Yoga offers calm for troubled youths at Linn County Detention Center
At the Linn County Juvenile Detention Center in Cedar Rapids, Allison Ordman leads a yoga class for five youths aged 12 to 18 and two staff members. The program aims to teach stress management to reduce reoffending, with inmates noting improved sleep and relaxation. Detention Director Dawn Schott says stays are short, limiting long term data but motivating expansion of the program.
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Iowa lawmakers reengage on legalizing consumer fireworks
Senators push Senate File 508 to legalize possession sale transfer purchase and use of fireworks with local opt out provisions. Opponents from firefighting emergency medical groups warn of injuries fires and noise near schools and nursing homes. Proponents cite potential 18 million annual sales and alignment with other states.
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Millennials prove tricky target for candidates in Iowa caucus race
Presidential hopefuls court millennials as campaigns mic targeting 18 to 30 year olds. Experts say youths are politically active but not always voting, risking efforts to mobilize turnout for caucus night with Obama’s 2008 example cited as a milestone.
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Barack Obama
Hamburg Inn No 2 changes hands in Iowa City
Dave Panther confirms he is selling the Hamburg Inn No 2 on Linn Street once the sale finalizes, ending a family ownership that began in 1948 and tracing back to Hamburg Inn No 1 opened in 1935 on Iowa Avenue. The seller, turning 69, hints at travel and new ventures.
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