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News Buzz: Frankie the Pig Helps Children Read and Relax

Neil Turner
A Piglet being held (not Frankie)

On this news buzz edition of River to River, Ben Kieffer hosts conversations on various Iowa news of the week:

Iowa Public Radio statehouse correspondent Joyce Russell talks about her reporting on the Iowa Legislature sexual harassment investigation; UI Public Policy Center director Pete Damiano clarifies several local and national healthcare issues; Vote Hemp president Eric Steenstra discusses the push for change in Iowa hemp law; Iowa State University professor emeritus Carl Smith talks about the use of seclusion rooms in schools; Muscatine Elementary School special education teacher Trina Hepker shares what's behind her decision to bring a pig into the classroom; and Bambi Schrader of Four Oaks discusses the importance of National Adoption Day.

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Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River