety of health care services to patient populations throughout the United States and abroad. A leading provider of dialysis services in the United States, DaVita Kidney Care treats patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. DaVita Kidney Care strives to improve patients' quality of life by innovating clinical care, and by offering integrated treatment plans, personalized care teams and convenient health management services. As of June 30, 2014, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided administrative services at 2,119 outpatient dialysis centers located in the United States serving approximately 168,000 patients. The company also operated 84 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10 countries outside the United States. DaVita Kidney Care supports numerous programs dedicated to creating positive, sustainable change in communities around the world. The company's leadership development initiatives and social responsibility efforts have been recognized by Fortune, Modern Healthcare, Newsweek and WorldBlu. For more information, please visit DaVita.com.

About Genesis Health System

Genesis Health System, its affiliates and partners offer a continuum of health care services for a 12-county region of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Our affiliates include : Acute and tertiary hospital care at Genesis Medical Center, Davenport and DeWitt, Iowa and at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis and Genesis Medical Center, Aledo, Ill.; home health and hospice services through Genesis VNA and Hospice; Genesis Workplace Services, including occupational health, employee assistance program and wellness services for employers and their employees; the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House; senior living facilities offering rehabilitation and long-term care; Genesis Health Group, with nearly 200 primary 

care providers and specialists; the Genesis Quad Cities Family Practice Residency program; Genesis Psychology Associates; three Convenient Care clinics; and Genesis Home Medical Equipment. Partners include Genesis Medical Park, Crow Valley and Spring Street Surgical Center, Davenport and Genesis Imaging Centers. Genesis manages Jackson County Regional Health Center, Maquoketa, Iowa. Genesis is one of the largest employers in the Quad Cities region with more than 5,000 employees. For more information, visit our Web site at www.genesishealth.com.

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14 Oct 2014

KWQC-TV6 names Joey Donia Sports Director.

By Eric VanWinkle

Today marks the beginning of Joey Donia's first full week on air as the new Sports Director for award winning, NBC affiliate, KWQC-TV6.  Donia comes to KWQC-TV6 from WOI in Des Moines, where he spent the last two years as a weekend sportscaster, covering Iowa and Iowa State sports, as well as working on a 30-minute weekly high school football show.  Donia is a Chicago-area native, and a graduate of Drake University.   In all, he's spent nearly a decade in Iowa, with a two-year stop at WALB in Albany, Georgia in the middle.

"We're excited to bring Joey's energy, enthusiasm and unique storytelling ability to our viewers across eastern Iowa and western Illinois," said KWQC-TV6 news director Rich Kurz. "I'm confident the addition of Joey to our team will continue to set KWQC-TV6 apart from our competition."

Joey is the recipient of several Best Sports Story awards.

-2012 Iowa Broadcast News Association Award 2nd Place for Best Sports Story

-2008 Georgia Association of Broadcasters Merit Award for Best Sports Story

-2008 Associated Press Honorable Mention for Best Sports Story

About Media General
Media General, Inc. is a leading local television broadcasting and digital media company, providing top-rated news, information and entertainment in strong markets across the U.S. The company owns or operates 32 network-affiliated broadcast television stations and their associated digital media and mobile platforms, in 29 markets. These stations reach 17.2 million or nearly 15% of U.S. TV homes. Seventeen of the 32 stations are located in the top 75 designated market areas. Media General first entered the local television business in 1955 when it launched WFLA in Tampa, Florida, as an NBC affiliate. The company subsequently expanded its station portfolio through acquisition. In November 2013, Media General and Young Broadcasting merged, combining Media General's 18 stations and Young's 13 stations. In September 2014, Media General acquired WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, PA.
14 Oct 2014

NorthPark and SouthPark Malls Hosts Trick-or-Treat Event

By Aleisha Chiesa

Celebrate Halloween Fun With the Entire Family

Who: Bring your little ghosts and goblins to either NorthPark or SouthPark Malls this Friday or Saturday for the mall-wide Trick or Treat!

Enjoy Trick or Treating in an indoor, fun and safe environment! Participating retailers will hand out treats plus enjoy kid friendly activities throughout the malls.

For more information on Trick-or-Treat, visit www.shopsouthparkmall-il.com/events, www.north-park-mall-ia.com/events, or follow us on Twitter @SouthParkMallIL, @NorthParkMallIA and like us on Facebook at

 

When: NorthPark Mall                               SouthPark Mall

October 17, 2014 from 4p-6p                  October 18, 2014 from 4p-6p

 

Where: NorthPark Mall                              SouthPark Mall

320 W Kimberly Rd                                    4500 16th Street

Davenport, IA 52806                                  Moline, IL 61265

 

--Photographers and Camera Crews Welcome --

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14 Oct 2014

Chiropractors replacing Acupuncturists at the Iowa Veteran's Hospitals

By William Terrell, L.Ac., MSOM
We have a big problem that has come to my attention from various sources.  The Veteran's Administration in Iowa has decided to replace the NCCAOM Licensed Acupuncturists with Doctors of Chiropractic that have acupuncture certification. 

There is some confusion around this issue because the National VA has issued a mandate that all VA hospital systems provide Chiropractic and Acupuncture services by 2016.  While this would seem like a great decision for our profession and the VA patients, it seems that both of the VA hospitals in Iowa (Iowa City and Des Moines) have chosen to cut costs and only hire Chiropractors who have certification in acupuncture.  They have posted and closed three job openings for this position , 2 in Iowa City and 1 in Des Moines.  There is no mention of Acupuncture on their website and I have not been able to contact anyone responsible as yet. 

I was told by Laura Christensen and Rob Weingeist that the Iowa City VA has hired one DC with an NCCAOM diplomate and one DC with only 100 hour state certification (the minimum required in Iowa).  In Des Moines, we were told by an acupuncturist who applied for the Job that she was refused an interview because they were only hiring Chiropractors for the position.  This was very distressful to us given the fact that for the last 10+ years, two local Licensed Acupuncturists, Katherine Chuapoco and Brendan Chuapoco were on staff at the DSM VA providing acupuncture.  We had been told that they were ending their contract, but were unaware of their replacement. 

I am sending out this email for the following purposes:

1. To get more communication and information about this situation.
2. To ask our community to lobby the Iowa Veteran's Hospitals to reinstate the NCCAOM Licensed Acupuncturists positions. 
3. To notify the media of this failure of the VA to hire properly trained medical professionals.
Please take this issue very seriously!  Our profession has spent decades gaining respect and medical validity.  When we let other professions to claim to practice acupuncture, we damage the reputation of acupuncture and put the general public at risk of malpractice.

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