We scanned the headlines for hot-button topics and helpful mommy news. A few items we thought would interest you:

In today’s news

The Council Bluffs school district has begun listing “employability skills” on report cards issued to middle school and high school students

A new vintage store in Papillion has opened. The Junque Factory sells vintage farm equipment, aged flash cards and even a barn cupola — all either previously upcycled or ready to be repurposed to the buyer’s pleasure.

An Iowa dad was told he had to get rid of his pythons. His said 6-year-old regularly handles them.

News bites

“When is a kid’s cough something you should worry about?” Dr. Laura Jana explains.

Rainbow Rowell shares why she loves the Girl Scouts.

Hot topic

A mom is fuming after her 9-year-old son was suspended from school for mimicking Michael Jackson’s famous groin-grabbing moves during a performance.

Pop (culture) shot

Sometimes celebrities have a bad case of TMI. And when they do it makes for interesting sound bites. Gossip blog “Wonder Wall” lets you guess which celeb said “I smell like poo” and “I left the house without breast pads and started leaking…’

Just for fun

Click through the winter photo showcase the World-Herald put together.