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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 2021

Page

4

Iowa schools face COVID risk amid lack of state mask policy

The Gazette editorial argues Iowa classrooms become COVID risk zones as delta variant spreads while state lawmakers ban K-12 mask mandates and university masks are rare. It calls for local masking, accessible vaccines and tests, and better use of recovery funds to protect students and staff.

Community letters criticize scooter rider behavior downtown

A reader describes two dangerous encounters with a young man on a WEO scooter in downtown. The rider dodged a crossing sensor then ran a stop sign, prompting the writer to question maturity and adherence to traffic laws. They note scooters left in empty lots and even a driveway, and express mixed views on the VEO program.

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Cancel culture and the power of language warns against woke labels

Star Parker argues that cancel culture hinges on racial categories and language, claiming Hispanic as a political category rather than a race. She cites Feynman on names not equaling knowledge, condemns woke politics as eroding unity, and calls for free speech in pursuit of truth.

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Iowa governor resists school mask mandates amid delta surge

Reynolds offers no statewide mandate while districts face rising cases from the delta variant. Iowa schools weigh local masking options as federal testing funds are rejected and university vaccination rules face scrutiny. Experts urge universal masking to curb transmission. Local districts push back against state limits. Todd Dorman notes.

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