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  • ☕️ Starbucks strike comes to Iowa: How you can help

    December 11, 2025

    News about and for the working class Share with a friend “The pressure keeps rising.”   That’s what Jacob Scroggins told me recently. (If you don’t remember him from my earlier article on it, he’s a shift supervisor at the Merle Hay Road Starbucks in Des Moines who helped organize workers to form the fourth…

    ☕️ Starbucks strike comes to Iowa: How you can help
  • Your weekly guide to taking action in Iowa (May 14-19, 2026)

    May 11, 2026

    A weekly roundup of Iowa political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide from May 14-19.

    Your weekly guide to taking action in Iowa (May 14-19, 2026)
  • Safety, community, and joy: Finding belonging in Iowa

    June 24, 2026

    Inside: This weekend’s Pride events Share with a friend Amie here. It’s the final edition of our June miniseries, LGBTQ–IA! I do have more videos coming, so look for those on our socials soon. Read more about the project here.   This week’s theme is belonging.   Whether it’s not feeling welcome at church or…

    Safety, community, and joy: Finding belonging in Iowa
  • Fireworks and other July 4 activities next weekend

    June 26, 2026

    Plus: Cute baby eagles! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday.  Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s photo, and news you can use: Over 2,000 Iowans now have a “certified wildlife habitat” in their yard, and you can too. The University of Iowa tried changing a private scholarship meant for Black students majoring in chemistry or…

    Fireworks and other July 4 activities next weekend
  • Renee Hardman chosen as Iowa Democrats’ nominee to replace Claire Celsi

    October 22, 2025

    Iowa Democrats have chosen West Des Moines City Council Member Renee Hardman as the party’s nominee for a coming special election for an Iowa legislative seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Claire Celsi. Hardman defeated four other candidates at an Oct. 21 special nominating convention to win the Democratic nomination. She promised to…

    Renee Hardman chosen as Iowa Democrats’ nominee to replace Claire Celsi
  • How to help Iowa farmer affected by pesticide drift

    July 21, 2026

    Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. I vote we update our stereotypical “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity” to add: “or the pesticide drift or the wildfire smoke.”   In this issue: Justice for Lorenzo and Johan and more protests, this week’s viral post on the SAVE Act, and…

    How to help Iowa farmer affected by pesticide drift
  • Go berry picking in Iowa at these 6 farms

    June 11, 2026

    Berry picking in Iowa is one of summer’s sweetest traditions. Find the best farms for strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and more across the state.

    Go berry picking in Iowa at these 6 farms
  • Viral Iowa restaurants worthy of their rep

    April 24, 2026

    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…

    Viral Iowa restaurants worthy of their rep
  • Urbandale now 6th Iowa school district to protect trans and nonbinary students

    August 27, 2025

    Urbandale has joined five other Iowa school districts in voting to protect its transgender and nonbinary students.

    Urbandale now 6th Iowa school district to protect trans and nonbinary students
  • ICE going after workers, not the ones hiring them

    July 16, 2026

    Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac, for and about Iowa’s workers.   If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: ICE detains 4 Iowa workers on way to Fairfax construction site; Upcoming Iowa layoffs and worker news; Their website was shut down, so these workers started…

    ICE going after workers, not the ones hiring them
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