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To: simpson96; SunkenCiv
Blietz is the founding principal of a charter school in Cedar Rapids, according to his LinkedIn profile. His profile on the webpage of Cedar Rapids Prep, which opened last August, says he lives with his wife and children and "creates a culture where all students feel safe, supported, and connected."

He couldn't even make it through a school year.

Cedar Rapids, area code 319.

Talk about timing. Coincidence?

I knew that off-hand because was just 'there' yesterday, reading about it being "The City of Five Seasons"...

The City of Five Seasons was based on a Bible verse from Ecclesiastes 3:1 – “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” The new logo and branding line were accompanied by this explanation:

Life is the sum of all the seasons with which it is filled. And if we have time to enjoy the things most important to us, life is rich and full indeed.
In Cedar Rapids there is time enough... time to enjoy the seasons as they pass. Extra time. Precious time. A fifth season.

>>>

https://www.cedar-rapids.org/local_government/about_city_government/city_of_five_seasons.php

Justin Blietz must have thought the 5th season was just in time for slashing.

6 posted on 03/19/2026 9:17:19 AM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
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To: Ezekiel

Sounds like a cutting remark.


12 posted on 03/19/2026 9:29:30 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Ezekiel

He thought wrong.


14 posted on 03/19/2026 9:31:39 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Ezekiel

A..It’s a shame about Principal Justin. He lacks the ability of self control. We have all had ‘wicked’ (mean) thoughts flash across our mind when we get riled up. The trick or skill is to not give voice to this angry thought right then and there, during working hours. Such impulsiveness can trash a career in only one statement. He may need to quit this job and start over in another school district. as asst.

B.. I don’t know a great many passages from The Bible. There is so much of it. I won’t pretend that I do. But that verse you cited; Ecclesiastes 3.1 “To everything there is a season” is one I have always cherished and tried to apply within my own life. I understood the psalm when I first heard it as a child. It was used in a song written by Pete Seeger, sung by The Byrds in 1965; “Turn, Turn, Turn”.


15 posted on 03/19/2026 9:39:43 AM PDT by lee martell
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