Yesandia brings improv to Cedar Rapids students and pros
Cedar Rapids educator Layne Sheetz and radio host Jake Truemper launched Yesandia to pair high school performers with professional improv artists. The group hosts a Young Adult Improv Showcase at CSPS Hall and runs a two week summer camp July 10 13 in Cedar Rapids. Camp sessions serve middle and high school students from multiple states and aim to build confidence, collaboration and onstage storytelling through yes and.
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Union backs Corkery in Iowa 2nd District race
The Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO endorsed Cedar Falls Democrat Sarah Corkery, a first time candidate and small business owner, against Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa's 2nd District which includes Cedar Rapids Dubuque Waterloo and Grinnell. Corkery backs a $15 minimum wage and the PRO Act, while pledging crackdown on child labor abuses and union renewal.
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Bartender sues over firing after calling 911 fight
Taylor Schealler, a former Whiskey River and Founders Irish Pub employee, sues in Polk County District Court claiming wrongful discharge for calling 911 during a November 2023 bar brawl. She alleges policy barred police calls and that supervisors cited the rule to terminate her after the incident, seeking damages for lost pay and distress.
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