Ma viene de viaje la semana siguiente. Vendrá por tres para celebrar la graduación de mi sobrino mayor. La única vez que Ma vino a este país fue hace veintidós años, para el nacimiento del mismo nieto que ahora se gradúa. Cuando me avisa del viaje, me adelanto a pensar en la respuesta a la […]
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Zach Wahls is running for U.S. Senate with plans to ‘challenge the establishment’ in both parties
Iowa Sen. Zach Wahls entered the race for Joni Ernst’s U.S. Senate seat on Wednesday. Wahls, who is in his second term in the Iowa Senate representing Coralville, North Liberty and other parts of Johnson County, is one of the state’s better-known Democrats and has often been mentioned as a potential candidate for U.S. House, […]
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Local faith leaders discuss ways to resist Christian nationalism: ‘We have a responsibility to cause some good trouble’
A group of Johnson County faith leaders gathered in an independent town hall on Tuesday, May 27 to speak against harm caused by the Trump of administration. Uniting under the name Voices of Faith, speakers in the group represented a variety of religious beliefs, primarily Christian denominations. The Voices of Faith Town Hall gathered at […]
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As Trump holds a military parade on Saturday, Iowans in more than 30 cities will rally for No Kings Day
On Saturday, tanks will roll through the streets of Washington D.C. as the Army stages a parade. Ostensibly, the parade is to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Army’s creation in 1775. But the parade was not the Army’s idea; it planned a more modest celebration on the National Mall. There would have been a […]
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‘It was necessary to become activists’: LGBTQ-affirming Iowa religious groups find church in quiet rooms, loud rallies
Sunday services of the Ames Friends Meeting are held at their meetinghouse on S Maple Avenue, marked by a sign in the front yard declaring “All are welcome.” I visited on a sunny spring morning. Beams of sunlight seemed to make the houseplants against the walls glow. Occasional birdsong seeped through a barely open window. […]
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Clean energy tax cuts in reconciliation bill would stall renewable energy projects in Iowa
Clean energy advocates said Iowa stands to lose jobs, manufacturing facilities, renewable energy project expansions and face more expensive utility bills if Congress passes the budget reconciliation bill as is. Many of these credits were extended via the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act, which put them under attack from Republican lawmakers opposed to the green policies. […]
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Jim Carlin, hardcore Trump supporter and 2022 Grassley challenger, announces run against Ernst: ‘Joni has joined The Swamp’
Jim Carlin is running for the Senate again. The Sergeant Bluff Republican ran against Sen. Chuck Grassley three years ago. Grassley defeated Carlin in the 2022 Republican primary, winning 73 percent of the vote and carrying all 99 of Iowa’s counties. This time, Carlin is challenging Sen. Joni Ernst. “Joni Ernst said she would go […]
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Pride 2025 events across eastern and central Iowa
From raucous Pride parades and festivals to intimate LGBTQ+ support groups and book clubs, there are dozens of ways to celebrate Pride Month this June (and July, and August) in Iowa. Browse more than 50 options below. Iowa City area Tuesday, June 10, 7 p.m., Pride at FilmScene: I Am My Own Woman, FilmScene Satuday, […]
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ACLU of Iowa warns five cities that their anti-drag ordinances are unconstitutional
The ACLU of Iowa has sent letters to city councils in five communities, asking councilmembers to update their city codes and remove language classifying performances by male and female impersonators as “adult entertainment” banned or restricted by local law. ACLU of Iowa staff attorney Shefali Aurora said during an online news conference on Wednesday that the […]
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Street closures for Iowa Arts Festival start early Friday morning
Streets in downtown Iowa City will be closed to traffic starting at 6 a.m. on Friday morning as crews begin to set up this year’s Iowa Arts Festival. The three-day fest kicks off at 5 p.m. on Friday and runs through Sunday afternoon. It’s the first weekend-long event of Iowa City’s annual Summer of the […]
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Text scam tries to get people to turn over banking info to settle phony traffic fines
A phishing scam using phony texts that tell recipients they are facing penalties, even prosecution, due to unpaid traffic fines has reached Iowa, according to a news release from the Iowa Department of Transportation. “Fraudulent text messages appearing to come from the Iowa DOT or ‘DMV’ are targeting recipients with false claims of unpaid traffic […]
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What’s the point of Pride? Trans/genderfluid Iowans discuss persistence, fear and how to spite the bigots in power
Dr. Emma Denney (she/they) is the community resource navigator at the LGBTQ Iowa Archives & Library in Iowa City. She regularly tracks anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the state legislature, traveling to Des Moines to speak against them. She holds a Ph.D. in composition from the University of Iowa and makes music under the name .em. V […]
