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Only Iowa’s big cities get hospitals now?

July 31, 2025

News about and for the working class Share with a friend It’s Thursday, July 31, 2025. Amie here. Have you read Zachary Oren Smith‘s latest story on what Medicaid cuts are doing to Iowans who rely on rural hospitals? Here’s a preview.👇 When Dr. Robin Plattenberger retired from her Washington County practice…

Only Iowa’s big cities get hospitals now?

Summer 2026 stargazing in Iowa: Celestial events & where to watch them

May 29, 2026

From a summer solstice star party to a partial solar eclipse, here’s when and where to watch the night sky this summer.

Summer 2026 stargazing in Iowa: Celestial events & where to watch them

Criticism at city council meetings is legal, Iowa judge rules

February 24, 2026

Judge: City’s arrest of critic is ‘quintessential viewpoint discrimination’ by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 23, 2026 Declaring that a citizen was “targeted because he criticized the police department and city leadership,” a federal judge has ruled that the City of Newton violated the rights of a critic by twice having the man arrested…

Criticism at city council meetings is legal, Iowa judge rules

8 best House Hunters episodes set in Iowa

July 7, 2025

For these buyers, purchasing their forever home in Iowa was a dream come true. Check out these gripping episodes of “House Hunters” to see a new side of Iowa.

8 best House Hunters episodes set in Iowa

Coralville Costco Would Be 1st in Midwest to Unionize

March 12, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Worker Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025. Amie here. I may be changing around my newsletters a bit, but don’t worry: The Iowa Worker’s Almanac isn’t going anywhere. First of all, news about what folks are going through on the job is kind of the main thing we all worry about:…

Coralville Costco Would Be 1st in Midwest to Unionize

Iowa’s little-known Black history

February 3, 2026

Plus: Meet a candidate, protests, and a viral post Share with a friend Amie here. It’s February, the shortest month, and that clearly sedated groundhog saw his shadow yesterday, meaning six more weeks of winter (ughhhhh). It’s Black History Month. Here are some cool stories of Black Iowa history you might not know about.…

Why it took nearly a century to bring Halloween to Des Moines

October 1, 2025

Halloween is on October 31, but did you know that for decades, that wasn’t true in Des Moines? Discover a unique piece of local Halloween history.

Why it took nearly a century to bring Halloween to Des Moines

651 laid off at Whirlpool in Amana

April 1, 2025

On Tuesday, news broke that 651 Iowans are soon to be laid off by June 1 from Whirlpool in Amana. That’s about a third of its workforce.

WATCH: We spoke to LGBTQ Iowans who are leaving. We learned why. – Cornhole Champions #33

July 30, 2025

Iowa once led on civil rights, but now it’s leading the rollback. Over half of LGBTQ young people in Iowa have considered leaving the state, and for transgender and nonbinary people, that number jumps to 69%. Iowa became the first state in U.S. history to remove gender identity protections from civil rights law. On this…

WATCH: We spoke to LGBTQ Iowans who are leaving. We learned why. – Cornhole Champions #33

Have you caught the ‘super flu’ yet?

January 6, 2026

Plus: Protests, viral post of the week, and more Share with a friend Amie here. Lucky me, I caught one of the viruses going around Iowa during break. It’s likely the “super flu” variant going around (not covered by the shot), as flu activity is “very high” across the state right now (and the nation…

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