Parents grade parenting in a joke article critique
The Gazette column mocks a Working Mother idea asking children from third to ninth grade to rate their parents on mood understanding and fairness. It questions practicality and suggests more realistic categories, noting potential collateral drama and the need for better framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Working Mother Magazine
Linda Berg-Cross
Howard University
Junior
Local government meeting schedule highlights this week
Public bodies across Linn County and Cedar Rapids set sessions and hearings this week. Notable items include Linn County Board of Supervisors work sessions, Cedar Rapids School Board meetings, and Marion City Council sessions with multiple time slots throughout the day.
City and County Meetings Schedule For Wednesday
Cedar Rapids City Council 9 a.m. Linn County Board of Supervisors 10:30 a.m. regular meeting Linn Health Department 3:30 p.m. electronic with speaker phone Central City school board 6 p.m. Grant Wood Area school board 6:30 p.m. Marion Creative Events Council 7 p.m. Hiawatha City Council 7 p.m. All items listed with locations and times for community gatherings.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn Health Department
13Th St
Central City School Board
Central City Community School
Grant Wood Area School Board
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Marion Creative Events Council
10Th Ave
Marion
Hiawatha City Council
Council Chambers
Riverfront Improvement and Welfare Meetings Schedule
Thursday agenda lists 10 a.m. Riverfront Improvement Commission at Riverfront Building followed by 1:30 p.m. Linn Board of Social Welfare in the Iowa Building conference room and 2:45 p.m. Veterans Memorial Commission in the Spanish-American War Room.
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Riverfront Improvement Commission
Linn Board of Social Welfare
Iowa Building
Fourth Ave
Veterans Memorial Commission
Christmas and holiday stage lineup across Iowa venues
The schedule lists multiple December performances: Spanish play Don Gil de las Calzas Verdes at Cornell College Mount Vernon. Annie at Starlighters Anamosa. Stage Directions by Israel Horovitz at Cornell College Underworld. The Story: A Christmas Musical by Aaron Parry at Sinclair Auditorium Coe College. The Dining Room at Iowa City Community Theatre. The Gift of the Magi at Riverside Theatre Iowa City. A Christmas Carol by Old Creamery Theatre at Amana Colonies Visitors Center Price Creek Stage. Ticket prices vary by show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starlighters Community Theatre
Anamosa
Israel Horovitz
Underworld
Armstrong Hall
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Aaron Parry
Sinclair Auditorium
Coe College
Price Creek Stage
Amana Colonies
Iowa Memorial Union
U of 1
University
U of
School of Music
IMU
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Voxman
U of Music
Sinclair
Manchester Community Choral Society
West Delaware Middle School
Manchester
Boccherini
USU
Accents
Colegrove
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
King Chapel
Sneaky Pete
Horizon
Dean Woody
Memories
Iowa City
Christmas Holiday Events Across Iowa City Area
A roundup lists multiple Christmas activities including Conger House in Washington with historic trees, Ushers Ferry in Cedar Rapids, and five holiday home tours with tickets from the Chamber of Commerce. Also notes Christmas at Brucemore and Granger House, various concerts, operas, and craft events with admission details and venues across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Iowa City, and nearby towns.
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Conger House Museum
Washington
Ushers Ferry
Seminole Valley Park
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Russ
Marty Kool
Blair House
John
Ginger Wollner
Linden Dr
David
Carole McFarland
Fairway Terrace
Marty
Karma Smith
Pinney Woods Ct
Seiferts
St. Luke's
Mercy Medical Center
Discovery Shop Town & Country
American Cancer Society
Salvation Army Corps Center
Christian Clown Troupe of
Marion
Salvation Army
Soroptimist Club
Wapsipinicon Mill
Independence
Osborne Conservation Center
Elkader
Clayton County
Brucemore
Indian Creek Nature Center
King Hussein Cleared to Leave Mayo Clinic
Jordan's King Hussein, 57, received a clean bill of health four months after cancer surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Surgeons removed his left kidney and a cancerous growth in the urinary tract. He will have routine six month urinary tract checkups and left Minnesota for a private visit to Washington, DC.
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Rochester
Minn
Jordan
Hussein
Mayo Clinic
Mayo
Samir Farrar
Chris Gade
Minnesota
Washington, D.C
Corrections from The Gazette on Pangburn award and cost figure
The Cedar Rapids Gazette corrects Milo Buck Pangburn as Iowa Commercial Producer of the Year and notes an AP error in Friday’s story. It also amends a regents maintenance graphic cost to 77 million dollars. The paper invites complaints about accuracy and outlines recycling and subscription details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo
Buck” Pangburn
Northwood
Iowa
Iowa Cattlemen’s Association
Associated Press
Regents
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Cedar Rapids
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