Honor our veterans this Flag Day and vote this weekend
Paul Pate urges Iowans to honor veterans by reflecting on the flag and exercising the right to vote. He notes Flag Day origins from June 14 1777 and explains the flag’s symbolism, urging citizens to display the flag and participate in the next Election Day.
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Letters Size Up Laws and Poverty Amid Political Debates
Readers attack speed enforcement as courtesy signage and criticize a June column on education and growth. A Cedar Rapids retiree backs 1.25 percent pay, while discussion shifts to poverty myths with Economic Policy Institute stats and a call for open-minded scrutiny.
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Public spaces should welcome adults around kids, not distrust them
Lenore Skenazy argues against blanket bans on adults in playgrounds and public spaces. She cites cases of adults teaching games to children and a Lego store detaining a child as overzealous babysitting. She praises Japan’s visible child safety approach and calls for shared responsibility rather than fear-driven exclusion.
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Real Talk on Suicides Rising Among Black Youth
Cedar Rapids social worker Linda Topinka discusses a JAMA Pediatrics study showing death by own action rising among black children age 5 to 11 from 1993 to 2012 while white peers decline. The AAFPRC hosts a community conversation at Jane Boyd Community House to address trauma and reduce stigma.
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