Wednesday Morning Read: Giunta shares his honor, casino parking questions, ophthalmologist pushes again for surgery center

TODAY'S WEATHER — Hot and muggy, storms late. High 89, low 73.

GIUNTA SHARES HIS HONOR — Since he received the Medal of Honor in 2010 for heroic action in Afghanistan, Salvatore Giunta has emphasized that the recognition was not his alone. Earlier this month, he eased some of that weight by giving his Medal of Honor to the entire 173rd Airborne Brigade for which he was serving when his actions earned him the honor. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/news/hiawatha-native-gives-his-medal-of-honor-to-173rd-airborne-brigade/

CASINO PARKING QUESTIONS — One of the biggest challenges facing an urban casino in Cedar Rapids — aside from getting a gambling license itself — could be parking, according to data released through a records request by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/cedar-rapids-casino-proposals-draw-questions-about-parking/

OPHTHALMOLOGIST PUSHES AGAIN FOR SURGERY CENTER — A Cedar Rapids ophthalmologist again will seek permission Wednesday to open an outpatient cataract surgery center, hoping new members on the State Health Facilities Council will be more empathetic to non-hospital providers. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/health-care-medicine/cedar-rapids-ophthalmologist-tries-again-for-outpatient-surgery-center/

KENNEDY WINS, JEFFERSON FALLS — The Kennedy Cougars have reached a new level. A new frontier. The Cougars dethroned No. 5 Johnston, 7-4, in a Class 5A quarterfinal at the state tournament Tuesday afternoon. Later, it was two years, two heartbreaks at the hands of Urbandale, as third-ranked Cedar Rapids Jefferson missed out on too many scoring opportunities and fell to No. 6 Urbandale, 5-3. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-prep-sports/state-softball-tuesday-quarterfinal-scores-photos-and-recaps/

QUOTABLE — 'I'm still optimistic that at some point they will be able to get something done because they have to.' Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, on the health care impasse in Washington, D.C.