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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 28, 2014

Page

6

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.

van der Sanden John Harris Gazette 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.

Swati Dandekar Iowa Dandekar Linn-Mar 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.

Coralville 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.

U.S 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.

Michael Goodwill of the Heartland Vermont Iowa Linn County Rem Goodwill Heartland U.S. Supreme Court Olmstead Justice Department Linn Johnson

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