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There was a milestone of note recently, and it is a shame there was not a big public celebration. Twenty years ago, Gov. Tom Vilsack and the Iowa Legislature had the foresight to create a program that has brought important changes to communities large and small across...
Dot Bol, 38, tested positive for COVID-19 on April 28. Her 11-year-old daughter fell ill with the virus a few days later. Dot is a mother of three and a refugee from South Sudan. Being infected and feeling sick was scary, but seeing her daughter's illness was...
Dot Bol, 38, tested positive for COVID-19 on April 28. Her 11-year-old daughter fell ill with the virus a few days later. Dot is a mother of three and a refugee from South Sudan. Being infected and feeling sick was scary, but seeing her daughter's illness was...
Dot Bol, 38, tested positive for COVID-19 on April 28. Her 11-year-old daughter fell ill with the virus a few days later. Dot is a mother of three and a refugee from South Sudan. Being infected and feeling sick was scary, but seeing her daughter's illness was...
Illinois resident James, 18, made his decision on which college to attend in March, back near the outset of the pandemic in the U.S. The northwest suburban Chicago teenager chose Miami University in Oxford, Ohio — a school that has now pushed back in-person class...
Illinois resident James, 18, made his decision on which college to attend in March, back near the outset of the pandemic in the U.S. The northwest suburban Chicago teenager chose Miami University in Oxford, Ohio — a school that has now pushed back in-person class...
All journeys are different, but when for some reason you are forced to leave your country, then grow up in yet another country and finally find success there, your story becomes one of survival and resiliency. Life has not been easy for Thakur Neupane, 30, yet when...
Eighteen schools and at least 175 students and staff in Iowa stayed home from school this week due to COVID-19 infections. As COVID-19 spikes across the state, in-person resumption of school for most Iowa districts began this week, resulting in over 48 infections and...
About a week after the Iowa Department of Public Health admitted and attempted to fix a large scale glitch in their COVID-19 positivity data, independent data trackers and school officials are left weary of the validity of current state data during a consequential...
About a week after the Iowa Department of Public Health admitted and attempted to fix a large scale glitch in their COVID-19 positivity data, independent data trackers and school officials are left weary of the validity of current state data during a consequential...
I do not believe in coincidences. When I met Joshua V. Barr, 39, I instantly felt a connection that one only feels a few times in one’s life. Joshua struck me to be a genuinely caring man, passionate about changing the system, to better his community and to uplift and...
When news that a major storm was headed toward eastern Iowa last Monday, Palo farmer Gary Owens was tending to his calf-cow operation in a pasture. He received a call from his wife, Vicki, that 90-mile per hour winds were quickly approaching, so he got on his open...
Nduwimana Kanumba's entrance into the world was rough. At five days old, a derecho tore through his family's Cedar Rapids apartment, ripping off their roof and bringing debris crashing down onto his crib. His mother suffered a gash on her shoulder during the storm...
Most Iowa schools will require students and teachers to wear facial coverings at least partially as students head back to school this fall, finds a Des Moines-based education organizer who compiled a list of Iowa schools and districts and their face mask requirements....
A very well-organized political operation finished up their work in Iowa today to put Kanye West's name on the ballot for the general election here. Around 3,800 signatures of a necessary 1,500 were delivered to the Secretary of State at about 3:40 p.m. A Republican...
A very well-organized political operation finished up their work in Iowa today to put Kanye West's name on the ballot for the general election here. Around 3,800 signatures of a necessary 1,500 were delivered to the Secretary of State at about 3:40 p.m. A Republican...
Immigrants always bring a part their home country with them. In years past, immigrants were told by their parents to speak English and assimilate. Newer generations of new Iowans share their heritage openly and proudly. We bring our suitcases full of dreams, carrying...
Vice President Joe Biden is no stranger to Latinos, and his campaign laid out an agenda this week that addresses important issues and concerns of the fastest growing demographic group in the country. He made it clear to Latinos in Iowa and around the country that he...
Fort Madison Mayor Matt Mohrfeld walked out of his son's high school graduation ceremony over the weekend rather than abide by the event's mask requirement, according to local news outlet Pen City Current. Mohrfeld, elected mayor of the Southeast Iowa city of 10,000...
Fort Madison Mayor Matt Mohrfeld walked out of his son's high school graduation ceremony over the weekend rather than abide by the event's mask requirement, according to local news outlet Pen City Current. Mohrfeld, elected mayor of the Southeast Iowa city of 10,000...
Glance at any color-coded COVID-19 data map of the United States and you'll often easily be able to spot an outline of Iowa in the Midwest, signifying its high per-capita positive cases. Iowa has long struggled to contain the virus' spread, and infection rates here...
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 remains one of six U.S. states without any facial covering requirements as COVID-19 daily cases return to their previous peak in the state. Some local county and municipal leadership is left skeptical of CDC mask-wearing suggestions and others are fearful of...
Iowa remains one of six U.S. states without any facial covering requirements as COVID-19 daily cases return to their previous peak in the state. Some local county and municipal leadership is left skeptical of CDC mask-wearing suggestions and others are fearful of...
Iowa remains one of six U.S. states without any facial covering requirements as COVID-19 daily cases return to their previous peak in the state. Some local county and municipal leadership is left skeptical of CDC mask-wearing suggestions and others are fearful of...
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...
Inside Pleasant Hill’s Berean Assembly of God, a nondenominational church next to a McDonald’s twenty minutes east of Des Moines, retired Lt. Colonel Dave Grossman asked a packed amphitheater in March 2018 if they were prepared to protect their neighbors from "the...
Iowa's three Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives voted today to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. The Washington, D.C. Admission Act passed the Democrat-controlled House along party lines, 232-180. Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota was the only...
