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There are different ways to describe successful people. For most, success is defined by how much money a person may have. For me, it has more to do with achieving your goals and finding happiness with what you do. So in my list of successful individuals I include a...
The Fort Madison Community School District in Southeast Iowa is one example of how school districts have responded to Gov. Kim Reynolds' mandate that at least 50% of core classes are taught in person when students return for the 2020-21 school year. Rather than bring...
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order June 18 establishing the Governor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. The announcement reads: “The Governor’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board assembles an impressive group of business leaders to propel our recovery efforts...
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst for months has championed federal tax relief for workers most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. But as Senate Republicans rolled out their coronavirus relief legislation Monday, Ernst's proposal was not included, in part due to the impact a...
Iowa Reps. Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer today released the first television ads of their respective re-election campaigns with just under 100 days until Election Day. Axne's ad focuses on how she has helped Iowans in the 3rd District navigate the coronavirus...
If you meet Salvador "Chava" Aguirre, 48, you will instantly like him. He has that easy-going personality and once you get to know him better, you want to become his friend. Knowing Chava for many years, I would say that his heart is as big as his height, 6 feet 7...
If you meet Salvador "Chava" Aguirre, 48, you will instantly like him. He has that easy-going personality and once you get to know him better, you want to become his friend. Knowing Chava for many years, I would say that his heart is as big as his height, 6 feet 7...
Hy-Vee last week resisted calls for face-covering requirements, instead implementing today an educational campaign that includes distributing 3 million free masks to customers. Top labor union officials and Iowa activists are continuing to call for stricter policies....
The latest sign of the turning tide in Iowa's U.S. Senate race came Thursday when the Cook Political Report dubbed the contest a toss-up, tugging the seat further from first-term Republican Sen. Joni Ernst. The nonpartisan election analyzer began the summer with Iowa...
School board members and administrators spent months preparing for a safe return to school this fall amid the pandemic. Each district began to announce their plans to help Iowa families know what to expect. Then Gov. Kim Reynolds decided not to trust the expertise of...
Hy-Vee will remain open without requiring shoppers to wear facial coverings, saying it wants to stay inclusive to customers who cannot wear masks for medical reasons. The West Des Moines-based midwestern supermarket chain's decision stands against the increasing trend...
Hy-Vee will remain open without requiring shoppers to wear facial coverings, saying it wants to stay inclusive to customers who cannot wear masks for medical reasons. The West Des Moines-based midwestern supermarket chain's decision stands against the increasing trend...
As President Donald Trump threatens to station federal law enforcement officers in Democratic-run cities across the country, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said she supports sending federal officers to cities where federal property is at risk. "We are not going to stand idly by...
Guest op-ed from Hem Rizal, an educator who recently moved to Des Moines from South Dakota. Gov. Reynolds has already promised that she’d sign an executive order to restore the voting rights of Iowans with felony convictions. Now is the perfect time to deliver on that...
Guest op-ed from Hem Rizal, an educator who recently moved to Des Moines from South Dakota. Gov. Reynolds has already promised that she’d sign an executive order to restore the voting rights of Iowans with felony convictions. Now is the perfect time to deliver on that...
Sen. Joni Ernst told a panel of journalists today on "Iowa Press" that she would support holding hearings and votes for a new Supreme Court justice late in 2020 if an opening on the nation's highest court became available. "(If) it is a lame-duck session, I would...
As Iowa on Friday set a new single-day high for COVID-19 cases, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state’s schools must prioritize in-person learning this fall, overriding a number of school district’s recent decisions to implement online or hybrid learning options amid a...
Two women in Iowa are jockeying to position themselves as the Senate candidate with the best small-town credentials in order to win a state where the rural vote looms large. Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, whose infamous hog castrating ad in 2014 introduced her image as...
Guest op-ed from Jeremy Dumkreiger, an educator in Sioux City. A colleague and I started Iowa Educators for a Safe Return to School to allow educators in Iowa to discuss the lack of guidance from Gov. Kim Reynolds and her administration. That group quickly grew to...
With little guidance from national and state officials, many of Iowa’s school districts are themselves determining reopening plans before children enter classrooms this fall. President Donald Trump and Gov. Kim Reynolds have both said recently that they prioritize...
The disappearance of Spec. Vanessa Guillén made national and international news. A young and beautiful Latina vanished inexplicably on April 22. Vanessa’s remains were found in late June after missing from Fort Hood, Texas for more than two months. A soldier was...
A report issued Tuesday morning by State Auditor Rob Sand details the complicated, four-step reporting chain implemented by the Iowa Department of Public Health to process coronavirus test results from Test Iowa clinics, a reporting chain Sand believes to be illegal...
When Steve King's name was once trending on Twitter in late June, C.J. Petersen, the Democratic candidate for the Iowa Senate seat King once held, said he thought it'd be a good time to introduce himself to the state with a campaign video. The spot was unique among...
Gov. Kim Reynolds promised she would sign an executive order that would finally end Iowa's distinction as the only state in the country that doesn't automatically restore former felons' voting rights in some way. Since that promise in June, which prompted Senate...
In the wake of a new poll showing Sen. Joni Ernst trailing her Democratic opponent, End Citizens United is out with a new ad highlighting the Iowa senator's paper trail of PAC donations and campaign finance violations. The 30-second spot is part of a $1.1 million TV...
The events leading up to a Des Moines coffee shop's firing of employees who hung up a Black Lives Matter sign was contentious, said the shop's general manager—one of many let go after the incident. Eric Posthuma, the shop's general manager for about a year, detailed a...
The events leading up to a Des Moines coffee shop's firing of employees who hung up a Black Lives Matter sign was contentious, said the shop's general manager—one of many let go after the incident. Eric Posthuma, the shop's general manager for about a year, detailed a...
Iowa became the first state in the nation to restart high school sports amid the pandemic, allowing baseball and softball high school teams to resume their summer seasons in early June. It was believed to be the first return of organized sports in the country,...
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst declined to give a direct answer Thursday night when asked whether she supports President Donald Trump's threat to withhold federal funding from schools that do not resume in-person classes this fall. "Do you agree with President Trump that the...
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst declined to give a direct answer Thursday night when asked whether she supports President Donald Trump's threat to withhold federal funding from schools that do not resume in-person classes this fall. "Do you agree with President Trump that the...
