New life for Cedar Rapids schools through reuse and housing
The Gazette endorses Cedar Rapids school board plans to sell Arthur and Garfield elementary schools to developers. Arthur will house the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy expanding services, while Garfield becomes a 30 to 40 unit workforce housing project led by Steve Emerson, with historic grants sought.
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Arthur
Garfield
Arthur Elementary
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Iowa
Human Services
Garfield Elementary
Steve Emerson
Cedar Rapids School Board
Emerson
Cedar Rapids
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Community letter supports rule of law and juror integrity
A Cedar Rapids reader cites the Trump verdicts as fair civic duty and rebukes Grassley Ernst and Hinson for calling the system biased. The writer notes jurors chosen by Trump’s side, cites sexual hush payments as evidence, and urges leaders to uphold the constitution and rule of law.
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Chuck Grassley
Joni Ernst
U.S
Ashley Hinson
Donald Trump
Trump
Grassley
Ernst
Hinson
Robert Sprengeler
Cedar Rapids
Child Development Milestone Checklist from the 1970s
Lenore Skenazy revisits Louise Bates Ames milestone list for six year olds, urging trust in kids to travel and explore alone. The column argues modern culture infantilizes children and advocates letting six year olds walk to the park, visit friends, or go to the store unaccompanied to test their independence.
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Chicago
Christie Whitley
Ames
Let Grow
Jonathan Haidt
Louise Bates Ames
Bates Ames
Lenore Skenazy
Iskenazy
Yahoo
Gen Z job interviews and parenting in the workplace
LZ Granderson notes a rise in Gen Z applicants bringing a parent to job interviews. He links the trend to pandemic education disruption and social anxiety, urging compassion and mentoring rather than ridicule. He cites declines in 15-year-olds' math and reading scores and points to delayed brain development as context for new work norms.
LZ Granderson: LAT Columnist and Writer
LZ Granderson works as a columnist for the Los Angeles Times. His pieces blend social commentary with journalism and cultural insight, reflecting on race, entertainment, and public life from a media perspective.
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