HeyJaredA View from Here-Pat Shipley
I'm a retired educator, advocate, grandmother, and small town mayor, non-profit founder and an active Presbyterian. I write spirited commentary on education, politics, and community life and a voice for those who haven't found their voice yet.
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Childhood Vaccinations Matter (opens the original)
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Childhood vaccinations unfortunately are a political issue. I was appalled when I saw video of Secretary of HHS Robert Kennedy Jr. describe his childhood experience with measles as “staying home for a week with his siblings and watching TV” and then pronouncing that chicken soup and Vitamin A were a cure for measles.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1576766125535-b04e15fd0273?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJja
Congressman Zach Nunn is MIA (opens the original)
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Congressman Zach Nunn began serving Iowa’s Third Congressional District in 2022. He has not held any town hall meetings. He makes Facebook posts touting meetings with constituents. All of were small invited guests with 10-15 attendees.<source type="i
It's a Calling (opens the original)
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Most of my adult life has been about being involved with public schools in some capacity. I was a teacher, learner, parent, education employee advocate, mentor, coach, mediator, counselor, observer, and learner. I still sometimes have dreams that I’ve missed a class or assignment that might cause me to fail.I have a deep appreciation for the challenges education professionals and employees face on a daily basis.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work,
Sift through the Noise (opens the original)
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<img alt="a woman with a smile on her face" class="sizing-normal" height="466" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SRH3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44efbc93-c764-4a73
Exhilaration vs Exhaustion (opens the original)
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The Celebration of America’s 250th Birthday has been completed. I remember the 200th Celebration. The two events weren’t similar.<img alt="Statue Of Liberty" class="sizing-normal" height="600" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch
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