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Guest post: My name is mine, not the government’s

December 2, 2023

In the fall of 1972, I was a shy ninth-grader entering Mt. St. Ursula in the Bronx. My legal name was Mary Bernadette, but I always went by my middle name, Bernadette. The first day of classes, teachers had us standing in the front of their rooms until our names were called to be seated.…

Guest post: My name is mine, not the government’s

Before you vote: Here are 6 anti-worker laws passed by the Iowa Legislature

October 21, 2024

Let’s look at six of the most egregious anti-worker policies of the last few years—and which state legislators on your ballot have voted for them.

Before you vote: Here are 6 anti-worker laws passed by the Iowa Legislature

Get in the Christmas spirit with these 10 Iowa light displays

December 6, 2023

As the holiday season commences, so do the festivities! Light shows are a perfect way to get into the holiday spirit, spend time with your community, and appreciate local attractions. From the largest amusement park in the state to a family farm, here are 10 of the most dazzling holiday light displays in Iowa in…

Get in the Christmas spirit with these 10 Iowa light displays

Opinion: I was an Iowa legislator. Where’s the substance to today’s bills?

March 26, 2024

In today’s hyper-partisan, emotion-fueled political environment, where policy proposals are seemingly presented and defended with facile slogans and tribal appeals, how can any citizen differentiate between the truly good and beneficial ones and those that either serve only a few or harm or denigrate others? I would like to advance a modest proposal based upon…

Opinion: I was an Iowa legislator. Where’s the substance to today’s bills?

Two New Sioux City Events This Fall Celebrate Diverse Cultures

September 12, 2023

Two new events are coming this month to Sioux City to build a space for and connect the different cultures, backgrounds, and people who have made the city home over the years.

Two New Sioux City Events This Fall Celebrate Diverse Cultures

Sisters Want To Bring Indigenous Leadership To Sioux City

August 22, 2023

Meet the two Indigenous sisters running for local office in Sioux City: Trisha Rivers and Jessica Lopez-Walker. Both are enrolled members of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, a sovereign and federally-recognized Native American nation near Sioux City. Rivers is running for Sioux City School Board and Lopez-Walker is running for city council. Both want to…

Sisters Want To Bring Indigenous Leadership To Sioux City

🗣️ ‘This Bill is Bulls—‘

March 28, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Friday, Mar. 28, 2025. 🗣️ TGIF: Time for the Reader Sound-Off, where we share some of the feedback you all have sent me directly. But before I do, I wanted to thank you all for your donations to our fundraising drive! We had hoped to raise $2,000 from…

When getting a raise means losing health care: Disabled Iowans fighting back

March 7, 2024

By all rights, Sioux City resident Erica Carter should be a success story. Despite a spinal cord injury 13 years ago—which left her unable to get out of bed without help—Carter was able to complete both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting. Today, she is the finance manager at a public school and is…

When getting a raise means losing health care: Disabled Iowans fighting back

Report: Iowa Employers Steal $900M A Year From Workers

October 16, 2022

If you’ve ever been denied overtime pay or been paid less than minimum wage, it’s likely you’ve been a victim of wage theft, which a new report shows has grown to become a nearly billion-dollar problem in Iowa. According to Common Good Iowa, employers were stealing over $900 million per year from a quarter of…

Why the Dec. 5 Waterloo run-off election is big for the LGBTQ community

November 21, 2023

The Dec. 5 run-off election in Waterloo will be a match-up between a progressive voice on the city council who fights for LGBTQ protections and one who “clearly doesn’t.” That’s according to Jonathan Grieder, the progressive voice in that race and the current Ward 2 representative on the Waterloo City Council. He gave up his…

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