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Slowly but surely, many Americans are shedding their coats and heading outdoors to embrace the welcomed change of seasons as spring unfolds around the country. Using historical weather data and various event listings, Stacker gathered 50 different looks at spring around the country.
Bounce researched some of the best festivals to attend during your summer break, using Google deep-dives, Tripadvisor, Outside magazine, and various blogs. The 11 activities listed here give you the opportunity to take part in an amazing summer vacation experience in nearly every corner of the country.
Former President Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges on Thursday in conjunction with allegations that he secretly paid “hush money” to an adult film star in order to cover up an affair. A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Trump for his role in the $130,000...
Perry Community Schools Superintendent Clark Wicks has a few thoughts on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ private school voucher bill, which Iowa lawmakers are set to debate on Monday. Wicks said the legislation, which would divert over $900 million in taxpayer funds over its first...
Incoming Iowa Rep. Jeff Cooling (D-Cedar Rapids), a newly elected legislator who begins his service today, said he’s most looking forward to bringing his common sense, real-world perspective on labor and workers' issues to the Iowa Legislature, and to learning new...
Whether you are going it alone or you and your family would rather simply skip the hoopla of preparing Thanksgiving dinner and go out to eat, you will find several places in Iowa to enjoy dinner on Thanksgiving. You can always find some national chains that are open...
As far as fall family outings go, hunting for the best pumpkins to decorate and carve is a must. Sure, you could buy a pumpkin at some big-box store, but that’s no fun. Iowa has dozens of pumpkin patches throughout the state, and those farmers deserve your support. ...
Gavy Smith started playing sports so she could spend time with her friends and learn new things. “I enjoy just spending time with my friends and just like the community of it all, and just being able to play on a team and have those people that you can count on,” she...
Whitewater kayaking is growing increasingly popular in Iowa as parks dedicated to the recreational activity have started to sprout up. Chuck Ungs, a Linn County conservation education specialist, said the whitewater park in Manchester has been helpful for him during...
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...
State and national Republicans have run with the claim in conservative media that Theresa Greenfield "evicted" tenants from an Iowa strip mall when she was president of a real estate firm, but the facts are less explosive than the GOP alleges. As the general election...
As meat packing plants across Iowa experience outbreaks of the coroanvirus, local officials have stepped up to demand more while Gov. Kim Reynolds has largely communicated with business leaders. At a coronavirus briefing in Black Hawk County on Friday, Waterloo Mayor...
Time is running out for the 2020 presidential candidates to win over those still-undecided Iowa caucus-goers. With five days left, the top seven candidates competing here have new TV ads to make that last appeal to the people of Iowa before they caucus on Feb. 3....
Iowa lawmakers are gathering Saturday to hear from mobile home residents in the state following this year’s reports of double-digit rent increases by out-of-state landlords. Concerns that the state is not upholding the rights of mobile home communities arose at the...
Iowa Congressman Steve King has been sharing a mass conspiracy theory about why he thinks federal charges were never brought against former FBI Director James Comey or Hillary Clinton. It includes a cover-up that involves the State Department, the CIA, the FBI and the...
All eyes will turn to the Senate in September when lawmakers return to the Capitol with a host of issues to tackle, chief among them gun safety legislation already approved by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. In the wake of two August mass shootings...
The beach and new outdoor waterpark at the $60 million Honey Creek Resort are closed this week, as well as two other beaches on Rathbun Lake. The closures came after dangerous blue-green algae blooms were detected at several spots around the lake. Swimming warnings...
Who are you calling old? Bernie Sanders showed off both his organizational strength and personal stamina during a marathon of parades over the 4th of July holiday in Iowa. While nine other candidates criss-crossed the state this week, the 77-year-old Sanders certainly...
John Delaney called the Green New Deal "impossible," Medicare For All "dangerous," and went after some of his fellow Democrats for being too soft on immigration during a campaign stop in Panora Saturday afternoon. The Democrat made it clear he wants to be the...
President Trump’s vicious attack on Democrats, many of whom have bravely served their country, deserves unqualified condemnation. Trump’s labeling of fellow patriotic Americans with treasonous behavior, an offense punishable by death, crossed the line of acceptable...
In his first year as President, Trump has come under criticism for his outrageous tweets, insults, serial lying and flip flopping on issues. While Trump’s popularity numbers have declined, he has maintained a solid minority that are unwavering in their support. What...
Someone should check Chuck Grassley's pulse. Iowa's senior senator declared back in August of 2016 that a President Donald Trump would eliminate tax credits for wind energy "over my dead body." And yet yesterday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott...
Why are Republicans so unwilling to speak up as this President with no military, no diplomatic and no elective office experience is recklessly making threats of imminent war with North Korea? His record shouldn’t give anyone confidence that he has a clue as to the...
With the Fourth of July just around the corner, that’s a sure sign summer is here. And summer traditionally means vacation season. A summer vacation that is riveted in my memory was in August 1962 when my parents, my two brothers and I piled into our Dodge and headed...
I won’t beat around the bush. I’m dismayed by President Donald Trump’s decision to keep people from entering the United States if they are citizens of one of seven nations where a majority of people are Muslims. I am worried about the message his order sends to our...
The election of 2016 provided many surprising results to longtime Iowa politics watchers, but one county shaded in red stood out most of all: Dubuque. The working class Catholic river town of Northeast Iowa was won by the Republican presidential candidate for the...
The Republican Party of Iowa is playing a tricky game this year in how it promotes their candidates and how they criticize Democrats. Inside Polk County, Republican campaigns like Chris Hagenow's are promoting their support of balanced budgets and assistance to small...
Trump and Republicans are fanning Obamacare fears over rising health insurance rates of 25%. According to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, "thanks to financial assistance, most marketplace consumers this year will find plan options with premiums...
Rene Gadelha's campaign to unseat popular Democratic State Senator Liz Mathis is not going so well. In the span of just one week Gadelha's attack ads have gotten two negative fact checks from two of the district's biggest media outlets. First came a column from Todd...
The Republican Party leadership has become obsessed with inventing Democratic scandals by ignoring or twisting the facts. Reality is based on provable facts, which Republicans seem to abhor when it inconveniently conflicts with their beliefs. Their latest tall tale is...
