Claudia Thrane
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Experience, Dedication Drives Sara Huddleston’s Run For Iowa House
I met Sara Huddleston a few years ago while searching for contacts in the Latino community in Storm Lake. Most everyone I spoke to would tell me the same thing: “You have to talk to her, she is an icon in our community, and she will help you for sure.” Now Huddleston is running for the Iowa House of Representatives in District 11 for the…
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Experience, Dedication Drives Sara Huddleston’s Run For Iowa House
I met Sara Huddleston a few years ago while searching for contacts in the Latino community in Storm Lake. Most everyone I spoke to would tell me the same thing: “You have to talk to her, she is an icon in our community, and she will help you for sure.” Now Huddleston is running for the Iowa House of Representatives in District 11 for the…
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Latino Pride Lost In Far-Right Republican Mark Cisneros
For the last few years, I have partnered with different organizations in my attempt to inform the Latino community in Iowa about the political process. The best tool I have is my Spanish podcast, Que Pasa Iowa? From the complex changes to the caucus process this year to interviewing local and presidential candidates, Que Pasa Iowa? affords me the opportunity to ask questions that impact Latinos and all Iowans. In January, I interviewed Mark…
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Figuring Out Iowa’s Judicial Retention Votes
I just received my absentee ballot in the mail — how exciting it is to think that my vote can be counted in the effort to rid ourselves from this Trump administration. It takes a while to read through all the names and offices on the front of the ballot, from state representatives to senators…
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Black Juvenile Court Officer Rises Through Ranks To Lead Iowa’s 5th District
John Hawkins, the first Black chief juvenile court officer in Iowa’s fifth judicial district, is the perfect illustration of resiliency, discipline and perseverance. He is the best example any young person can have in overcoming obstacles and becoming the best version of themselves. While the conversation on systemic racism is top of mind, the news of…
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‘No Love, No Tacos’ Sparks Get Out The Vote Effort
“Claudia, I need to let you know that I just created the nolovenotacos.org,” Alfonso Medina, owner of Marshalltown’s La Carreta, said during a recent phone call. About two months ago, I had the pleasure of writing about Alfonso and the hate letters he received after he decided to display a popular social justice sign at his…
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‘No Love, No Tacos’ Sparks Get Out The Vote Effort
“Claudia, I need to let you know that I just created the nolovenotacos.org,” Alfonso Medina, owner of Marshalltown’s La Carreta, said during a recent phone call. About two months ago, I had the pleasure of writing about Alfonso and the hate letters he received after he decided to display a popular social justice sign at his…
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Millions Of Undocumented Immigrants Pay Higher Taxes Than Trump
Who could forget Donald Trump’s speech more than four years ago when he said: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you, they are sending people that have lots of problems, and they are bringing those problems with us. They are bringing drugs, they are bringing crime, they are…
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A Story Of The Monarca Butterfly Through A Popsicle Shop
Every time a new business opens, I get excited, but when a new business is opened by a young, entrepreneurial Latino couple, I’m thrilled. When I first moved to Des Moines, there were not that many Latino restaurants or places to go to, but after twenty years, I can now eat my favorite food without…
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Iowa Latinos Ready To Vote For Joe Biden
There are only 38 days until Election Day, and some of us cannot wait to see change. For many in the Latino community, this administration has been a nightmare from day one, with us enduring the insults of then-candidate Trump to suffering growing persecution and inequality from his administration. In a survey conducted by the…
