Curious toddler questions shape a mother and teacher
A freelance writer reflects on motherhood through a toddler's endless questions. She enjoys guiding her son as he imitates, learns language, and finds joy in everyday curiosities despite the chaos of parenting.
Labor Day Hours In Cedar Rapids Area Enforced
The Labor Day schedule closes city and Linn County offices and courthouses. Buses stop, meters uncheck, and garbage collection shifts to Tuesday. The Solid Waste Agency closes, mail stops, and retail centers close. Express mail, USPS centers, and vending machines operate. DMV offices close, libraries shut with Sunday hours resume Sept. 9.
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Tucker Hart Aids MDA as Iowa Child Ambassador
Tucker Hart a 9 year old with Duchenne muscular dystrophy serves as the 2007 State of Iowa Goodwill Ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He and his family prepare for Labor Day telethons in Des Moines and Waterloo while adapting their Waverly ranch home for accessibility.
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MDA Labor Day Telethon Set for Cedar Rapids and Waterloo
The annual Labor Day MDA telethon on CBS 2 runs 8 p.m. Sunday to 6 p.m. Monday with Cedar Rapids and Waterloo broadcasts. Josie Koler Cary Hahn and Justin Roberts host live from Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Proceeds aid more than 350 families in Eastern Iowa and fund clinical services and research.
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Roberta Till-Retz Iowa labor leader and Hall of Fame profile
Roberta Till-Retz of Iowa City, 67, is celebrated for decades of labor activism and leadership in Iowa. She holds the Minnette Doderer Award from the Democratic Party for her contributions and was once honored with a statewide appreciation day declared by former Gov. Vilsack.
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