Brightly lit path to care for those seeking help
Marissa Payne reports on how state efforts could guide individuals like Michael Schmitt from jail to stable recovery. The piece details gaps in long term support after multiple treatment episodes, risk of homelessness, and the search for ongoing programs linking recovery with community life and spirituality.
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Michael Schmitt
Hope Cda
Cedar Rapids
Community Development Association
Iowa
Edar Rapids
Rock Island
Illinois
Schmitt
Mental Health Focus Marks Iowa Ideas In-Depth Week
The Gazette presents Iowa Ideas In-Depth Week on mental health in Iowa from May 13 to 17. Five noon to 1 pm virtual sessions explore care, rising youth needs, crisis support, district changes, and stigma reduction. Registration and panelist details available at iowaideas.com.
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Iowa Ideas
the Gazette
Iowa
Iowaideas.com
Motherhood takes C R native to highest highs and lows
Emmy Lee from Cedar Rapids became a mother to Crimson Lexus Lee born Nov 22, 2023. In January, after urgent care visits and ERs near Plano, Texas, Crimson was diagnosed with Group B strep meningitis and sepsis. Doctors warned of a long journey as the baby fought severe infection across Children’s Health Dallas and Plano.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
Emmy Lee
Crimson Lexus Lee
Plano
Texas
Crimson
Plano Children’s Hospital
Cody Lee
Baby Crimson
Children’s Health
Dallas
Fewer candidates surface as Iowa districts seek new superintendents
Grace King reports most Iowa districts face a tightening pool of top leaders with about 50 K-12 superintendents leaving across the state. Fewer qualified candidates and short tenure complicate long term planning for student achievement, facilities, and finances, with Eastern Iowa seeing notable leadership shifts. The article notes retirements interim departures and new hires in Cedar Rapids Linn-Mar Clear Creek Amana districts.
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Greg Batenhorst
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Iowa Association For School Boards
Eastern
Tawana Grover
Cedar Rapids Community
Noreen Bush
Amy Kortemeyer
Linn-Mar
Shannon Bisgard
Corey Seymour
Clear Creek Amana
Joseph Brown
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