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  • 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)
  • ☕️ 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
  • Mark your calendar: 27 Iowa festivals happening in 2025

    January 8, 2025

    From bacon and books to music and art, there’s an Iowa festival for all sorts of hobbies and interests 2025. Learn more about the best Iowa festivals you’ll want to add to your calendar.  

    Mark your calendar: 27 Iowa festivals happening in 2025
  • 🥘 The best things to eat at the State Fair

    August 8, 2025

    Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday; time for reader replies!   My take: I see Northern Dewatering, the Minnesota company that illegally drilled around 40 wells on the site of an under-construction Cedar Rapids data center, is being fined $20,000 by Linn County.   They’re a private company, so…

    🥘 The best things to eat at the State Fair
  • Lone Tree esports coach wins Teacher of the Year

    September 18, 2026

    Plus: Positively Iowa and your photo of the week! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday.  Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s photo, Positively Iowa, and news you can use. It’s Doodle Bug time in Webster City. Next weekend is the third-annual African Festival of Arts and Culture in Iowa City. Help clean up an…

    Lone Tree esports coach wins Teacher of the Year
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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