Iowa City firefighter Linda Eaton seeks privacy amid breastfeeding dispute
Linda Eaton, a 26 year old Iowa City firefighter, refused to stop nursing her baby at the fire station drawing national attention. She has a temporary injunction allowing feeding at the station while a final ruling awaits Iowa Civil Rights Commission review. Eaton, who is unmarried, describes herself as a private person and plans to continue nursing Ian, with support from her sister’s La Leche League involvement, as she navigates legal bills and public scrutiny.
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New life for old Iowa historical building debate
Des Moines readers learn that Edgar Harlan warned in 1926 of fixing Iowa history facilities but was ignored. The 1978 Legislature funded a study on renovating the 1908 building or choosing a new site, with Brown Healey Bock proposing innovative site and design ideas.
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