Guest post: I’m voting for strong, fully-funded public schools
We need strong, fully-funded public schools. The future of our communities—and our state—depends on it.
We need strong, fully-funded public schools. The future of our communities—and our state—depends on it.
Sarah Ashby, an Altoona resident, talks about her interactions with Heather Sievers, who is running to represent House District 40 in the Iowa House. I first met Heather Sievers in March while attending a public discussion about abortion rights, put on by the...
The ultimate goal of Trump and his ilk—Republicans in Name Only—is the destruction of democracy.
By siding repeatedly with corporate agribusiness on the Farm Bill reauthorization and not sticking up for family farmers, Iowa’s congressional representatives have let us down.
With the Nov. 5 elections getting closer, I’ve been talking with friends and neighbors about the candidates running for office and issues that matter in our day-to-day lives. One topic that keeps coming up is Project 2025.
A new book, "The Education Wars," show how private school vouchers further this country's divisions. This is a wonderful time of year in Iowa. We’re gearing up for harvest here on the farm. The hottest days of summer are behind us. And our public schools are once...
Why is Gov. Kim Reynolds saying “No” to Summer EBT, a summer food program for children?
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is launching “Public School Strong” across Iowa. Here's what it's all about.
Family farmers I know say we’ve been under the thumb of corporate ag bosses and the big meatpackers for too long. Political affiliation doesn’t seem to matter—they all agree something needs to be done to make our agriculture and livestock markets more open, fair...
by Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for America Leer en español Having spent more than half her life in Waterloo, Iowa, she has built a life here. It’s where she met her husband and where her only daughter, who wants to become a sonographer, was born....