Claudia Thrane
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A Latino Father, Teacher, Coach Prepares For School Return
If you meet Salvador “Chava” Aguirre, 48, you will instantly like him. He has that easy-going personality and once you get to know him better, you want to become his friend. Knowing Chava for many years, I would say that his heart is as big as his height, 6 feet 7 inches tall. He is…
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Reynolds Playing God With Students’ Return To School
School board members and administrators spent months preparing for a safe return to school this fall amid the pandemic. Each district began to announce their plans to help Iowa families know what to expect. Then Gov. Kim Reynolds decided not to trust the expertise of educators and health professionals and issued a proclamation that caused…
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No Easy Answers In Des Moines Schools Stadium Controversy
Schools districts struggle in making consequential decisions about returning to learn this fall amid the pandemic. Education is the cornerstone of the state’s future and the economy, yet there is another issue brewing for the Des Moines school district that is causing friction and could trigger a special election. The issue at hand is the…
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No Easy Answers In Des Moines Schools Stadium Controversy
Schools districts struggle in making consequential decisions about returning to learn this fall amid the pandemic. Education is the cornerstone of the state’s future and the economy, yet there is another issue brewing for the Des Moines school district that is causing friction and could trigger a special election. The issue at hand is the…
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No Easy Answers In Des Moines Schools Stadium Controversy
Schools districts struggle in making consequential decisions about returning to learn this fall amid the pandemic. Education is the cornerstone of the state’s future and the economy, yet there is another issue brewing for the Des Moines school district that is causing friction and could trigger a special election. The issue at hand is the…
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Enough Is Enough: Iowans Rally For Vanessa Guillén Justice
The disappearance of Spec. Vanessa Guillén made national and international news. A young and beautiful Latina vanished inexplicably on April 22. Vanessa’s remains were found in late June after missing from Fort Hood, Texas for more than two months. A soldier was accused of her death and his ex-girlfriend was accused of playing a role…
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How Doua Lor Serves Des Moines’ Asian Community
Amid so much happening around us in Iowa and around the world, it is difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel, if any exists yet. It is at times like this, times of reflection that I find it healing to look on the brighter rays of light shed by individuals who…
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How Doua Lor Serves Des Moines’ Asian Community
Amid so much happening around us in Iowa and around the world, it is difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel, if any exists yet. It is at times like this, times of reflection that I find it healing to look on the brighter rays of light shed by individuals who…
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BLM Banner At Christian Coffee Shop Leads To Firings
The events leading up to a Des Moines coffee shop’s firing of employees who hung up a Black Lives Matter sign was contentious, said the shop’s general manager—one of many let go after the incident. Eric Posthuma, the shop’s general manager for about a year, detailed a series of divisive meetings and “spiritual manipulation” in…
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BLM Banner At Christian Coffee Shop Leads To Firings
The events leading up to a Des Moines coffee shop’s firing of employees who hung up a Black Lives Matter sign was contentious, said the shop’s general manager—one of many let go after the incident. Eric Posthuma, the shop’s general manager for about a year, detailed a series of divisive meetings and “spiritual manipulation” in…
