Reclaim childhood amid social media and screen time concerns
A pediatrician warns that heavy social media use and gaming increase dopamine driven reward cycles, causing withdrawal, anxiety, and sleep loss in children. She cites rising pediatric obesity, Type 2 diabetes, indoor time, and declining reading and math scores, urging new norms and warning about cognitive and social harm.
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N May
Iowa
Carver College of Medicine
Facebook
U.S
YouTube
TikTok
Skogman
Farm Bill Gridlock Mirrors Hunger and Climate Battles
The Farm Bill remains stalled amid fights over food aid and conservation policy. Experts warn SNAP funding and nutrition programs like food stamps are central to the debate as lawmakers seek to balance farm needs with urban hunger relief. Iowa faces rising hunger and policy cuts as Sept. 30 deadlines loom.
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Kate Hansen
National
Izaak Walton League
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Iowa expands youth work hours amid federal limits
A Gazette report notes Iowa 2028 Senate File 542 loosens youth labor rules allowing 14 and 15 year olds to work later during school year and summer. Federal law keeps stricter limits, yet federal officials scrutinize Iowa employers with penalties from fifty thousand to one hundred eighty thousand dollars for noncompliance. The piece spotlights Teresa Williams and Keith Lacy, whose lifelong friendship began with part-time work at Godfather's Pizza in Cedar Rapids and shaped Williams career.
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DOL
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Keith Lacy
Williams
Kirkwood
Lacy
Godfather’s Pizza
Cedar Rapids
Bill
Marlene
Marion
Lacys
Godfather’s
Rita
Gunnar
Iowa
Senate
the Gazette
Iowa Restaurant Association
Jessica Dunker
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