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80% of Iowans agree, so of course they do THIS
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. This week is National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. You can also help the family of an Iowa City man from Bolivia who is about to be deported to a war-torn country he knows nothing about. In this…
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Des Moines billboard asks: ‘Having doubts?’
Plus: Only in Iowa and the photo of the week! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday and May Day. Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s photo, Positively Iowa, and news you can use: This is cool: See your name in Landsat, or satellite photos of Earth from space. Are you a college student in…
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May Day rallies, Workers Memorial Day events + more
Plus: Viral post and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. Busy week for protests and rallies—there’s Workers Memorial Day events happening, plus May Day rallies and strikes and teacher walk-ins and walkouts! In this issue: Candidate events and protests, this week’s viral post, and reader soundoff. Amie Rivers Newsletter Editor, Iowa Starting…
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Viral Iowa restaurants worthy of their rep
Plus: Only in Iowa and the photo of the week! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday! Today I learned George Foreman’s family buried him in Iowa, despite him not having much connection to the state. Here’s why. We have a new website as of yesterday, and I’m reporting as many issues as I can…
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On 4/20, Rob Sand dropped his legal weed plan
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. Happy National Library Week, put on by that extremist group *checks notes* the American Library Association. As always, send me reviews of the books you’ve read recently! Tomorrow is also Earth Day, always a good day to pick up some trash, plant a tree,…
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🌱 4/20 deals in Iowa’s border states
Plus: Only in Iowa & the cutest pet photo! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday. Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s pet photo, Positively Iowa, and news you can use. Which Iowa restaurant makes the best breaded tenderloin? Vote here. My favorite way to find new Iowa artists and bands is the annual Tiny…
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Are the hummingbirds in Iowa yet? 👀
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. The hummingbirds are getting closer, but are not officially here yet. Before they arrive, here’s what to know about them! In this issue: Candidate events and protests, this week’s viral post, and reader soundoff. It’s National Donate Life Month, which honors organ, tissue,…
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How much credit card debt are we all in?
Plus: Only in Iowa & the cutest pet photo! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday. Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s pet photo, and news you can use. How much credit card debt do you have? For nearly a quarter of Des Moines metro residents, it’s more than $10,000. Stop watering your lawns so much.…
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Iowa has 95 data centers?!
Plus: Only in Iowa & the cutest pet photo! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday, April 3, which I celebrate for two bittersweet reasons: It’s my late mom’s bday, and it’s Varnum v. Brien Day. On this day in 2009, Iowa became just the third state in the US to legally recognize same-sex marriages.…
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What did Jeff Shipley say this time?
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. Did you attend a No Kings event in Iowa? More than 8 million people did at 3,300 events across the US this Saturday. The largest cities saw millions march, but even in Iowa, plenty turned out for the 60+ events: An estimated 10,000…
