Opinion
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Guest post: Forget Project 2025. We need a better Farm Bill
When it comes to farm policy in 2025, we don’t need Project 2025. We need a new Farm Bill that acknowledges the challenges we face, tackles them head on, and puts our rural communities before corporate profits. Reading about the recent round of layoffs at John Deere’s Ottumwa plant got me thinking about the future…
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Guest post: Reynolds needs to apply for energy rebate funds
Iowa’s governor is dragging her feet on applying for energy rebate funds that could help Iowans now. Winter is finally here. And as I look around at the nooks and crannies where I feel a draft, I’ve been thinking about the thousands of Iowans struggling to keep warm. So many people could use assistance to…
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Guest post: Bohannan campaign showed anti-corporate greed message works
Christina Bohannan’s campaign website called for putting our Constitution over corporations, rejecting the corrupting influence of special interests, taking on corporate Big Ag and Big Oil giants, and fighting for a country in which people who work hard can rise above corporate greed. And it almost worked.
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Guest post: Iowa needs to stop ignoring our clean water crisis
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources needs to come clean about our dirty water.
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Guest post: With cancer on the rise, it’s Iowans’ health vs. chemical companies
We’re in for a big fight next year that will pit multinational chemical companies and their billion-dollar profits against the health and well-being of everyday Iowans.
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Guest post: Iowa children are counting on us to vote
Iowa’s families are counting on us. On November 5th, let’s vote for representation we can be proud of.
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Opinion: The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing: People.
The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing is people. People volunteering. People talking with people. People rising. And, importantly, people who care deeply about real issues that lower costs for families and boost the economy – and importantly, people who also want less vitriol, racism, misogyny, and hate.
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This election, what did we learn from our past?
State Sen. Janice Weiner says at the conclusion of the 2024 presidential election our country will have answered an important question about what we’ve learned. In a matter of days, Americans will be presented with a question. The way in which we collectively answer that question will determine the course of our immediate, and perhaps…
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Guest post: It’s not too late to remember who we are this election, Iowans
Something has changed in Iowa. But we can remember to love our neighbors again. Pastor Kyle says, “Now turn to and extend the peace of Christ to your neighbor: ‘The peace of Christ be with you. And also, with you.’” This moment—where congregants turn left and right and greet the person next to them—has always…
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Guest post: I’m voting for strong, fully-funded public schools
We need strong, fully-funded public schools. The future of our communities—and our state—depends on it.
