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Find the perfect Christmas tree at these 24 Iowa farms
Iowa farmers only plant corn and beans, you say? Tell that to the 100+ Christmas tree farms dotted across Iowa’s snowy landscape this time of year, where you can pick out the perfect Scotch pine, white pine, Canaan fir, Douglas fir, Frasier fir, Colorado blue spruce, or other varieties of evergreens to have your living…
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VIDEO: Laurie Halse Anderson explains SF 496 lawsuit
Publisher Penguin Random House, joined by Iowans and four authors, filed a lawsuit against Iowa Republicans’ law banning books, arguing the vague language violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Watch bestselling author of novels like “Speak” and “Shout” Laurie Halse Anderson explain why she joined the fight. @iowastartingline Publisher Penguin Random House, joined by Iowans…
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Iowa doctors explain dangers of anti-abortion centers
Amy Bingaman knows first-hand how anti-abortion clinics push disinformation and fear in order to prevent people from getting abortions. Now an OB-GYN at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines, Bingaman went to an anti-abortion clinic when she was 16 years old to get a pregnancy test, and she wants people to know about the dangers…
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Trump continues to troll Kim Reynolds with new ad
Former President Donald Trump and his campaign continue to troll Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds over her support of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis is one of Trump’s opponents in the Republican presidential primary. Trump’s campaign released a minute-long ad on Saturday that only featured Reynolds heaping countless praise on Trump during previous campaign rallies when…
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Biden wants to replace all lead pipes in Iowa within 10 years
The proposed rule would require utility companies to locate and dig up roughly 96,000 lead pipes statewide within 10 years to ensure clean drinking water for Iowans and to protect children’s health.
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Shop your values: Get holiday gifts made at these Iowa small businesses
Looking for a special Iowa-made gift? We’re here with inspiration from fellow Iowans, who told us their favorite local places to shop at the holidays. As a bonus, we’ve added the causes those businesses support—so you can see how your gift goes further than anything you can buy on a big box site. Follow the…
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Guest post: My name is mine, not the government’s
In the fall of 1972, I was a shy ninth-grader entering Mt. St. Ursula in the Bronx. My legal name was Mary Bernadette, but I always went by my middle name, Bernadette. The first day of classes, teachers had us standing in the front of their rooms until our names were called to be seated.…
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Book publisher, Iowans suing state over book bans
A second lawsuit against portions of an education law passed by Iowa Republicans and signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds just dropped this week. Penguin Random House, a major US book publisher, filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging SF 496 for banning some of the publishers’ books from Iowa schools. Joining the lawsuit were the Iowa State…
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7 Iowa families file federal lawsuit to stop anti-LGBTQ+ law
Someone threatened to kill Percy Batista-Pedro when he was a freshman performing in the school play. Now a junior in high school in the Waterloo Community School District, Percy—a transgender student—said he feels like he has a target on his back because of an anti-LGBTQ+ law passed by Iowa Republicans this year and signed into…
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VIDEO: UNI Students Rally for DEI
University of Northern Iowa students rallied Wednesday at the Iowa Board of Regents meeting, protesting the possible removal of diversity, inclusion and equity initiatives (DEI) at the state’s colleges. @iowastartingline University of Northern Iowa students rallied Wednesday at the Iowa Board of Regents meeting, protesting the possible removal of diversity, inclusion and equity initiatives (DEI)…
