The US military planes left Afghanistan on Aug. 30 after 20 years, marking the end of the longest war in American history. It was heart-wrenching to watch the images on TV of thousands of...
Alex Vasquez of Sioux Center remembers how excited he was to turn 16 and get his driver’s license. Many of his friends had started to drive and he wanted his chance to get behind the wheel too....
Sioux City School Board President Perla Alarcon-Flory has earned the title of being a trailblazer. In her professional life, the 46-year-old is well-known in the judicial and medical fields as a...
Artes Latinas director Karin Stein lives the Spanish saying of “trae la música en la sangre,” meaning she has music in her blood. She's used that spirit to lead Artes Latinas, an Iowa consortium...
When one of the biggest immigration raids in American history took place in Postville, Iowa, attorney Sonia Parras Konrad led a rapid response to try and keep as many families together as she...
Hispanic Heritage Month started Sept. 15 and it is a time to celebrate the history, culture, and contributions of Latinos/Hispanics/Latinx to the United States. It was California Congressman...
Guest post by Vanessa Marcano-Kelly, who served as one of the Spanish-language interpreters for Gov. Kim Reynolds last year during her then-daily coronavirus press conferences. Since my informal...
Ahmed Agyeman is living his American Dream and works to help others achieve theirs. In June, the Ghana native was chosen to lead the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families at Des Moines Area...
Vanessa Marcano-Kelly of Des Moines played a key role during the pandemic as one of the Spanish interpreters for Gov. Kim Reynolds’ daily news conferences, making sure Spanish-speaking Iowans...
Some statements by Gov. Kim Reynolds make me question her level of knowledge about what happens on the US Southern Border. “Part of the problem is the Southern Border is open and we’ve got 88...
