Shining a light on maternal mental health
Liz Orton writes about postpartum depression PPD and the need for better access to care through The Crisis Center in Iowa City. She recalls hidden grief after a false gender expectation and describes how insurance, therapy, and hotlines helped her. The piece promotes the centers 24/7 hotline and a new April drive Shower The Crisis Center to support mothers.
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Iowa
Crisis Center
TowaCrisisChat.org
Liz Orton
Iowa City
Community Letters Call for Reynolds to Dismiss King Over Harassment
A Cedar Rapids reader endorses Gov. Reynolds firing Rep. King as campaign co chair after King’s Parkland survivor remarks and past racist comments. The letter urges zero tolerance for hatred and asks Reynolds to separate from King publicly.
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Facebook
Steve King
Alowa
Parkland
Florida
Towa
King
Reynolds
Gov. Reynolds
Rep. King
Sen
Joe Bolkcom
Iowa City
King's Mountaintop speech reexamined on economic justice Call
Paul Stekler revisits Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mountaintop address, highlighting its focus on economic justice and the Poor People's Campaign. The column notes how archival Memphis footage shaped PBS Eyes on the Prize, contrasting King's dream with his broader calls for wealth redistribution and workers' rights.
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Martin Luther
King Jr
King
Washington
Memphis
Tenn
Mason Temple
Harry Hampton
PBS
Iar
Kerner Commission
Medicaid privatization in Iowa blamed for ongoing failures
The report details a 157 percent rise in complaints to the Iowa Ombudsman about Medicaid managed care in 2017. It cites early privatization under Branstad Reynolds, missed savings, disrupted reimbursements, and lawsuits. Reynolds defends the shift yet admits mistakes despite campaigning for balance.
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Nother
Terry Branstad
Kim Reynolds
Iowa
Branstad-Reynolds
Branstad
Reynolds
Mike Randol
Kansas
Iona
Lyndalowa
Lynda
Waddington
Thegazette
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Donna Rohrssen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Finance Authority
David Jamison
Towans
Clay Bennett
Chattanooga Times
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Paul Steeler
National Mall
National Guard
Paul Stekler
University of Texas
The
Washington Post
Lynda Waddington
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