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Davenport Residents Not Shocked By Building’s Collapse

May 30, 2023

Residents and those who have been inside an 80-unit apartment building that partially collapsed Sunday say they were not surprised by it, as the building was in such poor shape.

Republican senators to poor Iowans: Work harder to escape poverty

March 13, 2024

According to two Republican state senators, participants in the UpLift—The Central Iowa Basic Income Program, just need to work harder and pull up their bootstraps to escape poverty. “It’s not the first job that gives you a raise to maybe $15 an hour that leads to the uplift for the rest of your life and…

Opinion: Johnson County wrong to halt affordable housing project

April 12, 2024

The following is an open letter from Escucha Mi Voz leaders to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Read a Johnson County supervisor’s response here. Escucha Mi Voz Iowa members urge you to immediately restore and restart the $1.5 million ARPA-funded affordable housing project you halted on April 3 without public notice or input. You…

🗣️ ‘Who Wants Their TP Hanging Against the Wall?’

April 4, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Friday, Apr. 4, 2025. 🗣️ TGIF: Time for the Reader Sound-Off, where you get your say! But first: We’re bringing back the Pet Photo of the Week! I’ll start running them weekly on Fridays with your letters, so keep sending your pet photos my way! This guy with the sun…

Diversity Group Concerned how a ‘No’ Vote on Statement Would Reflect on Fairfield

January 24, 2022

A leader of the Fairfield Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee was just as shocked as outsiders by councilperson Judy Ham’s conspiracy-theory-laden tangent at a January city council meeting that equated an equity statement with pedophilia and sex trafficking. Fairfield DEI Committee Co-Chair Adrien Logsdon said her group initially presented the 177-word statement—which could be…

Lya Williams wants to stop book bans, expand STEM in Johnston schools

October 23, 2023

One of the first things you should probably learn about Lya Williams is that her name is pronounced Lee-Uh and not Lie-Uh. Another thing you should know is that she cares deeply about the future of public education in the Johnston School District. Williams has thrown her hat in the ring for a second time…

Iowa Misses Out As People Cross Border For Legal Illinois Marijuana

May 4, 2022

While Iowans are increasingly flocking across the Mississippi River to obtain legal marijuana at Illinois dispensaries, Iowa’s legislative majority seems stuck in a “Reefer Madness” mindset when it comes to marijuana legalization. The growing disconnect between Iowa voters and their state government may put more pressure on Republican legislators over their anti-legalization stances, which is…

Reynolds’ Unemployment Cuts Will Hit Construction Workers Hard

July 1, 2022

What will Iowa’s road and bridges look like without enough construction workers to repair them? We could soon find out. Iowa’s new unemployment law goes into effect Friday and it limits workers to just 16 weeks of unemployment, a 10-week reduction from the previous 26. It also tries to push workers into lower-paying jobs—requiring job-seekers…

❗️ Joni Ernst Defends Medicaid Cuts: ‘We Are All Going to Die’

May 30, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Friday, May 30, 2025. 🗣️ It’s Friday: Time to hear from ISL readers! 🐶 This is Crosby. “We have a music icons naming convention for our pets— we’ve had Dylan and (Mama) Cass, and Crosby’s feline sister is Cher,” says Crosby’s human Matt U. “The two things he values most…

Iowa Weird: The East Coast Gangster Who Owned A Council Bluffs Dog Track

May 4, 2022

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Council Bluffs once played host to one of the most famous figures in underground crime. Meyer Lansky, AKA “The Mob’s Accountant,” lived seasonally in the Western Iowa city for a period in the early 1940s while he operated the Dodge Park Kennel Club. The dog-racing track was just east…