Ana-Maria Petcu wants there to be more women in art. But first, she wants the women who are already in art to receive the recognition they deserve. At the Raygun store in Des Moines on March 25, Petcu — a 12th grade foreign exchange student at Valley High School in West Des Moines who is […]
Ukraine
Ukrainian-Americans speak on behalf of friends, family at Iowa City solidarity rally
Many were wearing the Ukrainian national colors of blue and yellow, and a few carried the country’s flag as they marched from the Ped Mall to the Old Capitol Building Tuesday, showing support for Ukraine as it resists Russia’s invasion. Tuesday’s solidarity rally was the second held on the Pentacrest since the invasion of Ukraine […]
Eight ways to provide assistance to Ukrainians
Yale University historian Timothy Snyder is an expert on Ukrainian history, and following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “people have been asking me what to do,” he wrote on his Substack site “Thinking about…” on Thursday. “You can show solidarity,” Synder wrote. “You can give an organization a little bit of your money. It will not […]
Wonkette: Rand Paul would solve ukraine crisis by drilling everywhere for oil, because shut up is why
CPAC Straw Poll winner Rand Paul proved his serious leadership mojo Sunday, telling Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace that if he were president, he…

