I watch the news every morning, but by now the political commercials are driving me crazy — one after another attacking each other. Like many of you, I cannot wait until Election Day so I don't have to listen to one more commercial. Most Republican commercials have a...
Joni Ernst’s TV Ad Perpetuates Anti-Immigrant Beliefs
I watch the news every morning, but by now the political commercials are driving me crazy — one after another attacking each other. Like many of you, I cannot wait until Election Day so I don't have to listen to one more commercial. Most Republican commercials have a...
Joni Ernst’s TV Ad Perpetuates Anti-Immigrant Beliefs
I watch the news every morning, but by now the political commercials are driving me crazy — one after another attacking each other. Like many of you, I cannot wait until Election Day so I don't have to listen to one more commercial. Most Republican commercials have a...
Experience, Dedication Drives Sara Huddleston’s Run For Iowa House
I met Sara Huddleston a few years ago while searching for contacts in the Latino community in Storm Lake. Most everyone I spoke to would tell me the same thing: “You have to talk to her, she is an icon in our community, and she will help you for sure." Now Huddleston...
Experience, Dedication Drives Sara Huddleston’s Run For Iowa House
I met Sara Huddleston a few years ago while searching for contacts in the Latino community in Storm Lake. Most everyone I spoke to would tell me the same thing: “You have to talk to her, she is an icon in our community, and she will help you for sure." Now Huddleston...
Millions Of Undocumented Immigrants Pay Higher Taxes Than Trump
Who could forget Donald Trump’s speech more than four years ago when he said: "When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you, they are sending people that have lots of problems, and they are bringing those problems with us. They...
A Story Of The Monarca Butterfly Through A Popsicle Shop
Every time a new business opens, I get excited, but when a new business is opened by a young, entrepreneurial Latino couple, I'm thrilled. When I first moved to Des Moines, there were not that many Latino restaurants or places to go to, but after twenty years, I can...
Iowa Latinos Ready To Vote For Joe Biden
There are only 38 days until Election Day, and some of us cannot wait to see change. For many in the Latino community, this administration has been a nightmare from day one, with us enduring the insults of then-candidate Trump to suffering growing persecution and...
Iowa Latinos Ready To Vote For Joe Biden
There are only 38 days until Election Day, and some of us cannot wait to see change. For many in the Latino community, this administration has been a nightmare from day one, with us enduring the insults of then-candidate Trump to suffering growing persecution and...
From Teen Mother To Attorney: Iowa Latina ‘Rolled With the Punches’
One of the greatest satisfactions of working with youth is having the chance to witness their growth and transformation — you get to see their lives change and where life takes them. I was given that privilege for nine years when I worked with young individuals in the...