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From the Big Lie to the Big Cheat
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (918+ words) David Russell is a retired teacher. He can'be reached at russellisu@gmail. com. This essay first appeared in his Substack newsletter, The Front Burner and the Back. We've been living with the Big Lie for the last five and a…...
Josh Turek is the fighter Iowa needs in the U. S. Senate
20+ hour, 17+ min ago (369+ words) Sami Scheetz is a Linn County Supervisor and formerly served as a state legislator. Before State Representative Josh Turek was sworn in with me to the Iowa House in January 2023, there was no ramp leading to the well of the…...
America'the world's party pooper
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (376+ words) Former Des Moines Register assistant sports editor Ira Lacher writes about the games and business of sports for various newspapers and magazines. I have embraced futbol " all right, "soccer" " from the time I was old enough to kick a ball....
Iowa's new theme song: "Slip Slidin' Away"
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (809+ words) David Elbert is a former business editor and columnist for the Des Moines Register. He now writes about local history for DSM Magzine." Paul Simon's 1977 song "Slip Slidin' Away" hit home the other day. It's about a failing romance, although…...
When officials lack vision and refuse to listen
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (954+ words) Randy Evans'is executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that promotes openness and transparency in Iowa's state and local governments. He can be reached at'DMRevans2810@gmail. com. This essay first appeared on his Substack…...
Summit Carbon Solutions alters proposed pipeline route
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (786+ words) Clark Kauffman is deputy editor at Iowa Capital Dispatch, where this article first appeared. Summit Carbon Solutions announced on May 13 it is altering the route of its proposed pipeline across Iowa to help "accelerate progress" on the project. In a…...
Let's appreciate teachers for more than one week
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (627+ words) Bruce Lear lives in Sioux City and has been connected to Iowa's public schools for 38 years. He taught for eleven years and represented educators as an Iowa State Education Association regional director for 27 years until retiring. He can be reached…...
Iowa wildflower Wednesday: Horse gentian or Wild coffee
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (466+ words) Leland Searles has had a long interest in birding and wildflowers. He combines that with over fifteen years as a consultant in ecological assessment and restoration, along with graduate studies in environmental'and psychological anthropology. His recent writing addresses some facet…...
Impact before implementation: What Iowa's habitual offender debate revealed
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (626+ words) Wayne'Ford'is the executive director of Wayne'Ford'Equity Impact Institute and co-Director of the Brown and Black Forums of America. He is a former member of the Iowa legislature (1997 through 2010) and the founder and former executive director of Urban Dreams. Something important…...
Why Iowa won't join the gerrymandering stampede
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (1049+ words) President Donald Trump got the ball rolling when he demanded that Texas adopt a new map creating five more Republican-held U. S. House seats. The U. S. Supreme Court escalated the redistricting "arms race" by blowing up what remains of the Voting Rights Act....