Symposium Brings Together Youth Suicide Prevention Efforts
The Gazette editorial notes peer based prevention discussions at a Tuesday symposium titled death by own action and Youth: A Symposium of Hope. Attendees and organizers from Tanager Place Foundation 2 Hope Walk and YouthPort highlighted peer support networks to curb suicide among Iowans aged 15 to 34.
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Community urged to break death by own action stigma
A Gazette editorial urges reducing stigma around suicide as 4 percent of sixth to eleventh graders and 13 percent of teens contemplated death by own action in the last year. Advocates emphasize frank discussion and lived experience, citing Dr. De Quincy Lezine of Prevention Communities.
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Primary Johnson County Supervisors race urged by reader
A reader backs six candidates for three Johnson County Board of Supervisors seats and urges votes for Lisa Green-Douglas Pat Heiden and Jason Lewis citing their preparation. The letter also shares a personal goose attack story and defends Reach Act urged by Sen Grassley.
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Pat Heiden
Jason Lewis
Scalia Law name change sparks GMU faculty backlash
Walter Williams notes George Mason University renames its law school Antonin Scalia School of Law after a 30 million gift from the Koch Foundation and an anonymous donor. He cites faculty concerns over Scalia's views and the university's conservative branding while praising GMU's Nobel laureates and its liberal-dominated landscape.
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Iowa Governor Decries Federal Pressure Over Transgender Bathroom Rule
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad criticizes a Obama administration directive linking federal funding to school bathroom and locker room access for transgender students. He calls federal pressure an overreach while noting Iowa already prohibits denial of services based on gender identity since 2007.
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