Cedar Rapids class aims to teach empathy amid diverse views
In Cedar Rapids, Kennedy High School offers an English Perspectives class where students explore their identities and worldviews. Teacher Emily Thomson says the course builds critical thinking and empathy, despite online backlash framing the lesson as anti-white propaganda.
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the Gazette
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Experts split over Burlington officer shooting fatal dog bite incident
Law enforcement experts dispute whether Burlington Police Officer Jesse Hill should have fired at a threatening dog, a decision that inadvertently killed Autumn Steele. They review seven minutes of body camera footage from January 6, 2015, as Burlington pays Steele's estate settlement.
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Klinger
the Gazette
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Autumn Steele
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Online video of fatal shooting raises concerns
The Gazette links an edited body cam video of Officer Jesse Hill involved in the death of Autumn Steele. The clip includes graphic language and images, and is available online for viewing.
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Autumn Steele
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Grassley faces partisan blitzkrieg over Kavanaugh nomination
U S Senator Chuck Grassley praised Judge Brett Kavanaugh as eminently qualified amid a partisan onslaught as he serves on the Judiciary Committee. Grassley spoke to about 700 attendees at the Family Leader summit in Des Moines, noting the effort to confirm 68 federal judges will reshape the judiciary for a generation while a Senate vote is anticipated late September.
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