Diversity training valued for county employees
The Gazette editorial supports Linn County diversity training including Islam education at Cedar Rapids Mother Mosque. It finds no First Amendment violation as long as the focus remains on understanding cultures and no proselytizing occurs. The piece urges broader non Christian/Judeo training as eastern Iowa diversifies.
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John Harris
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Linn County
Iowa
Diverse candidates in Iowa primary push for representation
Swati Dandekar seeks Iowa’s first female U S Congress member with experience from local to federal levels. Cedar Rapids and Linn County races highlight candidates Peter Edmondson and Ian Cullis, detailing careers, community service, and credentials.
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Dandekar
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Iowa Utilities Board
Peter Edmondson
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Ian Cullis
Savvy scammers target older residents
A senior warns of targeted scams and shares a bail fraud experience involving Green Dot MoneyPak. The writer notes a Coralville angle, a fake Officer Nelson, and a demanded attorney fee of four thousand dollars. Police confirmed no arrest, urging vigilance and local verification.
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Green Dot
Nelson
CVS Pharmacy
Are Hispanics becoming white in U S census shifts
A Pew Research Center study shows over 10 million people changed racial or ethnic identity between 2000 and 2010. About 2.5 million Hispanics moved from some other race to Hispanic and white, while 1.3 million flipped the other way. The analysis discusses why Hispanics may identify with whiteness and the broader race construct.
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Pew Research Center
America
Olmos
United States
Let Michael Work Support for severely disabled in work centers
Janet Sullivan argues that Michael, a 29 year old with autism, thrives in Goodwill Heartland work training and warns that federal state and county moves threaten to close centers for 15,000 severely disabled Iowans. She cites Olmstead and calls for continued funding and local action to keep centers open and enable true employment opportunities.
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Iowa
Linn County
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U.S. Supreme Court
Olmstead
Justice Department
Linn
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