Abbe Center to Close in Marion Amid Budget Cuts
The Abbe Center for Community Care in Marion will shut its doors September 30 due to $1.4 million county funding reductions and questions about inpatient resources. About 75 to 77 adults with mental illness will be affected as officials seek alternative options and face a shrinking availability of long term and residential services in Iowa.
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Marion
Abbe
Abbe Center For Community Care Inc
1860
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Alan Whitters
Cedar Rapids’ Mercy Medical Center
Richard Larsen
St. Luke’s Psychiatric Services
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center
St Luke’s Hospital
Iowa
Stand and Deliver Mentoring Kids in Cedar Rapids Neighborhood
Guest columnist Kurt Bradley argues for community mentoring to guide youths around Taylor Elementary. He cites parental supervision gaps and suggests trusted local men step up to set boundaries with love, mirroring Jaime Escalante’s inspirational approach to inspire the next generation.
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Taylor Elementary
Cedar Rapids
Jaime Escalante
Jaime
Kurt Bradley
Marville
Tenn
Washington High School
U.S. Air Force
Iowa
Cyberpique
Taylor
The childfree life and the changing view of motherhood
Kathleen Parker argues media coverage and research push against traditional motherhood, noting rising childfree choices and doubts about motherhood's rewards. She cites Time Guardian BBC stories, discusses emotional debates among childless and childfree women, and reflects on birth, creation, and the meaning of parenthood.
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Time
Guardian of Britain
London School of Economics
BBC News
Bright future in local FM as low power stations rise
Sanjay Jolly argues the FCC will open applications for non profit groups to start low power FM stations from Oct 15 to 29. He says these tiny, under ten mile range outlets can diversify local radio, empower communities like Milwaukee, Louisville and a Washington island, and challenge nationwide networks.
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Rush Limbaugh
Rush
Georgetown Law
Sandra Fluke
Federal Communications Commission
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Louisville
Washington State
Sanjay Jolly
Prometheus Radio Project
Prometheusradio.org
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