I was born and raised in Ames. My parents and a sister still live there, and I live only 30 minutes away. It’s where I learned about the world, learned to love and accept people who are not like me, and became who I am. Ames is a part of me. Ames has now given me yet...
Check out “Trick or Trivia,” a benefit for the Emma Goldman Clinic, coming Oct. 27. It’s a night of trivia, games, prizes food and fun at The Mill, 120 E. Burlington Ave. Admission is $5 per person and benefits the Emma Goldman Clinic’s services of sexual, mental, and...
For many recent college graduates like me, the endless cycle of job applications and lack of experience can engulf you in an overwhelming state of depression. You can feel desperate to crawl out of an underpaid black hole. At a certain point, any opportunity sounds...
Three years into Orange City Pride, this LGBTQ community in northwest Iowa has already endured a book-burning, picketers, brazen Republican-led attacks on those being open about being LGBTQ, the need to change venues, an ad campaign against it,and veiled condemnation...
Decriminalize Davenport is a growing Facebook page devoted to decriminalizing cannabis in the city of Davenport (www.facebook.com/weeddport). It is largely inspired by the unique situation of the Quad Cities, a metropolitan area consisting of five cities. With three...
Fall is “Hawkeye season” for many of us, a fun time for many Iowans to celebrate football and the University of Iowa. But while the fans roar at Kinnick Stadium, my brain has become conditioned to go somewhere else. This time of year starts me thinking, “OK, when did...
