Protecting sheltered workshops in Iowa’s disability debate
Janet Sullivan argues that sheltered workshops like Options of Linn County provide essential employment options for people with severe disabilities who cannot work in competitive jobs. She cites Olmstead v. S.C. and urges readers to lobby Obama, Grassley, and Harkin to allow funding and exemptions to keep workshops open.
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Linn County
Department of Justice
Olmstead v. S.C
Supreme Court
Department
Olmstead
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ginsburg
Iowa
Barack Obama
Chuck Grassley
Tom Harkin
House of Representatives
Centers For Medicare and
Medicaid Services
Letters on wind lines and migrant concerns mix in Iowa letters
Readers debate the Rock Island Clean Line project and wind farm economics with Pat Higby of the University of Northern Iowa questioned on benefits and regional wind sites. The correspondence also covers migrant children and Intersections luncheons planned by the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa with event details.
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Rock Island
Pat Higby
University of Northern Iowa
Higby
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Kim Junker
New Hartford
Central America
Interfaith Alliance of
Central Amer
Carson column urges breaking cycle of poverty and violence
Renowned surgeon and columnist Ben Carson argues the Ferguson turmoil reflects a broader social crisis. He links high poverty in Black communities to lack of fathers and responsibility, urging policies supporting education, child care, and job skills to lift unwed mothers and young men toward self-sufficiency.
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Brown
America
Ferguson
Cedar Rapids school district reshapes student mental health services
The Cedar Rapids board weighs shifting from in-school Abbe Center therapy to a seven-school model with half-time staff and outside referrals. Seven schools gain more access while 24 get one specialist seven hours weekly, funded by United Way and DHS grants for three years. Critics urge more transparency and equity.
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Cedar Rapids
Ast
John Laverty
Abbe Center For Community Mental Health
Johnson and Hoover
McKinley and Wilson
Metro
Washington and Jefferson
United Way
Department of Human Services
Rhoda Shepherd
Abbe
Cindy Kaestner
Laverty
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Post Writers Group
Ben Carson
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Nsg
N. Wolfe St
Baltimore
Dorman
Todd Dorman
Todd
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