TIES program helps families reduce stress and improve child behavior
Caitlin Hauskins, coordinator of the TIES program, describes how Teaching Interventions to Empower and Strengthen Families supports parents facing temper tantrums, aggression, bedtime and mealtime issues, and separation anxiety. The program uses positive reinforcement, hands on sessions, and case management, reporting a 26 percent average drop in parental stress last year. Contact Caitlin Hauskins for details.
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Cedar Rapids schools add six new principals
Community letter questions the abrupt turnover in Cedar Rapids school leadership. The writer asks for an explanation from Superintendent Brad Buck about the six new principals and whether the changes relate to Ralph Plagman’s dismissal, urging clear answers for residents.
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Cedar Rapids
Brad Buck
Ralph Plagman
Kate Hawkins
Vote to keep our country free and Cedar Rapids walk
An unsigned, opinion filled note argues to vote against the Republican Party to preserve constitutional separation of church and state. The author describes a peaceful Cedar Rapids walk along the Cedar River near Ellis Park Robbins Lake observing ducks, a heron, and autumn scenery as a reminder of free, accessible walking venues. Margaret Kolash signs the piece.
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Cedar Rapids
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Trumpian deflation shades GOP in Parker column
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker argues the Republican Party has become impotent by embracing Trump. She portrays Trump as a volatile figure dragging the party into a corrupt, theatrical spectacle and notes celebrities and politicians questioning his tactics while voters oppose Clinton.
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Linn County minimum wage vote tests Cedar Rapids patience
Linn County supervisors debate a three year plan to raise the minimum wage from 7.25 to 8.25 starting 2017, with opt outs for cities like Cedar Rapids. Mayor Ron Corbett warns against delay while Oleson urges faster action and notes potential youth carve outs and future COLA adjustments.
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Oleson
Corbett
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