Students push civics at Grassley summit in Cedar Rapids
More than 100 students and teachers from 20 schools gathered inside the Cedar Rapids federal courthouse for a Federal Judiciary Youth Summit with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley. They questioned Grassley and two federal judges about the judiciary, its function, and its future, while lawmakers push civics education.
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U.S
Chuck Grassley
Federal Judiciary
Cedar Rapids
Grassley
Senate Judiciary Committee
Iowa
Cedar Rapids’ Federal
Integration pioneer Terrence Roberts urges action on racism
Terrence Roberts, 76, a Little Rock Nine member, told about 200 at Coe College in Cedar Rapids that segregation and racism remain a national scar. He urged self-examination and active effort to address prejudice, decades after the 1957 Central High School desegregation.
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Terrence Roberts
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Roberts
Little Rock
Little Rock Central High School
Dwight Eisenhower
National Guard
America
Skeptics question promise to shield farmers in tariff dispute
U S lawmakers and farm leaders doubt the Trump administration can shield farmers from the China trade clash. Major farming states backed Trump in 2016, yet representatives criticized pending tariffs and eyed the Farm Bill as a potential aid tool. No concrete protections were proposed.
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Overland Park
Kan
U.S
Trump
United States
China
Donald Trump
Sen
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Senate Agriculture Committee
Will Rodger
American Farm Bureau Federation
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