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College grads can’t find work. Could this help?
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. It’s a tough job market for recent college graduates right now. But at least two colleges in Iowa are trying to help bridge the workforce gap. “It is a highly competitive world right now for graduates,” said Rick Sanders, president of…
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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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More Iowa health care workers unionize; here’s how
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Logan Thomas, a nurse at River Hills Community Health Center in Ottumwa, had never unionized before. But he saw the news of thousands of nurses at UnityPoint hospitals in Des Moines unionizing over working conditions, and knew he wanted to try at his…
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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…
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🥪 Iowa’s pay-it-forward cafe that creates community
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. The updated No Kings protest list is here; thanks to those who reached out to help me update it! Do you have a warrant…
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Why Iowa women earn less than men
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Amie here. Today—Thursday, March 26—is Equal Pay Day, a day highlighting how much less the average American woman makes compared to the average American man. In 2025, women made 18.6% less than men, meaning they’d have to work all of 2025, plus January,…
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🚫👑 No Kings and more protests across Iowa
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. It’s No Kings protest time again, and we’ve got a full list of No Kings Iowa events happening this Saturday (as of this writing: reply and send me any missing ones, and I’ll pop them in Friday’s newsletter). Thursday is Equal Pay Day, highlighting…
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⛽️ Is this really the ‘worst’ gas station in Iowa?
Plus: Tornado prep & a gorgeous full moon sunset Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday, and the first day of spring for us in the Northern Hemisphere! And it finally feels like it, too! Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s pet photo, Positively Iowa, and news you can use. I’m not suggesting I…
