Father Guillermo Treviño, Jr., pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in West Liberty, died on Friday. His sister, Mariela Treviño-Luna, said in a social media post on Friday evening that Treviño had died unexpectedly after a brief illness caused by complications from diabetes. He was 39 years old. In addition to his pastoral duties in […]
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‘When hell freezes over’: Republicans Miller-Meeks and Nunn continue to dodge town halls, including one planned by Raygun
One week after CNN reported Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told fellow Republicans she would hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over,” the three-term incumbent held a town hall meeting. Sort of. Miller-Meeks, who represents Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, held what her office calls a telephone town hall meeting on Wednesday. Unlike an in-person town hall […]
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As oligarchs accrue more power, Bernie Sanders brings his tour back to Iowa
Bernie Sanders is bringing his national speaking tour back to Iowa next week. The Vermont senator’s “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here” event will be held at the River Center, South Building in Davenport on Friday, Aug. 22. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and the first speaker is scheduled to take the stage at 7 […]
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Watch: Bernie Sanders talks to Little Village about Democratic failures and fighting back against Trumpism
Following his speech on fighting oligarchy and Trumpism at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Saturday, Little Village had the opportunity to interview Sen. Bernie Sanders. Videographer Jason Smith, photographer Kate Revaux and I sat down with Sanders in a dressing room at the Englert to ask him what he thought has changed in the […]
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‘Now is not the time for despair’: Bernie Sanders calls on Americans to ‘fight back’ against Trump authoritarianism in Iowa City
Half an hour before the doors opened at the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City on Saturday, the line of people hoping to get a seat at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ speech stretched a block-and-a-half down Washington Street, before turning the corner and continuing down Clinton Street for another block. Despite freezing cold temperatures and the […]
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Bernie Sanders is bringing his ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour to Iowa City
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is heading back to Iowa this month as part of a new tour criticizing the Trump administration and associates like Elon Musk. Sanders, who won second place in the Iowa Caucuses as a Democratic presidential candidate in 2016 and 2020, announced Wednesday the launch of his “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go […]
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Guess who’s back: Sen. Bernie Sanders breaks down Democrats’ new New Deal in CR
There was much that was familiar about Sen. Bernie Sanders’ town hall event on the Bankers Trust Stage at NewBo City Market Sunday. The recorded soundtrack that played as people began to fill the open space in front of the stage was the same one used at Sanders’ rallies and town halls during the 2020 […]
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Bernie Sanders stays warm, becomes a meme, starts popping up in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and Marion
Sen. Bernie Sanders suddenly seems to be everywhere. In little over a day, the Vermont senator has movie cameos, appeared in classic paintings, visited New York and joined the crew of he starship Enterprise — all thanks to a photo from President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The original photo was taken by photographer Brendan Smialowski for […]
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Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 presidential race (mostly)
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced on Wednesday he is suspending his 2020 presidential campaign. Sanders’ withdrawal from the race leaves Joe Biden as the only active candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination. “I wish I could give you better news, but I think you know the truth,” the Vermont senator said in a video message to […]
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Letter to the editor: The progressive predicament
By Chad Cooper, Cedar Rapids Joe Biden will be the Democratic Party nominee for president. This is now as clear as it’s been since the first candidates started pandering to Iowans on hay bales in town halls more than a year ago. As Biden has surged — and racked up states, delegates and endorsements in […]
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Pete Buttigieg drops out of the 2020 race, one day after being certified as the Iowa Caucus winner
After almost a month of problems and delays, the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) finally certified the results of the Iowa Caucus on Saturday, declaring Pete Buttigieg the winner and awarding him an extra delegate for winning the most state delegate equivalents (SDEs). On Sunday, Buttigieg dropped out of the 2020 presidential race. Speaking to supporters […]
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The Iowa Democratic Party wrapped up its recount, but the Sanders campaign — and AP — remain unsatisfied
The Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) published the results of its limited recount of caucus results on Thursday night, and although the recount corrected errors founded in 19 of the 23 precincts it examined, the IDP said those corrections did not change the previously announced number of delegates awarded to each candidate. On Feb. 10, a […]
