Young farmers find path into agriculture in Iowa City region
Kate Edwards, 31, who grew up off farm, runs Wild Woods Farm just north of Iowa City as part of a broader shift cited by a 2017 National Young Farmers Coalition study. She discusses farm crisis scars, generations entering farming, and a 2012 Census uptick in farmers under 35.
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Monticello
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Alyssa Dunn
Anamosa
Kirkwood Community College
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Four Oaks pulls foster parent retreat from Biblecamp
Four Oaks, a Cedar Rapids social services agency with a state contract to recruit and train foster parents, withdrew from a planned training retreat at Village Creek Bible Camp in Lansing after learning it marketed to like minded families with religious activities. Chief program officer Kelli Malone said the move aimed to avoid appearance of endorsing a religion. The piece notes constitutional questions about church-state boundaries and mentions Iowa foster care numbers.
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Four Oaks
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kelli Malone
Young people lead protests after Parkland lessons in Iowa
After the Parkland school massacre 17 lives were lost and students nationwide respond. In Iowa City and Cedar Rapids students walked out chanting for safety and gun reform using phones and social media to organize. Adults urge caution and offer thoughts and prayers while the movement grows.
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Parkland
Fla
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
NRA
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
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