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Do you have a favorite immigrant-owned business in your area? Make some recs in the comments!Read more at the link in th...
12/26/2025

Do you have a favorite immigrant-owned business in your area? Make some recs in the comments!

Read more at the link in the comments.

It’s the season of giving! Find an opportunity near you to give some of your time.Read more at the link in the comments.
12/25/2025

It’s the season of giving! Find an opportunity near you to give some of your time.

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Have you checked out these light displays around the Des Moines metro?Read more at the link in the comments.
12/24/2025

Have you checked out these light displays around the Des Moines metro?

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Since 2017, Tapestry Farms has connected refugee families with healthcare, child care, food assistance, legal services, ...
12/23/2025

Since 2017, Tapestry Farms has connected refugee families with healthcare, child care, food assistance, legal services, English classes, and a vibrant social community built on mutual aid.

Learn more about the organization and how you can support its efforts at the link in our comments.

12/23/2025

Authoritarianism tries to convince people their voices don't matter—but DOGE backlash and Trump's walk-back on Social Security cuts following widespread outrage suggest otherwise.

New Iowa House Minority Leader Brian Meyer says his caucus wants to propose legislation to make things cheaper for Iowan...
12/23/2025

New Iowa House Minority Leader Brian Meyer says his caucus wants to propose legislation to make things cheaper for Iowans in the upcoming legislative session.

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Pregnant or plan on getting pregnant?Vaccines protect pregnant women and their infants against serious diseases.OB-GYNS ...
12/22/2025

Pregnant or plan on getting pregnant?

Vaccines protect pregnant women and their infants against serious diseases.

OB-GYNS in Iowa are pleading with pregnant women to get vaccinated as the Trump Administration's Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., continues to undermine their trust and create confusion.

They say RFK Jr., a long-time vaccine-sceptic, is using his official position to amplify misinformation. He’s heightening vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women and that’s putting moms-to-be and their babies at risk.

✏️: Salina Heller

12/22/2025

Ashley Hinson voted to cut social security by $452 million—a move that voters from both parties oppose.

But when it comes to these issues, people push back and politicians listen.

Nathan Sage, a Democrat running to replace US Sen. Joni Ernst in 2026, is calling for a nationwide moratorium on AI data...
12/22/2025

Nathan Sage, a Democrat running to replace US Sen. Joni Ernst in 2026, is calling for a nationwide moratorium on AI data centers and more federal regulations on the use of AI.

Read more from Radio Iowa at the link in the comments.

12/22/2025

Allegiant pilots have been in contract negotiations for five years, all the while being overworked and underpaid.

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We asked, you answered: what are some of Iowa's best small businesses to holiday shop at?
12/21/2025

We asked, you answered: what are some of Iowa's best small businesses to holiday shop at?

12/20/2025

Factory farms in Iowa generate 110 million pounds of manure per year, but no one tracks where it's going (Hint: our water).

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