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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 2025
Page
6
Guest columnist Rich Patterson argues that diversity and space in poultry and crops improve food security. He contrasts industrial, highly hybridized systems with small, varied flocks and scattered farms. Patterson shares his family’s yard farming approach and DEI themed backyard flock.
Columnist Althea Cole links the 2020 George Floyd protests to built up rage from the pandemic. She asserts that racism stems from police violence against Black people, cites CDC data on disparities, and accuses officials in Des Moines and D C of erasing Black and brown people from history and institutions.
Theresa Lewis argues Cedar Rapids and Linn County nonprofits fear reduced funding and policy shifts threaten essential services from shelter and health care to legal aid and employment supports. She urges legislators, businesses, grantors, and the public to back sustained funding, Medicaid support, and DEI advocacy, noting the sector bridges government to market solutions and sustains culture and economy.
Kamyar Enshayan shares experiences with immigrant and refugee neighbors in Waterloo Cedar Falls and Iowa City. He highlights doctors, teachers, workers, and students from Iraq Pakistan Croatia Bulgaria Brazil Poland England Burma Burundi Congo Rwanda and more who have built roots here. He urges active participation to grow a shared culture and community in Iowa.
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